Jayakrishna Ambati, MD
DuPont Guerry, III, Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice Chair for Research, Founding Director of Center for Advanced Vision Science
Jayakrishna Ambati, MD
Clinical Specialty:
Retina
Certifications:
American Board of Ophthalmology
Fellowships:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Retina Clinical Fellowship, 2001
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Retina Research Fellowship, 1999
Residency:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Ophthalmology, 1998
Education:
SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY
MD, 1994
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
BS, 1988
Academic Appointments:
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
Founding Director of Center for Advanced Vision Science (CAVS), 2016 – present
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
Dupont Guerry, III, Professor & Vice Chair for Research, 2016 – present
University of Kentucky Eye Institute, Lexington, KY
Director, 2012 – 2016
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Research Professor, 2007 – 2016
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Professor, Department of Physiology, 2007 – 2016
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, 2007 – 2016
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Dr. E. Vernon Smith & Eloise C. Smith Endowed Chair in Macular Degeneration Research, 2006 – 2016
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, 2005 – 2007
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, 2004 – 2007
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Assistant Professor & Director of Ophthalmic Research, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Lexington Faculty Member, NIH Institutional Training Program (T32) in Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience of Sensory Systems 2001 – 2004
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Instructor, Department of Ophthalmology, 1999 – 2001
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Chief Resident & Instructor, Department of Ophthalmology, 1997 – 1998