Lama Adnan Al-Aswad, M.D., M.P.H.
Irene Heinz Given and John La Porte Given Research Professor of Ophthalmology II
PRECISE Center faculty , School of Engineering and Applied Science.
UPenn , University of Pennsylvania
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Scheie Eye Institute
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
MD (Medicine)
Damascus University Medical School, 1993.
MPH (Healthcare Policy and Management )
Mailman School of Public Health , 2015.
Permanent linkMD (Medicine)
Damascus University Medical School, 1993.
MPH (Healthcare Policy and Management )
Mailman School of Public Health , 2015.
Selected Publications
Sood S, Al-Aswad LA.: Reply to Comment on "Salary Negotiations: Gender Differences in Attitudes, Priorities and Behaviors of Ophthalmologists". Am J Ophthalmol 258: 218, Feb 2024.Sood S, Lidder AK, Elgin C, Law JC, Shukla AG, Winn BJ, Khouri AS, Miller-Ellis EG, Laudi J, SooHoo JR, DeVience E, Syed MF, Zerkin A, Al-Aswad LA.: Salary Negotiations: Gender Differences in Attitudes, Priorities, and Behaviors of Ophthalmologists. Am J Ophthalmol 257: P154-164, Jan 2024.
Hussain ZS, Muayad J, Harvey BJ, Al-Aswad LA, Fakoya AOJ, Yousefi S.: Rates of Laser Trabeculoplasty by Ophthalmologists and Optometrists: A Comparative Analysis of the CMS Medicare Public Use File. Clin Ophthalmol 2014(18): 269-275, Jan 2024.
Chen D, Geevarghese A, Lee S, Plovnick C, Elgin C, Zhou R, Oermann E, Aphinyonaphongs Y, Al-Aswad LA. : Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Reporting in Ophthalmology-A Scoping Review. Ophthalmol Sci. 2024 Jan 18;4(4):100471. doi: 10.1016/j.xops.2024 2024.
Heilenbach N, Ogunsola T, Elgin C, Fry D, Iskander M, Abazah Y, Aboseria A, Alshamah R, Alshamah J, Mooney SJ, Maestre G, Lovasi GS, Patel V, Al-Aswad LA: Novel Methods of Identifying Individual and Neighborhood Risk Factors for Loss to Follow-Up After Ophthalmic Screening. J Glaucoma. 2024 Apr 1;33(4):288-296. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002328. 2024.
Pluijm C, Matheussen H, Verhaegen M, Van Keer K, Maestre GE, Al-Aswad LA, Vanassche T, Zhang ZY, Stalmans I.: The Relevance of Arterial Blood Pressure in the Management of Glaucoma Progression: A Systematic Review. Am J Hypertens. 2024 Feb 15;37(3):179-198. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpad111. PMID: 37995334; PMCID: PMC10906067. 2024.
Judy Myers, interviewing Lama Al-Aswad, MD, MPH, Simon K. Law, MD, Felipe Medeiros, MD, PhD, and Yvonne Ou, MD: The State of Virtual Reality for Glaucoma Care. EyeNet 2024.
Melgarejo JD, Van Eijgen J, Wei D, Maestre GE, Al-Aswad LA, Liao CT, Mena LJ, Vanassche T, Janssens S, Verhamme P, Van Keer K, Stalmans I, Zhang ZY.: Corrigendum: Progression of functional and structural glaucomatous damage in relation to diurnal and nocturnal dips in mean arterial pressure. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2024 Jun 3;11:1432035. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1432035. Erratum for: Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Nov 15;9:1024044. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1024044. PMID: 38903972; PMCID: PMC11188836. 2024.
Heilenbach N, Sood S, Al-Aswad LA: Response to Letter to the Editor: The Use of Cost-effectiveness Analyses in Open-Angle Glaucoma Management: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature. J Glaucoma. 2024 May 27. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002445. 2024.
Sood S, Al-Aswad LA: The current landscape of social determinants of health in glaucoma (nature and nurture). Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2024 Apr;52(3):253-255. doi: 10.1111/ceo.14381. PMID: 38627883. 2024.