PremaAbrahamMD

Ophthalmology • Rapid City, SD

Retinal Disease

Medical Director The Retina Center Black Hills Regional Eye Institute

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Office
2800 3rd St
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone+1 605-341-2000

Fax+1 605-719-3211

Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1993 - 1995
University of Utah HealthResidency, Ophthalmology, 1990 - 1993
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

SD State Medical License Active through 2025
WY State Medical License 2021 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1993 - 1996
UT State Medical License 1990 - 1996
AR State Medical License 1989 - 1991
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Medflow EHR, Medflow, Inc., 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Ranibizumab for Edema of the Macula in Diabetes: Protocol 3 With High Dose - the READ 3 Study Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
A Randomized, Multi-center, Phase II Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Bioactivity of Repeated Intravitreal Injections of iCo-007 as Monotherapy or in Combination With Ranibizumab or Laser Photocoagulation in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (the iDEAL Study) Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection for the Treatment of Submacular Vascularized Pigment Epithelial Detachment Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 4
Study of Comparative Treatments for Retinal Vein Occlusion 2 (SCORE2) Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
Ocriplasmin Research to Better Inform Treatment (ORBIT) Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Prophylactic Ranibizumab for Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 17
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

391 citations
Two-Year Outcomes of the Ranibizumab for Edema of the mAcula in Diabetes (READ-2) Study
Quan Dong Nguyen, Syed Mahmood Shah, Afsheen Khwaja, Roomasa Channa, Elham Hatef
Ophthalmology. 2010-11-01
253 citations
Primary End Point (Six Months) Results of the Ranibizumab for Edema of the mAcula in Diabetes (READ-2) Study
Quan Dong Nguyen, Syed Mahmood Shah, Jeffery S. Heier, Diana V. Do, Jennifer I. Lim
Ophthalmology. 2009-11-01
321 citations
Complement C3 Inhibitor Pegcetacoplan for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Randomized Phase 2 Trial.
David Liao, Federico Grossi, Delphine El Mehdi, Monica Gerber, David M. Brown
Ophthalmology. 2020-02-01

Press Mentions

Christopher A. Durham, MD, Vascular SurgeonJuly 20th, 2021