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Vitreoretinal Specialist / Ophthalmology

Professional License

 

North Carolina   2018

Board Certified Ophthalmologist   2017

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Dr. Nitin Nigam provides medical and surgical care to patients with vitreoretinal diseases, with a research focus in retinal neurovascular development and disease.

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Dr. Nigam special interests include: Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery; Epiretinal Membranes; Macular Holes; Macular Degeneration; Retinal Detachment; Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR); Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy; Retinal Imaging and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT); Retinopathy of Prematurity.

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Education and Training

2009-2010   Retina fellowship, Flinders Medical Center, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

2006-2008   Retina and Uveitis fellowship, Univ. of California San Diego, Shiley Eye Center

2002-2005   M.D. Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

1996-2001   M.B.B.S., Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Work Experience

  • Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Surgical-Medical Retina & Uveitis, Aspirus Ironwood  Hospital and Clinics, Ironwood, Michigan, June 2010-Current

  • Fellowship, Vitreo-Retina, Flinders Medical Center, South Australia, Australia, Feb 2009- Feb 2010

  • Fellowship, Retina and Uveitis, Univ of California, San Diego, California, Aug 2006-Dec 2008

  • Observer-ship, Retina and Vitreous, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, June 2005

  • Consultant Surgeon, Guru Nanak Hospital, Gurubagh; Heritage Hospital; Varanasi, India. Mar 2005 – Jun 2006

  • Resident Doctor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.  Mar 2002 – Mar 2005

  • Medical Internship, Department of Medicine, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

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Clinical Research

  • Spectral OCT for Imaging ERM, Retinal Edema and Vitreomacular Interface

  • OCT-Raster Scanning and Manual Segmentation in Determining Drusen Volume in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Interferon Induced Sarcoid Uveitis with Papillitis and Macular Edema

  • Prognostic Implications of Pigment Epithelial Detachment in Bevacizumab (Avastin) treated eyes with Age-Related

       Macular degeneration and Choroidal Neovascularization

  • The use of Intraoperative ICG dye to assist in epiretinal membrane removal

  • Color versus Gray-Scale display of images on Ultra-high Resolution Spectral OCT

  • Correlation between Spectral OCT and Fundus Auto-florescence at the margins of Geographic Atrophy

  • The role of Abnormal Vitreomacular Adhesion in Age-related Macular Degeneration

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Clinical Trials

Principal Investigator, Current

A Two-Year, Randomized, Double-Masked, Multicenter, Three-Arm Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of RTH258 versus Aflibercept in Subjects with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Alcon

 

Principal-Investigator, Back-up Investigator site

A Multi-Center Randomized Study Evaluating Dosing Regimens For Treatment With Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injections In Subjects With Macular Edema Following Retinal Vein Occulsion: Genentech

 

Sub-Investigator, Randomized, Double Masked, Active Controlled Phase III Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Repeated Doses of Intravitreal VEGF Trap in Subjects with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Sponsor: Regeneron

 

Sub-Investigator, A Phase 2 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo   Controlled, Dose-Comparison Study of the Treatment of Geographic Atrophy in Subjects with Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Sponsor: Sirion

                 

Sub-Investigator, A Six-Month, Phase 3, Multicenter, Masked, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial (with Six Month Open-Label Extension) to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of 700µ and 350µ Dexamethasone Posterior Segment Drug Delivery System (DEX PS DDS) in the Treatment of Patients with Macular Edema following Central Retinal Vein Occlusion or Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. Sponsor: Allergan

 

Sub-Investigator, A 3-Year, Phase 3, Multicenter, Masked, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of 700µ and 350µ Dexamethasone Posterior Segment Delivery System (DEX PS DDS) in the Treatment of Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema. Sponsor: Allergan

 

Sub-Investigator, MUST- Fluocinolone Implant vs. Standard of Care (Oral Corticosteroids, immunosupressives) for the treatment of Uveitis

     

Sub-Investigator, LSOCA-Longitudinal study of the Ocular Complications of AIDS

 

Sub-Investigator, Investigator Initiated Grants, HAART- Highly Active AntiRetroviral    (anti-HIV) Therapy

 

Sub-Investigator: Macular Hole Prospective Survey, Australia

 

Sub-Investigator: Retinal Vein Occlusion study, Australia

 

Organizations and memberships

  • American Society of Retina Specialist

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology

  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

  • All India Ophthalmological Society

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Charitable Activities 

  •  Screening of school children for various ophthalmic ailments in and around Varanasi.

  • Took part in the pulse polio program, carried out by the government of India for eradication of Polio from the country.

 

Extracurricular Activities 

  • Instrument Rated Private Pilot with 700 hours in single engine high performance plane

  • Advanced Scuba diver