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Jessica Ackert MD

Jessica Ackert MD

Chief, Division of Uveitis, Department of Ophthalmology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Biographical Sketch:

Dr. Jessica Ackert received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She completed her internship in general medicine at St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center and her residency in ophthalmology at Mount Sinai Hospital, both in New York City. She underwent fellowship training in uveitis at Mount Sinai, and then worked as an assistant professor in the Mount Sinai Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology. Currently, Dr. Ackert is Chief of the Division of Uveitis in the Department of Ophthalmology at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Position:

Chief, Division of Uveitis, Department of Ophthalmology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Degrees:

MD:New York University School of Medicine, New York

Postgraduate Training:

Internship (general medicine): St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York

Residency (ophthalmology): Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

Fellowship (uveitis): Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. 2015 Top Stories in Eye Care: Benefit and Risk With Immunosuppressive Therapy for Uveitis
  2. Factors Predicting Visual Acuity Outcome in Intermediate, Posterior, and Panuveitis
  3. Ebola and the Eye
  4. Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implants for Ranibizumab-Persistent Diabetic Macular Edema
  5. Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Refractory Macular Edema
  6. Risk of Intraocular Pressure Elevation in Pediatric Noninfectious Uveitis
  7. Characteristics and Outcome of Patients With Noninfectious Retinal Vasculitis
  8. Ocular Complications of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome in Men
  9. Features and Outcome of Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis
  10. Persistence of Ebola Virus in Ocular Fluid

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