Madhura A. Tamhankar, MD

Ophthalmology

4.8 with 162 ratings

Sees Adults (18-65), Geriatrics (65+)

Speaks English, Hindi and Marathi

Madhura A. Tamhankar, MD

Ophthalmology

4.8 with 162 ratings

Sees Adults (18-65), Geriatrics (65+)

Speaks English, Hindi and Marathi

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor of Neurology
Dr. Tamhankar is a Penn Medicine physician.

Accepting new patients

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Meet Dr. Tamhankar

Recognized by America's Top Doctors 2015 – 2017

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues for 2018- 2020

Acute Orbital Inflammation
Alternating Hyperphoria
Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
Aniseikonia
Anisocoria
Arterial Biopsy
Blepharoptosis
Blepharospasm
Blind in One Eye
Blurred Vision
BOTOX Therapy
Brow Droop
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Color Blindness
Congenital Cranial Nerve 7 Palsy
Congenital Ptosis
Diplopia
Esotropia
Examination of Eyes
Exotropia
Eye Conditions
Eye Emergencies
Eye Strain
Facial Nerve Disorders
Graves' Disease
Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease
Learning Related Vision Problems
LipiView
Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Night Blindness
Nystagmus
Ocular Oncology
Optic Nerve Disorders
Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
Optic Neuritis
Optic Neuropathy
Optic Neve Hypoplasia
Optic Pathway Glioma
Optical Coherence Tomography
Orbital Fractures
Orbital Inflammatory Syndromes
Orbital Tumors
Papilledema
Primary CNS Lymphoma
Proptosis
Pseudotumor Cerebri
Pupil Disorders
Retinal Vascular Diseases
Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)
Strabismus Surgery
Sudden Vision Loss
Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
Thyroid Eye Disorders
Unexplained Vision Loss
Viral Retinitis
Vision Loss
Vision Therapy
Visual Changes
Visual Discomfort
Visual Disturbance
Visual Electrophysiology
Visual Field Defects
Visual Impairment

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Tamhankar is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Ophthalmology, 2020

Education and Training

Medical School: Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Nair Hospital; St. Mary's Hospital
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary Location

Scheie Eye Institute Perelman

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
West Pavilion, 3rd Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Map Call 800-789-7366

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Scheie Eye Institute Penn Presbyterian

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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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.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

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.

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Aetna US Healthcare
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare
Imagine Health (AP/Allied Partners)
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Intergroup

Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Superior Vision Benefit Mgmt, Inc (Block Vision)
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Aleman TS, Huang J, Garrity ST, Carter SB, Aleman WD, Ying GS, Tamhankar MA: Relationship Between Optic Nerve Appearance and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness as Explored with Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography. Transl Vis Sci Technol 3 (6): 4,2014.

Carter SB, Pistilli M, Livingston KG, Gold DR, Volpe NJ, Shindler KS, Liu GT, Tamhankar MA: The role of orbital ultrasonography in distinguishing papilledema from pseudopapilledema. Eye (Lond) 28 (12): 1425-30,2014.

Tamhankar MA, Paessler ME, Kharlip JN, Shekdar KV, Burnham JM, Cole KA: A 16-year-old boy with a suprasellar mass. J Neuroophthalmol 34 (3): 295-300,2014.

Tamhankar MA, Biousse V, Ying G, Prasad S, Subramanian PS, Lee MS, Eggenberger E, Moss HE, Pineles S, Bennett J, Osborne B, Volpe NJ, Liu GT, Bruce BB, Newman NJ, Galetta SL, Balcer LJ: Isolated Third, Fourth, and Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsies from Presumed Microvascular versus Other Causes: A Prospective Study. Ophthalmol 120 (11): 2264-9,2013.

Eftekhari K, McClelland CM, Gausas RE, Jian B, Woo J, Volpe NJ, Tamhankar MA: A case of extraocular muscle enlargement causing diplopia: thinking beyond thyroid eye disease. J Neuroophthalmol 33 (2): 179-82,2013.

Tamhankar MA, Lesniak SP, Nallasamy S, Woo JH: Tacrolimus-induced cerebral blindness in a liver transplant patient. Indian J Ophthalmol : 2013.

Walsh RD, Vagefi MR, McClelland CM, Alonso-Basanta M, Newman JG, Farkas T, Tamhankar MA.: Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the orbital apex. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 29 (1): 33-5,2013.

Tamhankar MA, Ying GS, Volpe NJ: Prisms are effective in resolving diplopia from incomitant, large, and combined strabismus. Eur J Ophthalmol 22 (6): 890-7,2012.

Tamhankar MA, Ying GS, Volpe NJ.: Effectiveness of prisms in the management of diplopia in patients due to diverse etiologies. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 49 (4): 222-8,2012.

Tamhankar MA, Ying GS, Volpe NJ.: Success of prisms in the management of diplopia due to fourth nerve palsy. J Neuroophthalmol 31 (3): 206-9,2011.

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Academic Contact Information

Scheie Eye Institute
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Ophthalmology, National
Horizon Pharmaceuticals Advisory Board for Tepezza, National
Indian Medical Association, National
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, International
Thyroid Eye Disease advisory Board Meeting, National

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Madhura A. Tamhankar, MD

Madhura A. Tamhankar, MD

Meet Dr. Tamhankar

Programs and Centers

Board Certification

Education and Training

Scheie Eye Institute Perelman

Scheie Eye Institute Penn Presbyterian

Hospital Privileges

Overall Ratings

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Selected Publications

Academic Contact Information