Aparna Ramasubramanian MD
Director, Retinoblastoma Program, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, ArizonaDr. Aparna Ramasubramanian is the medical director of the Phoenix Children's retinoblastoma program. An expert in the field of ocular oncology in the United States, Dr. Ramasubramanian has very unique training as a dual fellowship-trained physician in both pediatric ophthalmology and ocular oncology. Since coming to Phoenix Children's, Dr. Ramasubramanian has significantly grown the multidisciplinary program. She treats patients from not only from Arizona and the Southwest, but also children and families from across the country who travel to Phoenix Children's for their ongoing specialty care.Dr. Ramasubramanian is the author of the leading textbook on retinoblastoma and the program developer for the `Cure Retinoblastoma' campaign run by the Children's Eye Foundation. She received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award in 2018 and the Knights Templar Research Award for her research in retinoblastoma.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2020 Top Stories in Eye Care: Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study
- Self-Perception in Preschool Children With Deprivation Amblyopia
- Early Detection of Ocular Abnormalities in a Neonatal Eye Screening Program
- Telemedicine for Retinopathy of Prematurity in 2020
- Factors Associated With Impaired Motor Skills in Strabismic and Anisometropic Children
- Eye Exam Screening Criteria for Nonaccidental Trauma in Children
- Review of Maternal COVID-19 Infection: Considerations for the Pediatric Ophthalmologist
- The Association Between Systemic VEGF and Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Effects of Anti-VEGF Treatment on Refractive Error