Kristin M Hammersmith, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Cornea Fellowship Director, Scheie Eye Institute
University of Pennsylvania
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Scheie Eye Institute
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Biology)
University of North Carolina, 1994.
M.D. (Medicine)
West Virginia University, 1998.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biology)
University of North Carolina, 1994.
M.D. (Medicine)
West Virginia University, 1998.
Selected Publications
Duman F, Guler A, Kosker M, Azari AA, Marangoz D, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Rapuano CJ.: A Detailed Analysis of Individuals Having Graft Failure After Corneal Transplantation. Semin Ophthalmol May 2024.Morales-Mancillas NR, Velazquez-Valenzuela F, Kinoshita S, Suzuki T, Dahlmann-Noor AH, Dart JKG, Hingorani M, Ali A, Fung S, Akova YA, Doan S, Gupta N, Hammersmith KM, Tan DTH, Paez-Garza JH, Rodriguez-Garcia A.: Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Pediatric Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis. JAMA Ophthalmol 142: 39-47, Jan 2024.
Cherkas EG, Shields CN, Mandava N, Zhang L, Sivalingam A, Kaiser RS, Myers JS, Hammersmith KM, Razeghinejad R, Finklea BD, Shields CL, Sridhar J; Wills Fellowship Study Group; Klufas MA.: Virtual versus In-Person Ophthalmology Interviews: Perceptions of U.S. Ophthalmology Fellowship Applicants in 2022-2023. J Acad Ophthalmol (2017) 15: e197-e203, Sep 2023.
Oh GJ, Khalili A, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Rapuano CJ, Syed ZA.: Determinants of Clinical Outcomes After Infectious Scleritis. Cornea Aug 2023.
Yu J, Shalaby WS, Shiuey EJ, Rapuano CJ, Yonekawa Y, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Syed ZA.: Graft Outcomes After Temporary Keratoprosthesis in Combined Penetrating Keratoplasty and Vitreoretinal Surgery. Cornea 42: 584-589, May 2023.
Shiuey EJ, Zhang Q, Rapuano CJ, Ayres BD, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Syed ZA.: Prior Contralateral Penetrating Keratoplasty Is a Risk Factor for Second Eye Graft Rejection. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 31: 257-262, February 2023.
Cherkas E, Cinar Y, Zhang Q, Sharpe J, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Rapuano CJ, Syed ZA.: Development of a Nomogram to Predict Graft Survival After Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty. Cornea 42: 20-26, Jan 2023.
Safran JP, Hammersmith KM, Milman T.: Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy: Clinical-Pathologic Correlation. Ophthalmology 2023.
Marek S, Forbes G, Avery RA, Zanganeh T, Davidson S, DeCarlo E, Kumar P, Hammersmith K.: Potential blindness from nutritional xerophthalmia in autistic patients. J AAPOS 2023.
Magan T, Hammersmith KM, Viaene AN, Kumar P, Eagle RC Jr, Milman T.: Harboyan Syndrome: A Novel SLC4A11 Variant With Unique Genotype-Phenotype Correlation. Cornea 41: 1053-1057, Aug 2022.