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T. Y. Alvin Liu, M.D. is the James P. Gills, Jr. M.D., and Heather Gills Rising Professor of AI and the founding director of the Wilmer Precision Ophthalmology Center of Excellence. He is originally from Hong Kong, and speaks fluent Cantonese and Mandarin. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated from Cornell University with a dual major in biology and economics. He received his M.D. from Columbia University in 2012, and completed his residency (2016) and fellowship (surgical and medical retina- 2018) at Johns Hopkins. He is subspecialty-trained in the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal vascular occlusion, retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, epiretinal membrane and macular hole. Dr. Liu's research interests center on the application of artificial intelligence in the screening, diagnosis, prognostication and treatment of ophthalmic diseases, with a specific focus on vitreoretinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. In addition, he is involved in research on the pathogenesis of and treatment for pathologic myopia and the management of severe ocular trauma. Videos Dr. Tin Yan Alvin Liu Recent News Articles and Media Coverage AI Speeds Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis Without Specialist. Medscape August 28, 2018 AI Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Moves to Retail Clinics. Medscape November 26, 2019 How Artificial Intelligence is Primed to Change Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology Advisor May 14, 2021 Medicine's first autonomous AI could prevent blindness due to diabetes. Stat News December 16, 2021 Innovations in Eye Care: How Technology is Transforming Ophthalmology. HealthTech November 29, 2022 Time to go multicultural. Retina Today March 1, 2023 How deep learning may play a role in predicting retinitis pigmentosa visual impairment. Ophthalmology Times March 14, 2023 AI in retinal diagnostics. Zhaoke Ophthalmology March 22, 2023 Macular Degeneration. Spotlight on Geographic Atrophy. Advances in Treatment. WebMD April 23, 2023 ARVO 2023: T.Y. Alvin Liu, MD discusses predictive AI and its application in ophthalmology. Modern Retina April 25, 2023 ASCRS: Prediction of imminent conversion to neovascular AMD using deep learning and 3D OCT volumes. OptometryTimes May 5, 2023 Adopting and regulating AI in healthcare. BNN Bloomberg May 29, 2023 AI could increase health equity and boost adherence to annual eye examination in patients with diabetes. Modern Retina June 21, 2023 As more Marylanders grow older, a debilitating eye disease is gaining ground. The Baltimore Banner June 26, 2023.
Dr. Liu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cone-Rod Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Usher Syndrome Type 2A, Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta, Cone-Rod Dystrophy, and Stargardt Macular Degeneration.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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10710 Charter Drive, Suite 310, Suite 310, Columbia, MD 21044
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 455, Lutherville, MD 21093
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Joseph Harlan is an Ophthalmologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Harlan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cone-Rod Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Artery Occlusion, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Dr. Harlan is currently accepting new patients.
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Mandeep S. Singh, M.D., Ph.D., is associate professor of ophthalmology and genetic medicine in the Retina Division of the Wilmer Eye Institute and the recipient of the 2023 Andreas C. Dracopoulos Professorship in Ophthalmology. Dr. Singh is a retinal specialist. He is Co-Director of the Genetic Eye Disease (GEDi) Center, and is a principal investigator at the Center for Stem Cells and Ocular Regenerative Medicine (STORM). Dr. Singh completed his medical degree at the National University of Singapore. In 2009, he was elected to the Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He earned a PhD in ophthalmology from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, in 2014. He completed fellowships in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at the Oxford Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, both in the United Kingdom. His clinical expertise includes surgical, medical and genetic conditions of the retina and macula. Dr. Singh is specialty-trained in vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment, macular holes, macular pucker, epiretinal membrane, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, complex retinal detachments including reoperations, vitreous hemorrhage removal, and other retinal surgeries. He also specializes in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusion, and choroidal neovascularization. Dr. Singh sees patients and families with genetic retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease and macular dystrophies. His research focus is retinal stem cell transplantation. Dr. Singh’s work has been recognized through the Eye Institute–Allergan Research Prize, the Merton College University of Oxford Graduate Prize Scholarship, the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress Founder’s Cup and Medal, the Ruskell Medal, the Johns Hopkins Clinician Scientist Award, and the Bert M. Glaser, MD Award for Innovative Research in Retina. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He is also a member of the Club Jules Gonin and the Macula Society. CV https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/wilmer/documents/cvs/Singh_CV.pdf. Dr. Singh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cone-Rod Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Sorsby Fundus Dystrophy, Usher Syndrome Type 2A, and Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy.
Brian Brooks is an Ophthalmologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Brooks is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cone-Rod Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Coloboma, Albinism, Oculocutaneous Albinism, and Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 1.
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- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Cone DystrophyDr. Liu isAdvanced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Liu isAdvanced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Liu isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
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- Choroid Plexus CarcinomaDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.
- EndophthalmitisDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Endophthalmitis.
- Geographic AtrophyDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Geographic Atrophy.
- NearsightednessDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Nearsightedness.
- NeuroretinitisDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Neuroretinitis.
- Retinal Artery OcclusionDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Retinal Artery Occlusion.