Pedram Hamrah, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair of Academic Medicine · University of South Florida
Pedram Hamrah is Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair of Academic Medicine at University of South Florida. OpenAlex indexes 404 publications with 11,633 citations (h-index 58); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 13 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Ophthalmology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Pedram Hamrah, MD, is Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair of Academic Medicine at University of South Florida (Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology). The public record shows 404 publications with 11,633 citations (h-index 58), centered on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Corneal Surgery and Treatments, Corneal surgery and disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 13 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 19 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2026–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Cornea
- Top research focus: Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- 13 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 19 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; 6 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 153.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 13 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
19 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Dompe Farmaceutici S.p.A.Program year20252 payments$10,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- AXOGENProgram year20254 payments
- Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20251 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
46.4%Corticosteroids, plain29.5%Loteprednol Etabonate79%Lotemax12%Lotemax Sm7%Alrex3%Part D<11 patientsCorticosteroid6.5%Prednisolone Acetate81%Fluorometholone19%Part D≥28 patientsAnti-infectives
21.8%Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial6.5%Moxifloxacin100%Part D≥19 patientsTetracycline-class Drug5.2%Doxycycline Hyclate67%Doxycycline Monohydrate33%Part D<11 patientsCancer & immunology
18.4%Calcineurin inhibitor18.4%Restasis60%Cyclosporine30%Vevye5%Cequa5%Part D<11 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 27 Aug 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2026–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Central and Peripheral Mechanisms of Corneal Pain
University of New England
FY2025$1,117,237U01EY034709
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Developing a Measure to Quantify Ocular Pain Postoperatively: The Adaptation of the Ocular Pain Assessment Survey.
Journal of ophthalmology
Article2022
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01TFOS DEWS II pain and sensation reportArticle658 citations2017
- 02In Vivo Confocal Microscopy of Corneal Nerves in Health and DiseaseArticle365 citations2016
- 03The Corneal Stroma Is Endowed with a Significant Number of Resident Dendritic CellsArticle321 citations2003
- 04Corneal immunity is mediated by heterogeneous population of antigen-presenting cellsArticle314 citations2003
- 05Corneal Sensation and Subbasal Nerve Alterations in Patients with Herpes Simplex KeratitisArticle288 citations2010
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/cv/pedram-hamrah-md-4
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researchgate.net/profile/Pedram-Hamrah-2
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Instagram
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- Fellowship in Cornea
External Diseases and Refractive Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
2008provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
- 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 Cologne, Germany
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Ophthalmology, University of Louisville (elected chief resident)
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Ocular and Transplantation Immunology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School
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Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
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- M.D.
University of Cologne, Germany
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 ↗ - Board certified
Ophthalmology (American Board of Ophthalmology)
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American Board of Ophthalmology
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Fellow (Silver Fellow), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
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 ↗ - MD
University of Cologne, Germany
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 ↗ - Residency
Ophthalmology, University of Louisville (elected chief resident)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →google.com ↗ - Fellowship
Ocular and Transplantation Immunology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →google.com ↗ - Clinical fellowship
Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →google.com ↗ - FRCS
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →okyopharma.com ↗ - FARVO
Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
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Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
- Residency in Ophthalmology
University of Louisville (elected chief resident)
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 ↗ - Fellowship
Ocular and Transplantation Immunology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School
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 ↗ - Clinical fellowship
Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
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 ↗ - Fellowship in Ocular and Transplantation Immunology
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →eye.hms.harvard.edu ↗ - FRCS - Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →okyopharma.com ↗ - FARVO - Fellow
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →okyopharma.com ↗ - Residency in Ophthalmology
University of Louisville (chief resident); fellowships in Ocular/Transplantation Immunology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Cornea …
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Co-Director
Cornea Service, USF Morsani College of Medicine
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Clinical and Translational Research, USF Department of Ophthalmology
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Clinical Science and Clinical Practice, The Ocular Surface
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- 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 →theophthalmologist.com ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Scientific Advisory Board member
OKYO Pharma
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Noveome Biotherapeutics (listing is stale, shows prior Tufts University School of Medicine title)
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OKYO Pharma
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Media & interviews
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- Guest
CataractCoach Podcast, Episode 161 ("2911: Podcast 161: Pedram Hamrah MD"), published April 2026
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