Husam Ansari, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Scheie Eye Institute
University of Pennsylvania Health System
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania Health System
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-8140
Fax: (215) 243-4696
Fax: (215) 243-4696
Email:
Husam.Ansari@uphs.upenn.edu
Husam.Ansari@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications
Education
BA (Biochemical Sciences, Cum Laude)
Harvard University, 1993.
Ph.D. (Cellular, Molecular, and Biophysical Studies)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2000.
M.D.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2002.
BA (Biochemical Sciences, Cum Laude)
Harvard University, 1993.
Ph.D. (Cellular, Molecular, and Biophysical Studies)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2000.
M.D.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2002.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Internal Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA, 2002-2003.
Glaucoma Fellow, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2006-2007.
Resident in Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2003-2006.
Intern in Internal Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA, 2002-2003.
Glaucoma Fellow, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2006-2007.
Resident in Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2003-2006.
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2007.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Ophthalmology, 2007.
Description of Research Expertise
medical education, glaucoma surgeryDescription of Clinical Expertise
complicated glaucoma surgerySelected Publications
Ansari H (co-first author), Garibaldi DC (co-first author), June AS: Anaesthetic abuse keratopathy as a manifestation of ocular Munchausen's syndrome. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 34(1): 81-83, January-February 2006.Ansari H (co-first author), Qureshi JA (co-first author), Rafiei N, Jun AS: Dystrophies of the corneal epithelium, Bowman layer, and stroma. Contemporary Ophthalmology 4: 1-12, 2005.
Wals KT, Ansari H, Kiss S, Langton K, Silver AJ, Adel JG: Simultaneous occurrence of optic perineuritis and neuroretinitis in a single eye. Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology 23: 24-27, 2003.
Ansari H, Rodriguez-Coleman H, Langton K, Chang S: Spontaneous resolution of stage 1 macular holes documented by optical coherence tomography. American Journal of Ophthalmology 134: 447-449, 2002.
Ansari H, Greco G, Luban J: Cyclophilin A peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity promotes Zpr1 nuclear export. Molecular and Cellular Biology 22: 6993-7003, 2002.
