Nathan Cannon MD

Physician

Summary

Nathan Cannon, MD, is an ophthalmologist-in-training located in Hershey, PA. He is currently a resident at the Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center (2024-2028) and holds a medical degree from the Penn State College of Medicine, where he also completed the Clinician Scientist and Innovation Fellows programs, graduating in 2024. He earned his BS in Physics, Summa Cum Laude, from Roberts Wesleyan University as a National Merit Scholar. Dr. Cannon has published research in various ophthalmology journals and conferences, including the American Journal of Ophthalmology (AJO), the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (JCRS), and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). He has received several awards, including the John W. Combs Memorial Award for Medical Humanities and the Dr. Irwin L. Baird Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in 2024. Additionally, he was honored with the Albert A. and Virginia A. Alley Award for Global Ophthalmology in 2023 and was part of the First Place Team in the BIG10 Augmented Intelligence Bowl in 2021.

John W. Combs Memorial Award for Medical Humanities Penn State College of Medicine, 2024
Dr. Irwin L. Baird Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement Penn State College of Medicine, 2024
Albert A. and Virginia A. Alley Award for Global Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology, Hershey Medical Center, 2023
First Place Team, BIG10 Augmented Intelligence Bowl Northwestern University Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine, 2021
National Merit Scholar National Merit Scholarship Corporation, 2020
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PubMed

Which Test Is Best: Evaluation of Traditional and Contemporary Statistical Tests for Analysis of Spherical Equivalent Prediction Error.
Nathan T Cannon, Giacomo Savini, Seth M Pantanelli, Kenneth Hoffer, Petros Aristodemou
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025-05-01
Reply: Impact of quality indicators on variability of keratometry measurements using a SS-OCT-based optical biometer.
Nathan T Cannon, David L Cooke, Jascha A Wendelstein, Erik Lehman, Seth M Pantanelli
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2025-04-04
Impact of quality indicators on variability of keratometry measurements using a SS-OCT-based optical biometer.
Nathan T Cannon, David L Cooke, Jascha A Wendelstein, Erik Lehman, Seth M Pantanelli
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Losing Sight
Nathan T Cannon, Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/2025
Safiri's Dance
Nathan T Cannon, Journal of the American Medical Association, 2/2024
Beyond the Scope
Nathan T Cannon, Hektoen International, 9/2023

Abstracts/Posters

Comparison of heteroscedastic test versus established methods for analysis of intraocular lens power calculation formulas
Cooke DL, Cannon N, Pantanelli S, Hoffer K, Savini G, 19th IOL Power Club Annual Scientific Meeting, Rockland, Maine, 4/4/2024
Analyzing cataract surgery results with numbers needed to treat
Aristodemou P, Hoffer K, Savini G, Cooke DL, Riaz K, Wendelstein J, Fabian E, Hoffman P, Kane J, Cannon N, Yeo TK, 18th IOL Power Club Annual Scientific Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, 11/5/2023
Development and clinical accuracy of the Nittany IOL power prediction formula
Cannon N, O’Rourke T, Goodling K, Pantanelli S, American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA, 11/1/2021

Lectures

Using artificial intelligence to improve patient-provider communication
2022 Penn State Ashtekar Lecture Series: The AI Revolution and Socially Responsible Science - 2/5/2022