Tomas Santiago Aleman MD
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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Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania51 North 39th StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-8676
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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 - 2026
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Detailed structural abnormalities associated with a novelvariantin a family with versican vitreoretinopathy.Anny Zhong, Alexander Sumaroka, Jonathan C Tsui, Erin C O'Neil, Artur V Cideciyan
Ophthalmic Genetics. 2025-03-26 - Gene therapy for young children with congenital blindness.Artur V Cideciyan, Tomas S Aleman
Lancet. 2025-02-22 - 1 citationsCharacterising the refractive error in paediatric patients with congenital stationary night blindness: a multicentre study.Austin D Igelman, Elizabeth White, Alaa Tayyib, Lesley Everett, Ajoy Vincent
The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025-01-28
Journal Articles
- RDH12 Mutations Cause a Severe Retinal Degeneration with Relatively Spared Rod FunctionTomas 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 ChoroideremiaManzar Ashtari, Albert M Maguire, Tomas S Aleman, Andreas M Rauschecker, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Press Mentions
3 Penn Papers in Clinical Research Forum Top 10February 26th, 2025- AAV Gene Therapy for LCA1 Improves Vision DramaticallySeptember 9th, 2024
- Gene Therapy May Reverse Rare Cause of Vision LossSeptember 6th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Gene Therapy for LCA5-Assocated Inherited Retinal Degeneration: Extension to Pediatric CohortsUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2028
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