MelanieSchmittMD

Ophthalmology • Madison, WI

Pediatric & Strabismus

Assistant Professor

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Office
2880 University Ave
Madison, WI 53705
Phone+1 608-263-6414

Fax+1 608-263-4247

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 2013 - 2014
Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2010 - 2013
Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak)Internship, Transitional Year, 2009 - 2010
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 2009
University of Wisconsin-MadisonBS, Genetics, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 2014 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2013 - 2016
MI State Medical License 2009 - 2013
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Cleveland Clinic Excellence in Teaching Award Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation, 2013
Golden Key International Honour Society 2003
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 2002
Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture 2002
Albert J and Adelaide Riker Scholarship 2002
4.0 Leadership Award University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, 2001
Student Athlete of the Year University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, 2000
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society 2000
University of Wisconsin-Madison Women’s Hockey Team Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Academic Team, 2000
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2000
Dean’s List University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A case report of retinal dystrophy in patients with PACS1 syndrome.
Jaime E Brown, Breanna Aldred, Tyler Boulter, Rachel Sullivan, James Ver Hoeve
Ophthalmic Genetics. 2024-02-01
2 citations
variant results in nanophthalmos, retinitis pigmentosa, variability in foveal avascular zone.
Claire Vanden Heuvel, Breanna Aldred, Tyler Boulter, Rachel Sullivan, James Ver Hoeve
Ophthalmic Genetics. 2023-02-01
5 citations
TOPICAL CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS IN THE LONG-TERM TREATMENT OF JUVENILE X-LINKED RETINOSCHISIS.
Melanie A Schmitt, Kevin Wang, Meghan J DeBenedictis, Elias I Traboulsi
Retina. 2022-11-01

Journal Articles

Lesion type affects human neural progenitor transplant survival, integration, and migration
S. Behrstock, A.D. Ebert, S. Klein, M. Schmitt, J.M. Moore, and C.N. Svendsen, Cell Transplant, 1/1/2008

Lectures

Mitochondrial Disease: Another Great Masquerader
1/28/2014
Ocular Infections
1/3/2014
Treatment of Juvenile X-linked Retinoschisis
1/1/2014
Interpretation of Bestrophin Mutations in a Patient with Best Disease
1/15/2013
A rare case of a patient with a cranial nerve VI palsy and associated disc edema that was caused by acute disseminated Lyme meningitis
1/7/2013
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Press Mentions

Melanie SchmittJuly 24th, 2017