Kristin M Hammersmith, M.D.
Professor of Clinical 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. (Biology)
University of North Carolina, 1994.
M.D. (Medicine)
West Virginia University, 1998.
B.S. (Biology)
University of North Carolina, 1994.
M.D. (Medicine)
West Virginia University, 1998.
Post-Graduate Training
Internship, Internal Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, 1998-1999.
Residency, Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1999-2002.
Fellowship, Cornea and External Disease, Wills Eye Hospital, 2002-2003.
Internship, Internal Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, 1998-1999.
Residency, Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1999-2002.
Fellowship, Cornea and External Disease, Wills Eye Hospital, 2002-2003.
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2003.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Ophthalmology, 2003.
Selected Publications
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.
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.
Cinar Y, Delvadia B, Sahin A, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Rapuano CJ, Syed ZA.: Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty Outcomes in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cornea 40: 982-987, Aug 2021.
Shiuey EJ, Zhang Q, Rapuano CJ, Ayres BD, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Syed ZA.: Development of a Nomogram to Predict Graft Survival After Penetrating Keratoplasty. Am J Ophthalmol 226: 32-41, June 2021.
Karadag R, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Rapuano CJ.: Anterior Chamber Characteristics, Endothelial Parameters, and Corneal Densitometry After Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty in Patients With Fuchs Dystrophy. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 16: 158-164, Apr 2021.
Dohse N, Wibbelsman TD, Rapuano SB, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Rapuano CJ, Syed ZA.: Microbial keratitis and clinical outcomes following penetrating and endothelial keratoplasty. Acta Ophthalmol 98: e895-e900, November 2020.
Karadag R, Rapuano CJ, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK.: Causes of congenital corneal opacities and their management in a tertiary care center. Arq Bras Oftalmol 83: 98-102, March-April 2020.
Shtein RM, Shen JF, Kuo AN, Hammersmith KM, Li JY, Weikert MP.: Autologous Serum-Based Eye Drops for Treatment of Ocular Surface Disease: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology 127: 128-133, January 2020.
Meghpara B, Hammersmith KM: Anterior Corneal Dystrophies. Cornea 5th Edition 2020 Notes: Chapter 70.