The Harvard Pediatric Retina Lab
Led by Nimesh Patel, MD, a division of Mass Eye and Ear,
a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital
Dr. Nimesh (Nemo) Patel
Captain Nemo of the Nautilus submarine
(doi: 20,000 leagues under the sea)
Dr. Nimesh A. Patel specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases. His clinical interests and expertise involve working with both adult and pediatric patients, with a goal of providing top quality, individualized care for a variety of conditions including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane, macular hole, ocular trauma, and retinopathy of prematurity. He is an active member of the Retina Service at Mass Eye and Ear, as well as at Boston Children’s Hospital, where he is the Director of Pediatric Retina.
During his medical training, Dr. Patel excelled academically and was inducted into the AOA honor society. After completing his ophthalmology residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, he served as Chief Resident and Director of the Trauma Service. He subsequently completed vitreoretinal fellowship training there as well.
Director of Pediatric Retina, Mass. Eye and Ear and Mass. General Hospital
Director of Pediatric Retina Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
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