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Full Time Faculty
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 Yannek I. Leiderman, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology Vitreoretinal Service |
Clinical Interests
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy, complex retinal detachment, diabetic eye disease, eye trauma, retinal vascular disorders, macular degeneration, and other medical and surgical disorders of the vitreous, retina, and macula.
- Mechanisms of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and therapeutic interventions
- Novel vitreous substitutes
- Surgical instrumentation
| 1995 | A.B., Biochemistry, Vassar College |
| 2004 | M.D. with Distinction, Alpha Omega Alpha, George Washington University |
| 2005 | Ph.D., Molecular Pathobiology, The National Institutes of Health (combined MD/PhD program) |
| 2004 - 2005 | Intern, Transitional, Georgetown University |
| 2005 - 2008 | Resident, Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School |
| 2008 - 2010 | Fellow, Medical and Surgical Diseases of the Retina and Vitreous, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School |
UIC Appointments
| 2010 - Present | Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago |