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R. Theodore Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology (in Biomedical Engineering)
Director, Retinal Image Analysis Laboratory Principal Clinical Investigator, Columbia Macular Genetics Study
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| Mail Address:
Columbia University
E.S. Harkness Eye Institute
635 West 165th Street
Box 12
New York, NY 10032
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Office Location:
Columbia University
E.S. Harkness Eye Institute
160 Fort Washington Avenue
Room 509C
New York, NY 10032
Office: 212-342-1849
Lab: 212-305-5664
Fax: 212-342-3187
Email:
rts1@columbia.edu
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The Retinal Image Analysis Laboratory, in collaboration with Biomedical Engineering, has developed automated techniques and user-interactive computer software to streamline the processing and analysis of images used in the study of retinal degenerative diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and Stargardt disease. Because biopsy of living retinas is hazardous, retinal images are a key component of individual patient treatment and research. We use our image analysis techniques to examine large data sets – such as the ongoing Columbia Macular Genetics Study, which includes data on more than 4,000 patients – and to discover new insights about the genetics, risk factors, progression, and staging of retinal disease. Retinal degenerative disease takes a terrible toll on members of our population of all ages, but our research will lead to more treatment options and a reduction of vision loss for these patients.
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| Selected Awards and Honors |
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Phi Beta Kappa, Rice University
Summa Cum Laude, Rice University
Marshall Scholar, Warwick University, England
National Science Foundation Fellow
Alpha Omega Alpha, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (President, Einstein chapter)
“Best Poster Presentation” Award at American Academy of Ophthalmology 2009 Annual Meeting
24 years of annual grants from the New York Community Trust for research on retinal diseases
5-year R01 NIH grant for image analysis of age-related macular degeneration
3-year R01 NIH grant for the study of absolute fundus autofluorescence in retinal degenerations
NIH instrument grant for the study of retinal degenerations
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Research Summary
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