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Office
360 S. Garden Way
Ste. 250
Eugene, OR 97401Phone+1 541-343-5000Fax+1 541-344-9478
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2001 - 2002
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 1998 - 2001
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1998
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License Current
- UT State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- OR State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2016 - 2024
- ID State Medical License 2016 - 2022
- NY State Medical License 1997 - 2021
- WA State Medical License 2017 - 2021
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Ophthalmology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Science Signaling Breakthrough of the Year Science STKE
- Physician-Scientist Award Research to Prevent Blindness
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Clinical Trials
- Using Aflibercept Injection to Treat Blood Vessel Growth Over the Cornea Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
- Subconjunctival IVIg (Gamunex-C) Injection for Corneal Neovascularization and Inflammatory Conditions Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
- Safety and Effectiveness of the PXL-Platinum 330 System for Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking in Eyes With Corneal Thinning Conditions Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 48 citationsNanoparticle-mediated delivery of shRNA.VEGF-a plasmids regresses corneal neovascularization.Yureeda Qazi, Brian C. Stagg, Nirbhai Singh, S. Singh, Xiaohui Zhang
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2012-05-14 - 75 citationsPeriorbital and orbital cellulitis before and after the advent of Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination.Balamurali K. Ambati, Jayakrishna Ambati, Nathalie F. Azar, Larry Stratton, Emmett V. Schmidt
Ophthalmology. 2000-08-01 - 697 citationsSequence- and target-independent angiogenesis suppression by siRNA via TLR3Mark E. Kleinman, Kiyoshi Yamada, Atsunobu Takeda, Vasu Chandrasekaran, Miho Nozaki
Nature. 2008-04-03
Journal Articles
- Hydrogel Ocular Sealant for Wound Closure During Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segment ImplantationBalamurali Ambati, MD, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Hydrogel Ocular Sealant for Wound Closure During Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segment ImplantationBalamurali Ambati, MD, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Press Mentions
- Standardizing Terms in Cataract and Refractive SurgeryMarch 24th, 2023
- Start Codon Disruption with CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Prevents Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy in MiceAugust 3rd, 2021
- Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Aflibercept in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (CANDELA)October 15th, 2019
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Grant Support
- Intraceptor Interference of VEGF in Corneal & Retinal AngiogenesisNational Eye Institute2014–Present
- Morpholino Interference of VEGF in Ocular AngiogenesiDept. of Veterans Affairs2013–Present
- The Role of sFlt & Raver in Ocular Vascular DemarcationNational Eye Institute2013–Present
- Pre-Mrna Interference Of VEGF Pathways In Ocular AngiogenesisVeterans Affairs2011–2012
- The Role Of Sflt In Corneal AvascularityNational Eye Institute2008–2012
- Intraceptor Interference Of VEGF PathwaysNational Eye Institute2008–2011
- Sulfated Polysaccharide Derivatives For Treatment Of Macular DegenerationNational Eye Institute2009
- Intraceptor Interference Of VEGF PathwaysNational Eye Institute2007
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Other Languages
- Telugu, Tamil
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