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James Tahara Handa, MD

Handa, James Tahara, MD
Title(s):
Professor of Ophthalmology
Robert Bond Welch Professor

Appointment Phone:
410-955-3518

Primary Location:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Expertise:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Age-Related, Ocular Melanoma, Ophthalmology, Retinal Detachment, Retinoblastoma, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Education and Experience

Training
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System School of Medicine (Philadelphia PA)/ (1986)
Residencies
  • Wills Eye Hospital (Philadelphia PA)/ Ophthalmology (1990)
Fellowships
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles (Los Angeles CA)/ Intraocular Oncology (1993)
  • Duke University Eye Center (Durham NC)/ Viteoretinal Diseases (1992)
Certifications
  • Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology (1991)

Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Hospital Main Entrance - Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-614-4211
Appointment Phone: 410-955-3518
Fax: 410-614-5471
Location Map
Department / Division
  • Ophthalmology - Retina

Centers/Institutes

Centers / Institutes
  • Wilmer Eye Institute

Bio

Biography
Dr. Handa specializes in medical and surgical management of vitreoretinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity and other pediatric retinal diseases. He also has expertise in intraocular oncology and manages patients with choroidal melanomas, metastatic tumors to the eye and retinoblastoma.

Not only is he a highly skilled surgeon and clinician, but he also devotes significant effort to research related to the early causes of age-related macular degeneration. In his research, he uses molecular pathological approaches to understand how the eye transforms from normal aging to early macular degeneration.
Physician Title
Robert Bond Welch Professor
Expertise
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Macular Degeneration, Age-Related
  • Ocular Melanoma
  • Ophthalmology
  • Retinal Detachment
  • Retinoblastoma
  • Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Research

Research Interests
  • Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  • Development of Robotic Surgery System

More Info

Languages
  • English
Clinical Trials
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Retinal Chip Implants

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