Emily Chew, MD
Enriched profileNIH Distinguished Investigator; Director, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications; Chief, Clinical Trials Branch · National Eye Institute
Emily Chew is NIH Distinguished Investigator; Director, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications; Chief, Clinical Trials Branch at National Eye Institute. OpenAlex indexes 1,009 publications with 76,887 citations (h-index 107); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 25 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Ophthalmology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Emily Chew is NIH Distinguished Investigator at National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. The public record shows 1,009 publications with 76,887 citations (h-index 107), centered on Macular Degeneration (AMD), Diabetic Retinopathy / DME. It also documents an investigator role on 25 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · ACM transactions on computing for healthcare
- Top research focus: Macular Degeneration (AMD)
- 25 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 31 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 25 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Fenofibrate for Prevention of DR Worsening
Sponsor: Jaeb Center for Health Research
- Retrospective Case Series of Trans-scleral Cryotherapy for Retinal Hemangioblastoma
Sponsor: National Eye Institute (NEI)
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2023–2023. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Janssen Research & Development, LLCProgram year20231 payment
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- LMOD+: A Comprehensive Multimodal Dataset and Benchmark for Developing and Evaluating Multimodal Large Language Models in Ophthalmology.
ACM transactions on computing for healthcare
Article2026 - Multi-omic analysis of deep learning-derived phenotypes links ophthalmic imaging to cardiovascular and neurological traits.
Nature cardiovascular research
Article2026 - Deep Learning-Based Detection of Reticular Pseudodrusen in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
Clinical Trial2026
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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doximity.com/pub/emily-chew-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Emily-Chew-2
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linkedin.com/in/emily-chew-b199075
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Mentions by others
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instagram.com/p/DV9QNTxgX9W
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Chew
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- M.D.
University of Toronto
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University of Toronto
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Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, and University of Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications (DECA), National Eye Institute, NIH
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Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH
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Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Roger Johnson Award for Macular Degeneration Research (2026)
University of Washington Department of Ophthalmology
2026verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ophthalmology.washington.edu ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →retinaroundup.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →theophthalmologist.com ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →retinaroundup.com ↗
- Episode 55: Dr. Emily Chew Discusses Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Genetics
Straight from the Cutter's Mouth
2017verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →retinapodcast.com ↗ - verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →doheny.org ↗
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