JamesCTsaiMDMBA FACS

Glaucoma Related

President, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai; Delafield-Rodgers Professor of Ophthalmology and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Director, Center for Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence and Human Health (COAIHH), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Mount Sinai Health System

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Office
NYEE
310 E 14th St
New York, NY 10003
Phone+1 212-979-4301

Fax+1 217-979-4627

Education & Training

University of Miami Hospital and ClinicsFellowship, Glaucoma, 1993 - 1994
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1990 - 1993
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2006 - 2025
FL State Medical License 1993 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2001 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1995 - 2007
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Dr. Sidney Grossman Distinguished Humanitarian Award Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2023
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award Marquis Who's Who, 2021
Lifetime Achievement Honor Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2021
Fellow New York Academy of Medicine, 2016
Physician Scientist Award Fight for Sight, 2015
Secretariat Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Clinical Trials

A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Masked, Parallel Group Comparison Of Evening Dosing With Xalacom In Subjects With Glaucoma Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3
Preservative-Free Tafluprost (MK-2452) for the Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension (MK-2452-002) Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3
Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of BOL-303259-X Ophthalmic Solution With Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution in Subjects With Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

116 citations
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Analysis of Perfused Peripapillary Capillaries in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Normal-Tension Glaucoma.
Nicole K Scripsema, Patricia Garcia, Richard D Bavier, Toco Yuen Ping Chui, Brian D Krawitz
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2016-07-01
277 citations
Compliance Barriers in Glaucoma: A Systematic Classification
James C. Tsai, Cori A McClure, Sarah E Ramos, David G. Schlundt, James W. Pichert
Journal of Glaucoma. 2003-10-01
105 citations
The Ahmed Versus Baerveldt Study: Five-Year Treatment Outcomes.
Panos G Christakis, Jeffrey W Kalenak, James C Tsai, David Zurakowski, Jeffrey A Kammer
Ophthalmology. 2016-10-01

Lectures

9th Annual M. Bruce Shields Lecture - 19th Annual Yale Glaucoma Symposium
Yale University CME - 9/25/2015

Press Mentions

Mount Sinai Receives $5 Million Gift for the Center for Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence and Human HealthOctober 16th, 2024
Eyenovia Submits New Drug Application to FDA for Pharmacologic Mydriasis with MydCombi Targeting 80 Million Patient Encounters in the U.S. AnnuallyDecember 29th, 2020
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Celebrates 200 Years, Honoring Its Pioneering Black PhysicianAugust 19th, 2020
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Grant Support

“Unrestricted Departmental Grant to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai”Reseach to Prevent Blindness, Inc.2014–2015
“Unrestricted Departmental Grant to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai”Reseach to Prevent Blindness, Inc2013–2014
A Prospective Observational Study Comparing the Effectiveness of Treatment Strategies for Primary Open-Angle GlaucomaNational Institutes of Health2011–2012
Early Diagnosis of Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy by VEP Testing for Rapid Objective Detection of Impairment of Specific Visual SubsystemNational Institutes of Health2004–2005

Committees

Member, Special Emphasis Panel ZEY1-VSN (01),, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2015
Ministry of Health, Singapore, Member, National Medical Research Council (NMRC) International Expert Panel 2014 - 2016
Member, Special Emphasis Panel ZEY1-VSN (01), National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2014
Member, AUPO Task Force on Resident Education, Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) 2013 - 2014