Rithambara Ramachandran, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
51 N 39th St
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Publications
Education:
BA (Neuroscience and Behavior)
Columbia University, 2012.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 2018.
MSc (IHPI Health and Healthcare Research)
University of Michigan (currently enrolled), 2024.
Permanent linkBA (Neuroscience and Behavior)
Columbia University, 2012.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 2018.
MSc (IHPI Health and Healthcare Research)
University of Michigan (currently enrolled), 2024.
Description of Clinical Expertise
GlaucomaDescription of Research Expertise
Social determinants of health, health services research, population-based eye disease screeningSelected Publications
Ramachandran R, Lu MC, Niziol LM, Woodward MA, Elam AR, Johnson L, Kershaw M, Musch DC, Bicket A, John D, Dougherty Wood S, Zhang A, Zhang J, O'Brien J, Newman-Casey PA.: Performance of Optic Disc Optical Coherence Tomography Normative Database in a Large, Diverse, Real-World Cohort. J Glaucoma 34: 404-414, May 2025.Hicks PM, Ramachandran R, Newman-Casey PA.: Plain Language Summaries to Bolster Team-Based Care. JAMA Ophthalmol 143: 419-420, May 2025.
Newman-Casey PA, Niziol LM, Elam AR, Bicket AK, Ramachandran R, Johnson L, Kershaw M, Winters S, Woodward MA.: Michigan Screening and Intervention for Glaucoma and Eye Health through Telemedicine Program: Impact on Vision, Follow-up, and Costs. Ophthalmology Apr 2025.
Kanwar K, Ramachandran R, Stein JD, Andrews CA, Chaudhury AS, Ige M, Zhou X, Marwah S, Li Y, Evans CT, Kho AN, Bryar PJ, French DD; Sight Outcomes Research Collaborative (SOURCE) Consortium.: The Association of Social Determinants of Health on Monitoring for Disease Progression Among Patients With Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Transl Vis Sci Technol 14: 15, Mar 2025.
Ramachandran R, Hicks PM, Lu MC, Niziol LM, Woodward MA, Elam AR, Johnson L, Kershaw M, Musch DC, Bicket A, John D, Killeen OJ, Newman-Casey PA.: Neighborhood Poverty and Clinic Attendance in the Michigan Screening and Intervention for Glaucoma and Eye Health Through Telemedicine Program. J Glaucoma 34: 30-38, Jan 2025.
Weber MK, Woodward MA, Lu MC, Niziol LM, Livingston J, Zuccaro MS, Winter S, Ramachandran R, Johnson L, Bicket AK, Elam AR, Newman-Casey PA.: Time spent on eye disease screening, optical care, and care navigation within a federally qualified health center. AJO Int 2025.
Ramachandran R, Ehrlich JR, Stein JD.: How Do We Pay for Glaucoma Screening? J Glaucoma 33: S67-S70, Aug 2024.
Newman-Casey PA, Ramachandran R.: Power of Public Investment in Curated Big Health Data. JAMA Ophthalmol 141: 964-965, Oct 2023.
Chen D, Ran Ran A, Fang Tan T, Ramachandran R, Li F, Cheung CY, Yousefi S, Tham CCY, Ting DSW, Zhang X, Al-Aswad LA.: Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Glaucoma. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 12(1): 80-93, January/February 2023.
Ramachandran R, Joiner DB, Patel V, Popplewell D, Misra P, Kaplan CM, Hood DC, Al-Aswad LA.: Comparison between the Recommendations of Glaucoma Specialists and OCT Report Specialists for Further Ophthalmic Evaluation in a Community-Based Screening Study. Ophthalmol Glaucoma 5(6): 602-613, November- December 2022.