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Office
200 Lothrop St
Oakland, PA 15213Phone+1 412-647-2345Fax+1 412-647-5551
Summary
- Dr. Jose-Alain Sahel is an ophthalmologist in Oakland, PA and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from University of Paris VII Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 38 years. He is experienced in degenerative retinal diseases and vitreoretinal diseases.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts Eye and EarPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1986 - 1987
- University of Paris VII Faculty of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Officer of the National Order Legion of Honor, 2018
- Doctor of Distinction Ladies Hospital Aid Society (LHAS), 2017
- Prix Opecst-Inserm 2015
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Clinical Trials
- Clinical and Genetic Analyzes of Age-related Macular Degeneration Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1026 citationsA large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variantsLars G. Fritsche, Wilmar Igl, Jessica N. Cooke Bailey, Felix Grassmann, Sebanti Sengupta
Nature Genetics. 2016-02-01 - 8 citationsOcular injuries caused by less-lethal weapons in FranceAurore Chauvin, Jean-Louis Bourges, Jean-François Korobelnik, Michel Paques, P. Lebranchu
Lancet. 2019-11-02 - 40 citationsBNIP3L-mediated mitophagy is required for mitochondrial remodeling during the differentiation of optic nerve oligodendrocytes.Meysam Yazdankhah, Sayan Ghosh, Peng Shang, Nadezda A. Stepicheva, Stacey Hose
Autophagy. 2021-01-06
Journal Articles
- A noninterventional study to monitor patients with diabetic macular oedema starting treatment with ranibizumab (POLARIS)Stefanickova J, Cunha-Vaz J, Ulbig M, Pearce I, Fern�ndez-Vega Sanz A, et al, Acta Ophthalmol, 1/1/2018
- The Decreasing Prevalence of Nonrefractive Visual Impairment in Older Europeans: A Meta-analysis of Published and Unpublished DataDelcourt C, Le Goff M, von Hanno T, Mirshahi A, Khawaja AP, et al, Ophthalmology, 1/1/2018
- MRI of the Optic Nerves and Chiasm in Patients With Leber Hereditary Optic NeuropathyBlanc C, Heran F, Habas C, Bejot Y, Sahel J, et al, J Neuroophthalmol, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Mecanismes lesionnels conduisant a la degenerescence neuroretinienne.Sahel J-A, Weber M, Mohand Said S, Heidinger V, Hicks D, Dreyfus H, Symposium Recherche et Glaucome Chicago, 1/1/1997
Other
- Nicotinic receptors in the frog retinal.An immunohistochemical and electrophysiological study.Sahel JA, The Nicotinic Receptors. The NATO Symposia Series
1/1/1988 - Problemes poses par la sarcoidose des voies optiques.Sahel JA, Strasbourg: Memoire pour le Certificat d'Universite de Radiologie Oto-Neuro-Ophtalmologique
1/1/1981
Press Mentions
- Gamifying Vision: How Mobile Gaming Is Tracking Vision Degradation in PatientsJune 15th, 2021
- Man Gains Partial Eye Sight After 40-Years of Blindness, Can He Fully See After Treatment?May 26th, 2021
- Scientists Restore Partial Sight in Blind Man by Using Revolutionary Technique of Altering CellsMay 25th, 2021
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