Ron A. Adelman is an American

ophthalmologist Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

specializing in

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l and macular diseases. He is the chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at

Mayo Clinic Florida Mayo Clinic Florida is a comprehensive medical center belonging to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. It is one of three Mayo campuses along with Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona and Rochester, Minnesota. Mayo's campus is situated on 600 ac ...

, where he oversees clinical, research, and educational programs.

Early life and education

Adelman earned his undergraduate degree in medicine from the

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) (, ''Danushgah-e 'lum Pezeshki-ye Tehran'') is the largest and most highly ranked medical university of Iran. In September 2008, Iran's Minister of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education, Lankarani ...

(TUMS) before pursuing a

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(MPH) at the

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. He then completed his

ophthalmology Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

residency at

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-affiliated institutions. He received specialized training through a retinal surgery fellowship at

, where he received the Fellow of the Year Award in 2000 and the Club Vit Fellow Research Award. He also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the

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Career

Adelman joined the

Yale School of Medicine The Yale School of Medicine is the medical school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in 1810 as the Medical Institution of Yale College and formally opened in 1813. It is the sixth-oldest m ...

in 2001 as an

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and director of the retina service. He later became a professor and served as the Interim Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science and ophthalmologist-in-chief of

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from 2014 to 2016. He also held the position of Vice Chair of Academics and was the Director of the Retina and Macula Center at Yale. He has served on medical societies including as the President of the Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS) from 2021–2022, President of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (CSEP) from 2014–2016, and President of the New Haven County Medical Association (NHCMA) from 2017–2019. He has served as the Scientific Director of the European VitreoRetinal Society (EVRS) since 2014, a councilor of the

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(AAO), and the CME Chair of the

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(ARVO). He is also an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and an associate editor of the

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Research

His research includes studies on treatments for wet macular degeneration, including an investigation of the effectiveness of intravitreal

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and

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in a rat model. He contributed to the development of the inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique for

macular hole A macular hole is a small break in the macula, located in the center of the eye's light-sensitive tissue called the retina. Symptoms If the vitreous is firmly attached to the retina when it pulls away, it can tear the retina and create a macula ...

repair. His work also includes research on re-engineering ocular tissues with

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and studying the differences in Medicare reimbursement between male and female

ophthalmologists Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

References

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