Abdhish Bhavsar, MD

Abdhish Bhavsar, MD, is a Retina Surgeon, Ophthalmologist and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota. He is the Past Chair of Ophthalmology at Phillips Eye Institute with research interests in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, endophthalmitis, and retinal oxygen metabolism. Dr. Bhavsar has served as the Principal Investigator of the Verteporfin in macular degeneration trial, the Vitrase Study for clearance of severe vitreous hemorrhage, and several studies for macular degeneration, including the VEGF-trap studies. He was also involved in the NIH/NEI sponsored DRCR.net diabetic macular edema trials, the Posurdex Phase III trial for macular edema due to vein occlusions, and PTK trial. Dr. Bhavsar manages vitreoretinal medical and surgical diseases and has been awarded the American Society of Retina Specialists Senior Honor Award and the AAO Secretariat Award. He will not answer any questions about his own ongoing trials. (This is me - Update Profile)