Karen Wai is an Ophthalmology physician affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation. OpenAlex indexes 122 publications with 895 citations (h-index 14).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 943052200
Telephone
650-723-4000Provider last certified this registry record 17 Mar 2025.
Industry payments
16 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Genentech USA, Inc.Program year20258 payments
- Astellas Pharma Global DevelopmentProgram year20252 payments
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20252 payments
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Recurrent Macular Edema Associated With Belzutifan Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases
2026 - Long-Term Cannabis Use and Risk of Postoperative Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
JAMA Ophthalmology
2025 - Risk of Cataract Surgery Complications in Patients With Prior Intravitreal Injection Therapy
American Journal of Ophthalmology
2025
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