R. Theodore Smith, MD, PhD
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PROFESSOR | Ophthalmology
PROFESSOR | Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
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Specialties
Ophthalmology (Eye)
Research Topics
Biomedical Sciences, Cardiovascular, Genetics, Ophthalmology, Retina, Vision

MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Internship, Internal Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital

Residency, Ophthalmology, Jacobi Medical Center

Residency, Ophthalmology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Fellowship, Retina and Vitreous Surgery, University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary

Certifications

American Board of Ophthalmology
Publications

Selected Publications

Genome-wide association analyses identify distinct genetic architectures for age-related macular degeneration across ancestries. Bryan R. Gorman, Georgios Voloudakis, Robert P. Igo, Tyler Kinzy, Christopher W. Halladay, Tim B. Bigdeli, Biao Zeng, Sanan Venkatesh, Jessica N. Cooke Bailey, Dana C. Crawford, Kyriacos Markianos, Frederick Dong, Patrick A. Schreiner, Wen Zhang, Iris M. Heid, Gonçalo R. Abecasis, Bernhard H.F. Weber, Sudha K. Iyengar, Jonathan L. Haines, Dwight Stambolian, Margaret DeAngelis, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Emily Y. Chew, Anand Swaroop, Alex W. Hewitt, Murray H. Brilliant, Kang Zhang, Thierry Léveillard, Andrew J. Lotery, Itay Chowers, Stephanie A. Hagstrom, Barbara E.K. Klein, Debra A. Schaumberg, Jie Jin Wang, Rando Allikmets, John R.W. Yates, Sascha Fauser, Anneke I. den Hollander, Paul N. Baird, Michael L. Klein, Michael B. Gorin, Caroline Hayward, Caroline C.W. Klaver, Jane Romm, Kimberly F. Doheny, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Bal Dhillon, R. Theodore Smith, Saiju Pyarajan, Panos Roussos. Nature Genetics

Quantifying cardiac dysfunction and valvular heart disease associated with subretinal drusenoid deposits in age-related macular degeneration. Yang Fei, Jason J. Jo, Sophie Chen, Gerardo Ledesma-Gil, Oscar Otero-Marquez, Emanuel Mordechaev, Brandon Le, Yuehong Tong, Katy Tai, Gareth Lema, Richard B. Rosen, Vikram Vedprakash Agarwal, Roland Theodore Smith. European Journal of Ophthalmology

Hyperspectral retinal imaging in Alzheimer's disease and age-related macular degeneration: a review. Xiaoxi Du, Jongchan Park, Ruixuan Zhao, R. Theodore Smith, Yosef Koronyo, Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui, Liang Gao. Acta neuropathologica communications

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