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About Me
Originally from Uppsala, Sweden, Dr. Benjamin Bakall joined Associated Retina Consultants in 2013 as a medical retina and inherited retinal dystrophy specialist. He is the director of the Inherited Retinal Disease and Visual Function Clinic at the Phoenix office, and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and scientific mentor for medical student scholarly project at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix.
Dr. Bakall has researched, published and lectured at national meetings on numerous topics in ophthalmology and inherited retinal diseases. He has conducted clinical trials on macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and inherited retinal diseases and he is an invited reviewer for a number of scientific journals. Dr. Bakall maintains memberships in several professional organizations including the Arizona Ophthalmological Society and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He has been the medical chair for Vision Walk Arizona-Foundation for Fighting Blindness for several years.
During his free time, he enjoys traveling, exercising and spending time with his family.
Training
Two-year medical retina that included research on inherited retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration
University of Iowa
Fellowship
Ophthalmology
University of Arizona
ResidencyPhD in ophthalmic genetics focused on identifying the gene for the inherited retinal disease Best macular dystrophy
Uppsala University
Masters / PhDMedical degree
Uppsala University
Medical School
Awards & Honors
Clive H. Sell, MD Vision Foundation
Clive H. Sell, MD Vision Foundation
FFB, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Clinical/Research Fellowship Award for research in Inherited retinal degenerations - The Alan Laties career development program
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Postdoctoral fellowship, Swedish Research Council for research on Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, bestrophin-1 and bestrophin-2
Swedish Research Council
The Anders Wall Award for Young Scientist of the year
Anders Wall Award
Publications & Press
Emerging Gene Therapy Treatments for Inherited Retinal Diseases
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina•2018Reduced Penetrance in a Large Caucasian Pedigree with Stickler Syndrome
Ophthalmic Genet•2017Specific Alleles of CLN7/MFSD8, a Protein that Localizes to Photoreceptor Synaptic Terminals, Cause a Spectrum of Nonsyndromic retinal Dystrophy
Invest Ophthalmol VIS SCI•2017
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- AZ
- License Numbers
- 47552
