TomasSantiagoAlemanMD

Retinal Disease

Irene Heinz Given and John La Porte Given Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

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Office
Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-8676

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Medical Retina and Retinal Degenerations, 2014 - 2016
University of Pennsylvania Health System/Scheie Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 2011 - 2014
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Hereditary Retinal Degenerations, Center For Hereditary Retinal Degenerations, Scheie Eye Institu, 1997 - 1999
Instituto Superior de Ciencias MedicasResidency, Ophthalmology, 1991 - 1994
Universidad Superior de Ciencias MedicasClass of 1988, MD, Cum Laude (Gold Diploma)

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2011 - 2024
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

97 citations
Macular degeneration in a patient with aceruloplasminemia, a disease associated with retinal iron overload.
Joshua L. Dunaief, Chimene Richa, Edward P. Franks, Robert L. Schultze, Tomas S. Aleman
Ophthalmology. 2005-06-01
131 citations
Human cone photoreceptor dependence on RPE65 isomerase
Samuel G. Jacobson, Tomas S. Aleman, Artur V. Cideciyan, Elise Héon, Marcin Golczak
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2007-09-18
93 citations
Evaluation of Dose and Safety of AAV7m8 and AAV8BP2 in the Non-Human Primate Retina
Pavitra S. Ramachandran, Vivian S. Lee, Zhangyong Wei, Ji Yun Song, Giulia Casal
Human Gene Therapy. 2017-02-01

Journal Articles

RDH12 Mutations Cause a Severe Retinal Degeneration with Relatively Spared Rod Function
Tomas S Aleman, Katherine E Uyhazi, Albert M Maguire, Michael J Ammar, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Comparing Clinical Perimetry and Population Receptive Field Measures in Patients with Choroideremia
Manzar Ashtari, Albert M Maguire, Tomas S Aleman, Andreas M Rauschecker, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Press Mentions

AAV Gene Therapy for LCA1 Improves Vision DramaticallySeptember 9th, 2024
Gene Therapy May Reverse Rare Cause of Vision LossSeptember 6th, 2024
100x Improvement in Sight Seen After Gene Therapy TrialSeptember 6th, 2024
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