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Ali Djalilian, MD Assistant Professor Cornea Service

Cornea Service

Professional and Research Interests
Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease, Ocular Surface Reconstruction, Transplantation, Limbal Stem Cell Biology, Tissue Engineering

Education
1987-1991  B.A., Physics, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, summa cum laude

1991-1995  M.D. University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1995-1996 Transitional Internship Hennepin County Medical Center , Minneapolis , Minnesota

1996-1997 Cornea Research Fellowship, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1997-2000 Ophthalmology Residency, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2000-2001 Fellow in Ocular Immunology and Uveitis with Robert Nussenblatt, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.

2001-2002 Fellow in Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease with Dr. Edward Holland,
Cincinnati Eye Institute / University of Cincinnati , Ohio

2003-2005 Post-doctoral Fellow, Epithelial Biology,
Dr. Julia Segre at National Human Genome Researh Institute (sponsored by National Eye Institute)

UIC Appointments
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology 6/2005 - Present
University of Illinois at Chicago
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Chicago, Illinois

Associate Director, Opthalmology Residency Program, 11/05-present

Cornea Service
The Cornea Service sees patients with disorders of the front portion of the eye as well as what are called "external diseases" of the eye, that is eyelid and conjunctival problems. Patients with corneal infections, keratoconus, cataracts, tumors of the front portion of the eye, blepharitis, dry eyes, and many other disorders are evaluated and treated by the Cornea Service. Patients are also seen and evaluated for refractive surgical procedures to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism.

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Recent Publications
Djalilian AR, Nagineni CN, Mahesh SP, Smith JA, Nussenblatt RB, Hooks JJ. Inhibition of Inflammatory Cytokine Production in Human Corneal Cells by Dexamethasone, but not Cyclosporin. Cornea 2006;25:709-714.

Djalilian AR, McGaughey D, Satyakam P, Seo EY, Yang C, Cheng J, Tomic M, Sinha S, Ishida Yamamoto A, Segre JA. Connexin 26 regulates epidermal barrier and wound remodeling and promotes psoriasiform response. J Clin Invest 2006;116:1243-53

Djalilian AR, Mahesh SP, Koch CA, Nussenblatt RB, Shen D, Zhuang Z, Holland EJ, Chan CC. Survival of donor epithelial cells after limbal stem cell transplantation.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005 Mar;46(3):803-7.
PMID: 15728534 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Kim JY, Djalilian AR, Schwartz GS, Holland EJ. Ocular surface reconstruction: limbal stem cell transplantation.
Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2003 Mar;16(1):67-77. Review.
PMID: 12683249 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Holland EJ, Djalilian AR, Schwartz GS. Management of aniridic keratopathy with keratolimbal allograft: a limbal stem cell transplantation technique.
Ophthalmology. 2003 Jan;110(1):125-30.
PMID: 12511357 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Djalilian AR, Nussenblatt RB. Immunosuppression in uveitis. Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2002 Sep;15(3):395-404, viii. Review. PMID: 12434489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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