Dwight E. Stambolian, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Scheie Eye Institute Perelman
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • William C. Frayer Professor in Ophthalmology
  • Professor of Ophthalmology in Genetics

My education and training

  • Medical School: State University of New York at Brooklyn
  • Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

151 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
May 2026
all went well.
Anonymous
May 2026
i am satisfied with the lever of care i received.
Anonymous
April 2026
he took his time and he talked as he examine my eyes and he did a through job
Anonymous
March 2026
exam carefully

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Stambolian is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Chung YC, Alhelaly M, Nittala MG, Velaga SB, He Y, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Stambolian D, Sadda SR. OCT Risk Factors for Progression to Late-Stage Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Amish Eye Study , Ophthalmol Retina: 2026


Velaga SB, Alagorie AR, Nittala MG, Moore NC, Song YE, Haines J, Pericak-Vance MA, Stambolian D, Hu Z, He Y, Sadda SR. Longitudinal Assessment of Area of Reticular Pseudodrusen in Eyes with Age-Related Macular Degeneration , Ophthalmol Sci, 5: 2025,100881


Ratnapriya R, Grassman F, Chen R, Hewitt A, Du J, Saban DR, Klaver CCW, Ash J, Stambolian D, Tumminia SJ, Qian J, Husain D, Iyengar SK, den Hollander AI. Functional genomics in age-related macular degeneration: From genetic associations to understanding disease mechanisms , Exp Eye Res: 2025


Verma A, Nittala MG, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Stambolian D, Sadda SR. Spatial distribution of Intra-retinal Hyper-reflective foci and impact on progression in eyes with intermediate Age-related macular degeneration , Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol: 2025


Oncel D, Corradetti G, He Y, Ashrafkhorasani M, Nittala MG, Stambolian D, Pericak-Vance MA, Haines JL, Sadda SR. Assessment of intraretinal hyperreflective foci using multimodal imaging in eyes with age-related macular degeneration , Acta Ophthalmol, 102: 2024,e126-e132


Verma A, Nittala MG, Corradetti G, Nassisi M, Velaga SB, He Y, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Stambolian D, Sadda SR. Longitudinal Evaluation of the Distribution of Intraretinal Hyper-Reflective Foci in Eyes with Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration , Curr Eye Res, 19: 2024,1-7


Kwong A, Zawistowski M, Fritsche LG, Zhan X, Bragg-Gresham J, Branham KE, Advani J, Othman M, Ratnapriya R, Teslovich TM, Stambolian D, Chew EY, Abecasis GR, Swaroop A. Whole genome sequencing of 4,787 individuals identifies gene-based rare variants in age-related macular degeneration , Hum Mol Genet, 33: 2024,374-385


Velaga SB, Alagorie AR, Emamverdi M, Ashrafkhorasani M, Habibi A, Nittala MG, Sing G, Haines J, Pericak-Vance MA, Stambolian D, Sadda SR. Alterations of the Ganglion Cell Complex in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An Amish Eye Study Analysis , Am J Ophthalmol: 2024


Shwani T, Zhang C, Owen LA, Shakoor A, Vitale AT, Lillvis JH, Barr JL, Cromwell P, Finley R, Husami N, Au E, Zavala RA, Graves EC, Zhang SX, Farkas MH, Ammar DA, Allison KM, Tawfik A, Sherva RM, Li M, Stambolian D, Kim IK, Farrer LA, DeAngelis MM. Patterns of Gene Expression, Splicing, and Allele-Specific Expression Vary among Macular Tissues and Clinical Stages of Age-Related Macular Degeneration , Cells, 12: 2023,2668


Sadda S, Verma A, Corradetti G, Nittala M, He Y, Nassisi M, Velaga SB, Haines J, Pericak-Vance M, Stambolian D. Longitudinal evaluation of the distribution of intraretinal hyper-reflective foci in eyes with intermediate age-related macular degeneration , Res Sq: 2023


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