Michael A. Grassi, MDAssistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceDirector, Krill Heritable Retinal Disease ClinicDr. Michael Grassi is a clinician scientist who specializes in conditions affecting the retina. His clinical expertise involves caring for patients affected by genetic forms of retinal disease, including retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt disease, congenital retinoschisis, Usher syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, Norrie disease, Leber's congenital amauoris, choroideremia, Sorsby disease, and Best disease. Dr. Grassi's research focuses on developing cell based models of retinal disease. His work has significant implications for enhancing the current understanding of the molecular basis of retinal disease, and also for providing critical insights into its treatment. Dr. Grassi has earned several awards for his research and his clinical performance, including the Heed Foundation Fellowship and the American University Professors of Ophthalmology research award. Practice LocationsUniversity of Chicago Medical Center
Center for Advanced Medicine
Year Started Practice1999 Board CertificationOphthalmology Medical SchoolNorthwestern University, Evanston, IL InternshipMassachusetts General Hospital Residency & FellowshipUniversity of Iowa MembershipsAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology
Language SpokenEnglish Office Phone(773) 702-5305 Office Fax(773) 702-4442 Office Postal AddressMichael A. Grassi, MD
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Read More About Dr. GrassiLearn about Dr. Grassi's research. Selected PublicationsView a partial list of Dr. Grassi's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database. |
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