Dr. Karen Revere

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OphthalmologyOculofacial Surgeon
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 590-2791
Medicare Enrolled

Location

3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Elite Training

Areas of Expertise

Functional And Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery
Eyelid And Ocular Surface Tumors
Post-Mohs Reconstructive Surgery
Management Of Microphthalmia And The Anophthalmic Socket
Orbital Tumors, Fractures And Inflammatory Conditions
Lacrimal (tearing) Disorders
Complex Oculoplastic And Orbital Diseases, Including Thyroid Eye Disease And Congenital Fibrosis Syndromes
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About Me

Karen E. Revere, MD, is an attending oculoplastic and reconstructive surgeon in the Division of Ophthalmology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is also a member of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute as assistant professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She sees both children and adults.

Dr. Revere received her MD from the Perelman School of Medicine, where she was recognized as the most outstanding medical student entering ophthalmology. After earning “Intern of the Year” in Miami, FL, and completing a residency in Ophthalmology at Penn, she completed a two-year fellowship at CHOP, which included training at the Scheie Eye Institute, the Center for Human Appearance and the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Dr. Revere’s practice includes functional and cosmetic oculoplastic surgery in children and adults. Her clinical interests include ptosis; eyelid and ocular surface tumors; post-Mohs reconstructive surgery; management of microphthalmia and the anophthalmic socket; orbital tumors, fractures and inflammatory conditions; lacrimal (tearing) disorders; and complex oculoplastic and orbital diseases, including thyroid eye disease and congenital fibrosis syndromes. She sees patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Main Campus; the CHOP Care Network Specialty Care Center, Princeton at Plainsboro; the CHOP Care Network Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Voorhees; and the Scheie Eye Institute in Philadelphia.

Training

  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Center for Human Appearance, University of Pennsylvania

    ASOPRS Fellow in Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery

    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

    Fellowship
  • Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania

    Ophthalmology

    Scheie Eye Institute

    Residency
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

    MD

    UPenn

    Medical School

Awards & Honors

  • ORBIS Associate Ophthalmologist Fellowship

    2014

    Davao, Philippines

  • Intern of the Year

    2012

    Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL

  • National Medical Fellowship for Minority Medical Students

    2011

    Mbarara, Uganda

  • Byron S. Hurwitz, MD, M'66 Memorial Prize for most outstanding medical student entering a residency in ophthalmology

    2011

  • Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics for Medical Students

    2010

    Germany and Poland

  • Year-Long Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship

    2009

    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

  • Agnew Surgical Society Scholarship

    2007

    Department of Traumatology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

  • National Institutes of Health Funded Annual Summer Fellowships, Minority Access to Research Careers/Physician Scientist Training Program

    2004

    Temple University

Publications & Press

  • Simultaneous versus sequential ptosis and strabismus surgery in children

    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018;34(3):280-283.2018
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Art Observation Training to Improve Medical Student Ophthalmology Skills

    Ophthalmology, 2017.2017
  • Childhood optic nerve glioma: vision loss due to biopsy

    Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S107-S109.2017
  • Congenital Craniofacial Deformities: Ophthalmic Considerations

    In: Katowitz JA, Katowitz WR, editors. Pediatric Oculoplastic Surgery. 2nd ed. Springer; 2017.2017
  • Developmental Eyelid Abnormalities

    In: Katowitz JA, Katowitz WR, editors. Pediatric Oculoplastic Surgery. 2nd ed.. Springer; 2017.2017
  • Management of the Microphthalmic Orbit

    In: Katowitz JA, Katowitz WR, editors. Pediatric Oculoplastic Surgery. 2nd ed. Springer; 2017.2017
  • Use of the Masterka for complex nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children

    J AAPOS. 2017;21(5):380-383.2017
  • Eyelid Developmental Disorders

    Diseases and Disorders of the Orbit and Adnexa, 1" Edition. Fay A & Dolman P (eds.). Elsevier, 2016.2016
  • Acute onset anterior uveitis after darbepoetin alfa infusion

    Journal of Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 5(1):31, 2015.2015
  • Update on management of herpes keratitis in children

    Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 24:343-47, 2013.2013
  • In vivo detection of experimental optic neuritis by pupillometry

    Exp Eye Res. 100:1-6, 2012.2012
  • Recent breakthroughs in gene therapy for inherited retinal degeneration

    Discovery Medicine. 42(8):125-29, 2009.2009

Certifications & Licensure

Licensed In
PA
License Numbers
MD454055