Gil Binenbaum
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, University of Pennsylvania Health System (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital)
Attending Staff Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Ophthalmology, 9 MAIN
34th St and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Ophthalmology, 9 MAIN
34th St and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-4594
Email:
binenbaum@email.chop.edu
binenbaum@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.S. (Economics)
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1989.
Cert (Postbaccalaureate Premedical Studies)
Columbia University, 1997.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2002.
Cert (Patient Oriented Research)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2008.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
Permanent linkB.S. (Economics)
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1989.
Cert (Postbaccalaureate Premedical Studies)
Columbia University, 1997.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2002.
Cert (Patient Oriented Research)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2008.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
Description of Itmat Expertise
Dr. Binenbaum is studying the role of Insulin Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF1) in the pathogenesis, risk stratification, and potential treatment of retinopathy of prematurity. Other interests include the pathogenesis of retinal hemorrhages in pediatric abusive head injury.Selected Publications
Binenbaum G: Algorithms for the Prediction of ROP based upon Postnatal Weight Gain. Clinics In Perinatology. Quinn GE, Fielder A (eds.). 2013 in press.Forbes B, Binenbaum G: "Juvenile xanthogranuloma" chapter in Challenging Cases in Pediatric Ophthalmology. Granet DB, Robbins SL, Baber LJ (eds.). American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, Page: 523-530, 2013.
Areaux R, Orlin SE, Zaidman GW, Kothari K, Wilson LB, Huang J, Ying GS, Binenbaum G: Anatomic and visual outcomes of corneal transplantation during infancy. Annual Meeting of AAPOS, Boston MA 2013 Notes: Platform presentation.
Chen W, Forbes BJ, Ying GS, Huang J, Binenbaum G: Natural history of retinal hemorrhage in children with abusive or accidental head trauma. Annual Meeting of AAPOS, Boston, MA 2013 Notes: Poster presentation.
Binenbaum G: Review and Editorial of "Is pertussis in infants a potential cause of retinal hemorrhages?" by Curcoy et al. The Quarterly Update (Reviews of Current Child Abuse Medical Research) March 2012 in press.
Binenbaum G: Review and Editorial of Retinal Hemorrhage Description Tool" by Tandon et al. The Quarterly Update (Reviews of Current Child Abuse Medical Research) March 2012 in press.
Binenbaum G, Khitri M: Uveitis. Step Up to Pediatrics. Shah S, Alverson B, Ronan J (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012 in press.
Binenbaum G, Bounama A: Nystagmus. Step Up to Pediatrics. Shah S, Alverson B, Ronan J (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2012 in press.
Binenbaum G, Jensen AK: Approach to eye and vision assessment. Step Up to Pediatrics. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2012 in press.
Binenbaum G, Khitri M: Approach to vision loss. Step Up to Pediatrics. Shah S, Alverson B, Ronan J (eds.). Lipincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2012 in press.