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DuPont Guerry, III, Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice Chair for Research, Founding Director of Center for Advanced Vision Science<\/h2>\n
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Jayakrishna Ambati, MD<\/p><\/div>\n

Clinical Specialty:<\/h4>\n

Retina<\/p>\n

Certifications:<\/h4>\n

American Board of Ophthalmology<\/p>\n

Fellowships:<\/h4>\n

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
\nRetina\u00a0Clinical Fellowship, 2001<\/p>\n

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
\nRetina Research\u00a0Fellowship, 1999<\/p>\n

Residency:<\/h4>\n

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
\nOphthalmology, 1998<\/p>\n

Education:<\/h4>\n

SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY
\nMD, 1994<\/p>\n

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
\nBS, 1988<\/p>\n

Academic Appointments:<\/h4>\n

University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
\nFounding Director of Center for Advanced Vision Science (CAVS),\u00a02016 – present<\/p>\n

University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
\nDupont Guerry, III, Professor &\u00a0Vice Chair for Research, 2016 – present<\/p>\n

University of Kentucky Eye Institute, Lexington, KY
\nDirector, 2012 – 2016<\/p>\n

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
\nResearch Professor, 2007 – 2016<\/p>\n

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
\nProfessor, Department of Physiology, 2007 – 2016<\/p>\n

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
\nProfessor & Vice Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, 2007 – 2016<\/p>\n

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
\nDr. E. Vernon Smith & Eloise C. Smith Endowed Chair in Macular Degeneration Research, 2006 – 2016<\/p>\n

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
\nAssociate Professor, Department of Physiology, 2005 – 2007<\/p>\n

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
\nAssociate Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, 2004 – 2007<\/p>\n

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
\nAssistant\u00a0Professor & 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<\/p>\n

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
\nInstructor, Department of Ophthalmology, 1999 – 2001<\/p>\n

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
\nChief Resident & Instructor, Department of Ophthalmology, 1997 – 1998<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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