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Ron A. Adelman

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Ron A. Adelman
Adelman in 2008
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (MPH)
Yale School of Management (MBA)
Stanford University
Harvard Medical School (Residency/Fellowship)
AwardsRon G. Michels Fellowship Award
Senior Honor Award (ASRS)
Senior Achievement Award (AAO)
Scientific career
FieldsOphthalmology, Vitreoretinal Disease
InstitutionsYale School of Medicine (2001–2024)
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville (2024-)

Ron A. Adelman is an American ophthalmologist specializing in retinal and macular diseases. He is chairman at the Department of Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic Florida, where he oversees clinical, research, and educational programs.[1]

Early life and education

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Adelman earned his undergraduate degree before pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) at the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Yale School of Management.[2]

Medical training

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He completed an ophthalmology residency at Harvard Medical School-affiliated institutions. He received specialized training through a retinal surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School, where he received the Fellow of the Year Award in 2000 and the Club Vit Fellow Research Award.[2]

Career

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Adelman joined the Yale School of Medicine in 2001 as an assistant professor 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 Yale New Haven Hospital 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.[3]

He has held leadership roles in several medical societies, including President of the Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS) from 2021–2022,[4][5] President of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (CSEP) from 2014–2016,[5] and President of the New Haven County Medical Association (NHCMA) from 2017–2019.[6] He has served as the Scientific Director of the European Vitreoretinal Society (EVRS) since 2014,[5] a councilor of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO),[3] and the CME Chair of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).[3] He is also an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology[3] and an associate editor of the American Journal of Ophthalmology.[3]

Research

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His research includes studies on treatments for wet macular degeneration, including investigating the effectiveness of intravitreal bevacizumab and ranibizumab in a rat model.[7] He contributed to developing the inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique for macular hole repair.[8] His work also includes research on re-engineering ocular tissues with stem cells[9] and studying the difference in Medicare reimbursement between male and female ophthalmologists.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Ron Adelman, M.D." Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  2. ^ a b "Ron Afshari Adelman | Branford College". branford.yalecollege.yale.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-24.[dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS". medicine.yale.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  4. ^ "Dr. Ron Adelman Inaugurated as 183rd President of the Connecticut State Medical Society". medicine.yale.edu. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Vailoces, Valory Anne S.; Tolentino, Andrew J.; Arevalo, Jose Fernando; Adelman, Ron A. (2023-04-26). "Development of Rifampicin Eye Drops for the Treatment of Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration". Diagnostics. MDPI. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  6. ^ "User Profile for Ron A. Adelman MD, MPH, MBA, FACS". PracticeUpdate. Retrieved 2025-04-29.[dead link]
  7. ^ Lu, Fang; Adelman, Ron A. (2009-02-01). "Are intravitreal bevacizumab and ranibizumab effective in a rat model of choroidal neovascularization?". Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 247 (2): 171–177. doi:10.1007/s00417-008-0936-y. ISSN 0142-9612. PMID 18781316.
  8. ^ Michalewska, Zofia; Michalewski, Janusz; Adelman, Ron A.; Nawrocki, Jerzy (2010-10-01). "Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for Large Macular Holes". Ophthalmology. 117 (10): 2018–2025. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.02.011. ISSN 0161-6420. PMID 20541263.
  9. ^ Singh, Deepti; Wang, Shao-Bin; Xia, Tina; Tainsh; Ghiassi-Nejad, Maryam; Xu, Tao; Peng, Shaomin; Adelman, Ron A.; Rizzolo, Lawrence J. (2018-02-01). "A biodegradable scaffold enhances differentiation of embryonic stem cells into a thick sheet of retinal cells". Biomaterials. 154: 158–168. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.10.052. ISSN 0142-9612. PMID 29128844.
  10. ^ "Medicare Payments for Retinal Procedures are Down". Healio. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2025-04-29.