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Stephen H. Tsang, M.D., Ph.D.
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Stephen H. Tsang, MD, PhD is a tenure track assistant professor in Retina Division at the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute and Department of Pathology-Cell Biology at Columbia University. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University, where he began his medical genetics training under the tutelage of Professor Victor A. McKusick. He received his M.D.-Ph.D. degrees from the NIH-National Institute of General Medical Sciences Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Columbia University. Dr. Tsang then completed his residency at Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA under the guidance of Professor Debora B. Farber. At Columbia, Dr. Tsang’s clinical practice focuses on inherited retinal degenerations. Dr. Tsang's contributions to retinitis pigmentsoa research are known internationally and he has been a member of the Fight-For-Sight grant-in-aid review panel since 2001. His skills have been recognized by the 2005 Bernard Becker-Association of University Professor in Ophthalmology-Research to Prevent Blindness Award. Dr. Tsang also participates in resident teaching and is the Columbia ophthalmology basic science course director. He is a recipient of the 2007-8 house-staff teaching award. |
