Education and Professional Training

University of North Carolina Hospital Ophthalmology Residency Program - Chapel Hill, NC                   2021-2025

Ophthalmology Resident, Chief Resident     

​University of North Carolina School of Medicine - Chapel Hill, NC                                                                  2016-2021

Doctor of Medicine 

University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Charlotte, NC                                                                                  2010-2014

Bachelor of Science in Biology with Departmental Honors, Magna cum laude 2010- 2014

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Honors and Awards

Frederick Stocker Research Award

• Project titled “ Predicting progression to exudative age-related macular degeneration with artificial intelligence.” 2025. 

Frederick Stocker Research Award

• Awarded for project entitled “Utilizing End Lens Position to Optimize A-constants for IOL Power Calculations” 2024

Center for the Business of Health Student Researcher Contribution

• In recognition of the novel solution and performance during the student teams achieving results program, funds contributed towards my research integrating artificial intelligence into ophthalmology. 2020

Howard Holderness Distinguished Medical Scholar

• Awarded funds for research on “Clinical Utility of Retinal Oximetry and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.” 2019-2021

Third Place Community Based Longitudinal Care Quality Improvement Poster

• “Eyeing the Barriers to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening” project was selected by faculty and students for being the 3rd most impactful quality improvement project. 2018

Carolina Medical Student Researcher

• Received the NIDDK STRT grant for “Higher Order Wavefront Aberrations as a Metric for Monitoring Dry Eye Disease.” 2017

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Journal Article and Abstract Publications

 Le P, Nguyen M, Vu T, Lee K, George R, Landers MB, Zhang AY. Incidence of epiretinal membrane formation following treatment of diabetic retinopathy with panretinal photocoagulation therapy. International Journal of Ophthalmology. V. 18, n 3, 2024.

 

Le, Patrick Huan et al. Relationship between Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Severity, Anxiety, and Depression. MedicalResearch Archives, [S.l.], v. 11, n. 8, Aug. 2023. ISSN 2375-1924. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i8.4120.

 

​Mathews B, Le P, Budenz D, Mwanza, J-C. Agreement of Diagnostic Classification Between Structural Parameters in PrePerimetric and Early Perimetric Glaucoma. Journal of Glaucoma Dec 1, 2022. DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002157.

 

Le P, Zehden J, Zhang AY. Role of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Imaging in Patients with Diabetes. Curr Diab Rep. 2021 Oct 19;21(10):42. doi: 10.1007/s11892-021-01405-4. PMID: 34665347.

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Le PH, Nguyen M, Landers M, Zhang AY. Epiretinal Membrane Formation Following Panretinal Photocoagulation for Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020;61(7):4393-4393.

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Le P, Nguyen M, Vu T, Dao D-P, Olson D, Zhang AY. Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa. Journal of Vitreoretinal Disease. 2020

 

Le P, Vu T, Davis R. Investigating the Strength and Presence of Medical Associations With Big Data Discovery Technology in a Retrospective Case-Control Study Design: An Analysis of Dry Eye Disease and Migraine Headaches. SAGE Publications Ltd; 2020. doi:10.4135/9781529732283

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Nguyen M & Le P, Tanner J, Yan J, Miller T, Garg S. The Utility of Ultra-widefield Retinal Imaging with Telemedicine for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020;61(7):4848-4848.

 

Olson DJ, Zhang X, Ward MF, Le P, Ismail O, Poole Z, Donaldson J, Van Buren E, Lin FC, Ulrich J, Davis R. Rates of Comorbid Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

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Olson D, Le P, Vu T, Buren EV, Lin F-C, Zhang A. Association Between Anxiety, Depression, and Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020;61(7):3836-3836.

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Ward MF, Le P, Donaldson JC, et al. Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Dry Eye Disease.

 

Ophthalmic Epidemiol. Published online April 26, 2019:1-6. doi:10.1080/09286586.2019.1607882

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Zhang X, Olson DJ, Le P, Lin F-C, Fleischman D, Davis RM. The Association Between Glaucoma, Anxiety, and Depression in a Large Population. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017;183:37-41. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2017.07.021

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Book and Book Chapter Publications:

Le PH. Ophthalmology Medical Student: Specialty Review and Self-Assessment. 2nd Edition. Treasure Island, FL: StatPearls Publishing; 2020. http://www.amzn.com/B085GMG5BD

 

Pradeep T, Mehra D, Le PH. Histology, Eye. In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing; 2020. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544343/

 

Joyce C & Le PH & Peterson DC. Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 3 (Oculomotor). In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing; 2019. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537126/

 

Joyce C & Le PH & Sadiq NM. Histology, Retina. In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing; 2019. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546692/

 

Mehra D, Le PH. Physiology, Night Vision. In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing; 2019. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545246/

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Professional Organizations and Licenses 

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2023-Present

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2019-Present

American Academy of Ophthalmology 2019-Present

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