Jessica Ackert MD
Chief, Division of Uveitis, Department of Ophthalmology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBiographical 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:
- Chronic Uveitis No Barrier to Anterior Chamber IOL Implant
- Cataract Surgery Saves $123.4 Billion in Direct and Indirect Costs, Delivers a 4,567% Return to Society
- Neoplastic Masquerade Syndromes Among Uveitis Patients
- Recommended Abstracts From the 2013 AAO Meeting—Uveitis
- Infliximab for the Treatment of Refractory Noninfectious Uveitis: A Study of 88 Patients With Long-Term Follow-Up
- 2013 Top Stories in Eye Care – Uveitis
- MY APPROACH to the Treatment of Uveitis
- FA Implants Associated With Increased IOP and Glaucoma
- Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis