Rohit Varma

Rohit Varma
M.D., M.P.H.
Occupation Ophthalmologist
Title

Interim Dean, Keck School of Medicine

Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Director, USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute

President, USC Care

Rohit Varma, M.D., M.P.H., is an ophthalmologist and professor of ophthalmology and preventive medicine. In 2014, he was named director of the USC Eye Institute and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology for Keck School of Medicine of USC.[1] In March 2016, Varma was named the Interim Dean of the Keck School of Medicine.[2]

Varma has studied eye diseases in minority populations and examined biological, genetic and lifestyle factors related to the risk of developing eye diseases.[3]

He has studied changes in the optic nerve in glaucoma, and has helped develop imaging techniques that aid in the early diagnosis of glaucomatous optic nerve damage.[4] He also was involved in developing implantable intraocular pressure sensors and drainage devices that have the potential to help control glaucoma.[5]

Education and career

Varma earned his medical degree at the University of Delhi, India,[6] and a Master's from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.[7] He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Union Memorial Hospital. He completed his residency at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and glaucoma fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and at the University of Southern California.[7]

He previously was chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and associate dean for strategic planning at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.[8]

He spent two years at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at the University of Illinois at Chicago, then returned to Keck School of Medicine of USC as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and director of the USC Eye Institute.[9] In February 2016, he was elected president of the clinical chairs of the Keck School of Medicine, succeeding John Niparko, M.D., professor and chair of the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.[10] In March 2016, Varma was named interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC when current dean Carmen Puliafito, M.D., M.B.A., resigned. Puliafito was dean since 2007. [11]

Research

Varma's primary research has focused on epidemiologic studies of eye disease in children and aging populations. He was the principal investigator in the the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study (LALES),[12][13] the African-American Eye Disease Study (AFEDS), the Chinese-American Eye Study (CHES),[14] and the Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Diseases (MEPEDS) Study. [15] MEPEDS is the largest study of childhood eye diseases ever undertaken in the U.S. In January 2016, the study confirmed that the incidence of childhood myopia among American children has more than doubled over the last 50 years. The findings echo a trend among adults and children in Asia, where 90 percent or more of the population have been diagnosed with myopia, up from 10 to 20 percent 60 years ago.[16] [17][18]

Publications

Varma co-wrote two ophthalmic books:[7] "Essentials of Eye Care: The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Handbook";[19] and "The Optic Nerve in Glaucoma".[20] Varma co-edited the book "Advanced Glaucoma Surgery," published by Springer International Publishing in its Essentials in Ophthalmology series.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Schneider Krivich, Rose (12 February 2014). "USC Eye Institute names new director". Ophthalmology Times. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ↑ MaaMoon, Noorhan (24 March 2016). "Dean of Keck School of Medicine of USC resigns". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, new Ophthalmology Chair". College of Medicine at Chicago. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "International expert in eye diseases returns to Keck School". USC News. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Varma, Rohit (2015-08-01). "Wireless Intraocular Pressure Sensing Using Microfabricated Minimally Invasive Flexible-Coiled LC Sensor Implant" (PDF). Journal Of Microelectromechanical Systems 19 (4). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "MEET Varma". EyeDrVarma.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Doctor Profile". Keck Medicine of USC. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, new Ophthalmology Chair". University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Gammon, Katharine. "The Vision: Rohit Varma, Director of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute". USC Trojan Family. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. ↑ http://hscnews.usc.edu/new-usc-care-medical-group-president-announced/
  11. ↑ http://dailytrojan.com/2016/03/24/dean-keck-school-medicine-usc-resigns/
  12. ↑ https://nei.nih.gov/latinoeyestudy/citations
  13. ↑ Varma, Rohit (2014-02-28). "Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in adult Latinos". Ophthalmology 111 (7): 1298–1306. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Chinese American Eye Study: Design and Methods". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  15. ↑ http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/content/mepeds-older-children-more-likely-develop-strabismus-amblyopia
  16. ↑ http://www.news-medical.net/news/20160121/Incidence-of-childhood-myopia-has-more-than-doubled-over-last-50-years-among-American-children.aspx
  17. ↑ "Results—Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study (MEPEDS) the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study (BPEDS)". National Eye Institute. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "National Institutes of Health releases data from largest pediatric eye study". National Eye Institute. 2011-08-19. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  19. ↑ Varma, Rohit (1997-10-01). Essentials of Eye Care: The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Handbook. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  20. ↑ Varma, Rohit (1993-01-01). The Optic Nerve in Glaucoma. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  21. ↑ Advanced Glaucoma Surgery. Springer International Publishing. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

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