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    Anita Kohli, MD

    Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Neuro-Ophthalmology)
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    Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Neuro-Ophthalmology)

    Biography

    Dr. Kohli earned her BS at the University of Maryland where she graduated summa cum laude, with high honors. She then attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine, graduating magna cum laude and serving as the president of AOA. She completed her Residency and Neuro-Ophthalmology fellowship at the Scheie Eye Institute at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. As a neuro-ophthalmologist, she specializes in the management of vision loss, double vision, and neurological causes of vision deficits in adults and children. Her research interests include the use of MRI and ophthalmic imaging technologies to guide the management of these conditions. Her clinical interests include resident education, and she was awarded the Bruce Shields Faculty Teacher of the Year award in 2019. She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.

    Last Updated on May 15, 2025.

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    Education & Training

    Non Degree Program
    Yale University, Emerging Leaders Program (2023)
    Non Degree Program
    Yale University, Medical Education Fellowship (2021)
    Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow
    University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2017)
    Ophthalmology Resident
    University of Pennsylvania (2016)
    Intern
    Mercy Medical Center (2013)
    MD
    University of Maryland School of Medicine, Summa Cum Laude (2012)
    BS (Hon)
    University of Maryland, College Park, Physiology and Neurobiology (2008)

    Research

    Publications

    2018

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    Activities

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      JACC Heart Failure

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      Multidisciplinary Pituitary Program

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      Yale Department of Ophthalmology

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      BMC Neurology

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      Neuro-Ophthalmology: Is it really that urgent?

    Honors

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      Bruce Shields Faculty Teacher of the Year Award

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      Junior Member

    Teaching & Mentoring

    Teaching

    • Didactic

      MD 1100: Connection to the World

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    Mentoring

    • Jane Zhu Spadaro, MD

      Resident
      2020 - 2023
    • Aneesha Alhuwalia, B.S.

      Medical student
      2019 - 2020
    • Amanda Redfern, MD

      Resident
      2017 - 2020
    • Benjamin Young, MD

      Resident
      2017 - 2020

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    Overview

    Anita Kohli, MD, completed her undergraduate education at the University of Maryland, where she graduated summa cum laude with high honors. She then attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she graduated magna cum laude and served as the president of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her residency and neuro-ophthalmology fellowship at the Scheie Eye Institute at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

    As a neuro-ophthalmologist, Dr. Kohli specializes in the management of vision loss, double vision, and neurological causes of vision deficits in adults and children, in addition to the surgical management of strabismus in adults. Her research interests include the use of MRI and ophthalmic imaging technologies to guide the management of these conditions. Her clinical interests include resident education, and she was awarded the Bruce Shields Faculty Teacher of the Year award in 2019. She has also been accepted to the Medical Education Fellowship at Yale. She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.

    Clinical Specialties

    Ophthalmology; Neuro-Ophthalmology

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    • Ophthalmology

      Certification Organization
      AB of Ophthalmology
      Original Certification Date
      2017

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