Penn Medicine Provider
Ophthalmology
Dwight E. Stambolian, MD, PhD
4.6
(109)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Scheie Eye Institute Perelman

About me

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

Education and training

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

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.6

109 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.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
he made me feel very comfortable and less nervous & anxious.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
excellent appointment!
April 2025
5.0
5.0
he offered clear concise information and follow-up.
March 2025
4.0
4.0
ran late

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

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


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


Oncel D, Corradetti G, Wakatsuki Y, Nittala MG, Velaga SB, Stambolian D, Pericak-Vance MA, Haines JL, Sadda SR. Drusen morphometrics on optical coherence tomography in eyes with age-related macular degeneration and normal aging , Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 261: 2023,3437-3447


Musolf AM, Haarman AEG, Luben RN, Ong JS, Patasova K, Trapero RH, Marsh J, Jain I, Jain R, Wang PZ, Lewis DD, Tedja MS, Iglesias AI, Li H, Cowan CS; Consortium for Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM); Biino G, Klein AP, Duggal P, Mackey DA, Hayward C, Haller T, Metspalu A, Wedenoja J, Pärssinen O, Cheng CY, Saw SM, Stambolian D, Hysi PG, Khawaja AP, Vitart V, Hammond CJ, van Duijn CM, Verhoeven VJM, Klaver CCW, Bailey-Wilson JE. Rare variant analyses across multiethnic cohorts identify novel genes for refractive error , Commun Biol, 6: 2023,6


Clark R, Lee SS, Du R, Wang Y, Kneepkens SCM, Charng J, Huang Y, Hunter ML, Jiang C, Tideman JWL, Melles RB, Klaver CCW, Mackey DA, Williams C, Choquet H, Ohno-Matsui K, Guggenheim JA; CREAM Consortium; UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium. A new polygenic score for refractive error improves detection of children at risk of high myopia but not the prediction of those at risk of myopic macular degeneration , EBioMedicine, 91: 2023,104551


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