Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School

Medical Retina Specialist

Instructor

Beetham Eye Institute (Clinic Division)

The primary purpose of this job is to provide strong specialized medical retina expertise and expert diabetic eye care for Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center patients.  In addition, this physician will help lead the ocular oncology services, translational research initiatives, and the Joslin/BIDMC Medical Retina Fellowship Program. 

Time will be allocated as follows: Clinic 100%

Joslin Physicians are a part of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) and should directly apply on the HMFP website: click here to be directed to the HMFP job post.

As a health care organization, we have the responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

• Provides specialized medical retina care, including but not limited to retinal detachments, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, vitreous hemorrhage, endophthalmitis, etc…
• Performs procedures, including intravitreal injections and lasers on patients for indications including but not limited to diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, etc…
• Participates in Longwood Medical Area vitreoretinal emergency on-call coverage and provides emergency care as needed for urgent vitreoretinal cases
• Treats patients with diabetic eye disease
  • Examines patients' eyes to ensure eye health and recommend appropriate treatment and follow-up
  • Prescribes glasses to correct vision
  • Provides emergency care and triages ophthalmic care as needed
• Interacts in a collegial way with medical staff and colleagues
• Educates medical retina fellows about evidence-based management of retinal disease, including supervising seeing patient in clinic and procedures such as intravitreal injections and lasers
• Participates in referral development
• Works in a collegial fashion with other diabetes health professionals
• Participates in the operations of the BEI clinical research program
• Participates in clinical research & clinical trials through study participant recruitment
• Interacts with research staff, fellows
• Helps lead efforts for ocular oncology services dedicated to monitor ocular health in patients receiving novel cancer therapies, supporting active collaborations with Dana Farber Cancer Institute and other oncology teams
• Provides structured supervision, mentorship, and educational leadership as Associate Fellowship Director of the Joslin/BIDMC Medical Retina Fellowship Program
• Participates and leads translational research efforts within the BEI research program, including maintaining collaborations with other researchers
• Assists and leads grant preparation, acquisition, and execution of funded research projects related to diabetic eye disease and translational research
• Organizes and leads research meetings, journal clubs, and seminars focused on medical retina, diabetic eye disease, and translational science
• Presents research findings nationally and internationally, contributing to scholarly publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals
• Other duties as assigned

• Degree in Medicine from an accredited school
• Residency in Ophthalmology
• Fellowship in Medical Retina
• Minimum 5 years of general ophthalmology experience (including residency)
• Minimum 3 years of medical retina experience (including fellowship)
• Certified full medical license to practice in Massachusetts
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within Ophthalmology
• Extensive knowledge and comprehensive expertise in state-of-the-art medical retina diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventions
• Demonstrated leadership skills, ability to interact with peers and staff, fiscal and operational aspects of administrative responsibilities such as ensuring accountability in clinical and scholarly activities, staff development and budget management.
• Effective communication skills are needed to share information and influence other investigators and internal/external colleagues as well as to mentor and develop medical staff, fellows and students.
• Demonstrated track record in translational research, including successful NIH-funded or equivalent national grants
• Demonstrated proficiency in translational research methodologies, grant writing, and publication of translational research in high-impact peer-reviewed journals
• Articulate both verbally and in writing with regard to evidence-based clinical diabetes eye care.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a 743-bed hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, is a founding member of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH).  BILH, a health care system with 14 hospitals, brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,000 physicians and 35,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) is one of the largest physician organizations in New England, dedicated to excellence and innovation in patient care, education, and research. As a physician-led organization, HMFP partners with more than 2,200 providers to support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development and diversity, and foster balance at work and home. HMFP physicians have faculty affiliations with Harvard Medical School (HMS) and provide care throughout BILH system and additional hospitals across Massachusetts.