Pedram Hamrah
Pedram Hamrah is a clinician-scientist focusing his research on Neuropathic Corneal Pain (NCP),
Biography
Pedram Hamrah is a clinician-scientist focusing his research on Neuropathic Corneal Pain (NCP), Neurotrophic Keratopathy (NK) and dry eye disease. He trained at Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, where his research resulted in findings that refuted a previous long-standing belief that the cornea is immune privileged due to the absence of bone marrow-derived cells resulting in a paradigm shift in corneal immunology. He has since focused on the area of corneal neuro-immune cross-talk, NCP and NK and has been spearheading diagnosis and treatment of NCP. His research has been supported by numerous NIH, foundation and industry grants. He has authored over 170 peer-reviewed articles and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Claes Dohlman Society Award, the Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the was awarded Gold Fellow at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.