Drew Scoles, MD PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Retina Specialist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Ophthalmology
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Ophthalmology
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
drew.scoles@uphs.upenn.edu
drew.scoles@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BS
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2008.
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Rochester Rochester, NY, 2016.
MD
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2016.
BS
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2008.
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Rochester Rochester, NY, 2016.
MD
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, , Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA, 2016-2017.
Resident in Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2017-2020.
Fellow in Vitreoretinal Surgery, Associated Retinal Consultants PC, Novi, MI, 2020-2022.
Intern in Medicine, , Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA, 2016-2017.
Resident in Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2017-2020.
Fellow in Vitreoretinal Surgery, Associated Retinal Consultants PC, Novi, MI, 2020-2022.
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2021.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Ophthalmology, 2021.
Selected Publications
Trese MGJ, Govindaraju V, Begaj T, Scoles D, Runner MM, Wolfe JD, Hassan TS.: POSTENDOPHTHALMITIS "BUCKET HANDLE SIGN" SIGNIFIES BULLOUS INTERNAL LIMITING LAMINA SEPARATION. Retina 46: 758-763, Apr 2026.McCord JL, Chatterjee D, Han JYS, Scoles D, Smeyne RJ, Philp NJ, Snyder CM.: Persistent microglial activation following neonatal CMV infection mediates neurodegeneration. Sci Adv 12: eadz1686, Mar 2026.
Yamane MLM, Zhao AT, Liu GT, Omari A, Waldman AT, Scoles D.: Severe retinal vasculopathy associated with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody optic neuritis in a toddler. J AAPOS 2026.
Aleman TS, Uyhazi KE, Roman AJ, Weber ML, O'Neil EC, Swider M, Sumaroka A, Maguire KH, Aleman EM, Santos AJ, Kim RJ, Parchinski KM, Billek A, Fradin M, Chung W, Margaritis P, Sun J, Scoles DH, Wu V, Garafalo AV, Jayagopal A, Yerxa B, Tuller S, Maguire AM, Bennett J, Cideciyan AV.: Recovery of cone-mediated vision in Lebercilin associated retinal ciliopathy after gene therapy: One-year results of a phase I/II trial. Mol Ther 33: 4784-4798, Oct 2025.
Zhong A, Sumaroka A, Tsui JC, O'Neil EC, Cideciyan AV, Datz E, Bedoukian EC, Aleman TS, Scoles D.: Detailed structural abnormalities associated with a novel VCAN variant in a family with versican vitreoretinopathy. Ophthalmic Genet Mar 2025.
Ramirez DA, Anninger WV, Scoles D.: OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA AND BILATERAL PERSISTENT FETAL VASCULATURE DUE TO TUBA1A TUBULINOPATHY. Retin Cases Brief Rep 19: 264-266, Mar 2025.
Huang AY, Caplash S, Scoles D.: Bilateral giant retinal tear detachments in an infant with Donnai-Barrow syndrome: A case report and review of literature. Retin Cases Brief Rep 20: 375-383, Feb 2025.
Saleem Z, Scoles D, Capone A Jr, Mahmoud TH.: IATROGENIC MACULAR HOLE BECAUSE OF NEODYMIUM:YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET-SELECTIVE LASER TRABECULOPLASTY LASER: CASE REPORT AND MANAGEMENT. Retin Cases Brief Rep 19: 91-94, Jan 2025.
Aftab, Owais, Khan, Hamza, VanderBeek, Brian L., Scoles, Drew, Kim, Benjamin J., Tsui, Jonathan C.: Evaluation of ChatGPT-4 in detecting referable diabetic retinopathy using single fundus images. AJO International 2(2): 100111, 2025.
Aleman TS, Roman AJ, Uyhazi KE, Jiang YY, Bedoukian EC, Sumaroka A, Wu V, Swider M, Viarbitskaya I, Russell RC, Shagena EO, Santos AJ, Serrano LW, Parchinski KM, Kim RJ, Weber ML, Garafalo AV, Thompson DA, Maguire AM, Bennett J, Scoles DH, O'Neil EC, Morgan JIW, Cideciyan AV.: Retinal Degeneration Associated With Biallelic RDH12 Variants: Longitudinal Evaluation of Retinal Structure and Visual Function in Pediatric Patients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 65: 30, Dec 2024.
