Tomas Meijome, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Director of Acute Care Services, Department of Ophthalmology
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Scheie Eye Institute
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S.
Purdue University, 2013.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
M.S. (Immunology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Permanent linkB.S.
Purdue University, 2013.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
M.S. (Immunology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Global OphthalmologySelected Publications
Meijome TE, Wozniak R, Kang L, Azzouz L, Niziol LM, Johnson WL, Kriegel M, Woodward MA.: Assessment of Keratitis Severity Using Quantitative Image Analysis in an In Vivo Murine Model of Staphylococcus aureus Bacterial Keratitis. Transl Vis Sci Technol 11: 12, Nov 2022.Dunbar GE, Titus M, Stein JD, Meijome TE, Mian SI, Woodward MA.: Patient-Reported Outcomes After Corneal Transplantation. Cornea 40: 1316-1321, Oct 2021.
Davidson RK, Himes ER, Takigawa S, Chen A, Horn MR, Meijome T, Wallace JM, Kacena MA, Yokota H, Nguyen AV, Li J.: The loss of STAT3 in mature osteoclasts has detrimental effects on bone structure. PLoS One 15: e0236891, Jul 2020.
Chapin CA, Burn T, Meijome T, Loomes KM, Melin-Aldana H, Kreiger PA, Whitington PF, Behrens EM, Alonso EM.: Indeterminate pediatric acute liver failure is uniquely characterized by a CD103(+) CD8(+) T-cell infiltrate. Hepatology 68: 1087-1100, September 2018.
Meijome TE, Ekwealor JTB, Hooker RA, Cheng YH, Ciovacco WA, Balamohan SM, Srinivasan TL, Chitteti BR, Eleniste PP, Horowitz MC, Srour EF, Bruzzaniti A, Fuchs RK, Kacena MA.: C-Mpl Is Expressed on Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts and Is Important in Regulating Skeletal Homeostasis. J Cell Biochem 117: 959-969, April 2016.
Hooker RA, Chitteti BR, Egan PH, Cheng YH, Himes ER, Meijome T, Srour EF, Fuchs RK, Kacena MA.: Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM or CD166) modulates bone phenotype and hematopoiesis. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact 15: 83-94, March 2015.
Cheng YH, Hooker RA, Nguyen K, Gerard-O'Riley R, Waning DL, Chitteti BR, Meijome TE, Chua HL, Plett AP, Orschell CM, Srour EF, Mayo LD, Pavalko FM, Bruzzaniti A, Kacena MA.: Pyk2 regulates megakaryocyte-induced increases in osteoblast number and bone formation. J Bone Miner Res 28: 1434-1445, June 2013.