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Department of Ophthalmology

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Jinghua Chen

Jinghua Chen, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: MD-OPHTHALMOLOGY

About Jinghua Chen

Dr. Chen graduated with her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Health Science Center of Peking University. After graduation she worked as an attending physician at the Second Teaching Hospital of Peking University. She subsequently completed a research fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University. Dr. Chen completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Louisville, Kentucky and Vitreoretinal fellowship training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Her clinical interests include diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, vitreoretinal degeneration, age related macular degeneration, and inherited retinal diseases. Her research interests include retinal implant/visual prosthesis and inherited retinal diseases.

Accomplishments

Rabb-Venable Fellow Award
2016 · National Medical Association Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly
Excellent Young Teacher Award
2000 · Beijing University Health Science Center
Excellent Teacher Award
1999 · People's Hospital of Peking University
Excellent Graduate Student Award
1998 · Beijing University Health Science Center

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2021
PAS5010 Intro to Medicine 1

Board Certifications

  • Ophthalmology
    American Board of Ophthalmology

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Ophthalmology
Areas of Interest
  • Endophthalmitis
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Retinal artery occlusion
  • Retinal detachment
  • Retinal detachment repair
  • Retinal vein occlusion
  • Uveitis

Research Profile

Inherited retinal diseases Gene therapy Retinal implant

Areas of Interest
  • Adeno-Associated Viral Gene Therapy
  • Diabetic Retinopathy

Publications

2020
Implantation and Extraction of Penetrating Electrode Arrays in Minipig Retinas.
Translational vision science & technology. [DOI] 10.1167/tvst.9.5.19. [PMID] 32821491.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Micro-Fabrication of Components for a High-Density Sub-Retinal Visual Prosthesis.
Micromachines. [DOI] 10.3390/mi11100944. [PMID] 33086504.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2011
A hermetic wireless subretinal neurostimulator for vision prostheses.
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. [DOI] 10.1109/TBME.2011.2165713. [PMID] 21859595.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2011
Communication and Control System for a 15-Channel Hermetic Retinal Prosthesis.
Biomedical signal processing and control. [PMID] 21927618.
PubMed
2009
Extraction of a chronically implanted, microfabricated, subretinal electrode array.
Ophthalmic research. [DOI] 10.1159/000227278. [PMID] 19590253.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2006
ChenElectrophysiological response in rabbits with normal and injured photoreceptor due to subretinal implantation of chip
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2005
Subretinal implanting micro-chips for vision prosthesis
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2001
A study on human vitreous rheology
.
2001
The variability of parameters in multi-focal electroretinograms
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2001
Variability of mERG results
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2000
Analysis and treatment of rehemorrhage in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy after vitrectomy
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1999
Macular hole on one high myopic eye induced by LASIK
.

Grants

May 2021 ACTIVE
A STUDY TO GENETICALLY DEFINE SUBJECTS WITH GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY SECONDARY TO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MEDPACE via GYROSCOPE THERAPEUTICS LIMITED

Education

Vitreoretinal Fellowship
2019 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
PhD
1999 · People's Hospital of Peking University, Beijing, China
MD
1995 · Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China

Contact Details

Addresses:
Business Mailing:
P.O.BOX 100284
Dept.Of Ophthalmology
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610-284
Business Street:
100393
100284
6201 W.Newberry Road-UF AT OAKS
 Gainesville FL 32605