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.
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
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.
