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James Handa, MD, Ophthalmology, Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Ophthalmology Baltimore, MD

Retinal Disease, Ocular Oncology

Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Robert Bond Welch Professor

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  • Office

    600 N. Wolfe Street
    Wilmer Eye Institute
    Baltimore, MD 21287
    Phone+1 410-955-3518
    Fax+1 410-614-5471
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Education & Training

  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Hospital
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1990
  • Graduate Hospital
    Graduate HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1991 - Present
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2001 - 2024
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1990 - 1998
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 1994 - 1995
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1988 - 1990
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2006-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Role for βA3/A1-Crystallin in Type 2 EMT of RPE Cells Occurring in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration  
    Jiang Qian, James T Handa, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
  • The Impact of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation on RPE Degeneration in Non-Neovascular AMD  
    James Handa, MD, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

  • Novel Therapies and New Biomarkers for Geographic Atrophy
    Novel Therapies and New Biomarkers for Geographic AtrophyFebruary 1st, 2023

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