Elias Reichel, MD

Elias Reichel, MD, is the Vice Chair for Research and Education, Director of Vitreoretinal Service, Director of Vitreoretinal Fellowship, and an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. His clinical research is focused on age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, hereditary retinal degenerations, and retinal vascular disorders. Dr. Reichel has research interest in molecular genetics of retinal diseases, gene therapy, optical coherence tomography, and the role of corticosteroids in treating retinal diseases. He has authored over 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals, serves as a Principal Investigator for over a dozen industry sponsored clinical trials, and is a consultant to several pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Dr. Reichel has developed trans-pupillary thermotherapy, a novel laser treatment for choroidal neovascularization. He has also developed and brought to market several other ophthalmic innovations. (This is me - Update Profile)