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Faculty Overview

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Phoebe Mellen, MD

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
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Clinical Faculty, Veterans Affairs Hospital of Philadelphia; Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC
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Department: Ophthalmology
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36 Sidney Kimmel Medical College, 2015.
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24 5a Intern of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2015-2016.
24 66 Ophthalmology Resident, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA , 2016-2019.
24 7b Research/Uveitis Fellow, Wills Eye Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA , 2019-2020.
24 76 Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow, Tufts Medical Center/ Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, MA, 2020-2022.
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28 4f Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, 2021.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

de retinal detachment repair, management of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, epiretinal membranes, macular holes, macular edema, and other diseases of the retina and vitreous
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Selected Publications

9f Mellen PL, Deaner J: Mellen PL, Deaner J. Wills Eye Uveitis Manual 2024.

123 Caranfa JT, Mellen P, Liang MC.: Subretinal fluid associated with pemigatinib therapy for cholangiocarcinoma; a case report and literature review Pemigatinib-associated subretinal fluid. Retin Cases Brief Rep Aug 2023.

100 Parikh DA, Mellen PL, Kang T, Shalaby WS, Moster MR, Dunn JP.: Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy for the Treatment of Glaucoma in Uveitic Eyes. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023.

d8 Mellen P, Baumal C.: Retinal Detachment Present at Birth in an Infant With a Novel CTNNB1 Mutation. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2022.

7b Mellen PL, Desai SJ: Subretinal Perfluorocarbon. Handbook of Retinal 34 OCT. Elselvier Inc (eds.). 2022.

78 Mellen PL, Desai SJ: Oculocutaneous Albanism. Handbook of Retinal 2d OCT. Elselvier Inc, 2022.

ee Mellen PL, Heier JS.: Gene Therapy for Neovascular Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Diabetic Macular Edema. Int Ophthalmol Clin 61: 229-239, Oct 2021.

148 Patel D, Borkar DS, Madhava M, Obeid A, Mellen PL, Regillo CD, Garg SJ; Wills Eye Retinal Detachment Study Group.: Incidence of Management Changes at the Postoperative Day One Visit After Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment. Am J Ophthalmol 2021.

18f Mellen PL, Obeid A, Wibbelsman TD, Hsu J, Konkoly MA, Velez MR, Calem DB, Sioufi K, Jenkins TL, Xu D, Chiang A, Gupta OP, Spirn M, Regillo CD, Ho AC, Klufas MA.: Clinical Outcomes of Eyes With Diabetic Macular Edema Switched From Aflibercept to Ranibizumab Therapy. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 51: 691-697, Dec 2020.

d4 Mellen PL, Sioufi K, Shields JA, Shields CL.: INVISIBLE, HONEYCOMB-LIKE, CAVITARY RETINAL ASTROCYTIC HAMARTOMA. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2020.

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