Joel Schuman, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University; Kenneth L. Roper, MD Endowed Chair, Vice Chair for Research Innovation, Wills Eye Hospital · Wills Eye Hospital
Joel Schuman is Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University; Kenneth L. Roper, MD Endowed Chair, Vice Chair for Research Innovation, Wills Eye Hospital at Wills Eye Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 998 publications with 53,124 citations (h-index 99); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 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.
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Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Joel Schuman, MD, is Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University at Wills Eye Hospital. The public record shows 998 publications with 53,124 citations (h-index 99), centered on Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Corneal surgery and disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2003–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · BioMed research international
- Top research focus: Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 7 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 22 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 410.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Glaucoma
Sponsor: Stanford University
- A Study Using Transorbital Alternating Current Stimulation for People With Glaucoma
Sponsor: NYU Langone Health
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
7 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.Program year20252 payments
- EyePoint Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.Program year20231 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Sensory organs
89.3%Prostaglandin Analog27.6%Latanoprost87%Lumigan14%Part D≥110 patientsCarbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor23.7%Dorzolamide-Timolol69%Simbrinza12%Dorzolamide Hcl12%Brinzolamide6%Part D<11 patients+ 7 more classes in this area
Cardiovascular
6%Beta blocker6%Timolol Maleate100%Part D≥33 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
1.8%Anticholinergic1.8%Atropine Sulfate100%Part D≥17 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 18 Oct 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2003–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Novel Glaucoma Diagnostics for Structure and Function.
Wills Eye Health System
FY2026$1,232,538R01EY013178 - Novel Glaucoma Diagnostics for Structure and Function.
Wills Eye Health System
FY2025$1,047,658R01EY013178 - Clinical glaucoma management enabled by visible-light OCT
Northwestern University
FY2025$619,124U01EY033001
Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Predicting Intraocular Pressure From Glaucoma Patients Receiving Medication Treatment Using Explainable Machine Learning.
BioMed research international
Article2026 - APOSTEL-R Recommendations for Reporting Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Studies in Rodents.
Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation
Article2025 - Standardization and clinical applications of retinal imaging biomarkers for cardiovascular disease: a Roadmap from an NHLBI workshop.
Nature reviews. Cardiology
Review2025 - Motion Contrast, Phase Gradient, and Simultaneous OCT Images Assist in the Interpretation of Dark-Field Images in Eyes with Retinal Pathology.
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
Article2024 - Modeling Longitudinal Optical Coherence Tomography Images for Monitoring and Analysis of Glaucoma Progression.
Shape in medical imaging
Article2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Optical Coherence TomographyArticle13,979 citations1991
- 02Imaging of Macular Diseases with Optical Coherence TomographyArticle1,267 citations1995
- 03Ultrahigh-resolution ophthalmic optical coherence tomographyArticle960 citations2001
- 04In vivo retinal imaging by optical coherence tomographyArticle900 citations1993
- 05
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Background & recognition
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Education
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- Ophthalmology Residency
Medical College of Virginia
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Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
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- Fellow
American College of Surgeons (FACS)
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Member
Editorial Board, Ophthalmology Times
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering
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