NishaAcharyaMD
Ophthalmology • San Francisco, CAUveitis
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology Director of Uveitis Service, Proctor Foundation University of California San Francisco
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Office
95 Kirkham St
San Francisco, CA 94122Phone+1 415-476-1442
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2004 - 2006
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 2001 - 2004
Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2004 - 2025- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Clinical Trials
- Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
- Lucentis for Inflammatory Macular Edema Trial Start of enrollment: 2007 Jul 01
- Therapeutic Exploratory Study of Comparing Natamycin and Voriconazole to Treat Fungal Corneal Ulcer Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 40 citationsIncidence Rate of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus A Retrospective Cohort Study from 1994 through 2018Christina L Kong, Ryan R. Thompson, Travis C. Porco, Eric Kim, Nisha R. Acharya
Ophthalmology. 2020-03-01 - 158 citationsRevised criteria of International Workshop on Ocular Sarcoidosis (IWOS) for the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis.Manabu Mochizuki, Justine R. Smith, Hiroshi Takase, Toshikatsu Kaburaki, Nisha R. Acharya
The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019-02-23 - 52 citationsDepression and Visual Functioning in Patients With Ocular Inflammatory DiseaseYing Qian, Tanya S. Glaser, Elizabeth Esterberg, Nisha R. Acharya
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2012-02-01
Press Mentions
Uveitis History Linked to Recurrence After COVID VaccinationApril 25th, 2024
Two Commonly Used Uveitis Drugs Perform Similarly in NIH-Funded Clinical TrialSeptember 11th, 2019
Steroids Could Help Heal Some Corneal Ulcers, Study FindsOctober 18th, 2011
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- Fellow
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