Contact Information
UPMC Vision Institute
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology
4401 Penn Avenue
CHL 03-05-01
Pittsburgh, PA 15224-1334
Lab Personnel
Bharesh Chauhan, PhD, Molecular Biologist with a special interest in the molecular biology of anterior segment developmental anomalies
Kathryn Lemon
Ellen Mitchell, MD
Preeti Patil, MD
Hannah Scanga MS, LCGC, Clinical Genetic Counselor with a special interest in psychosocial aspects of precision medicine
Research Focus
Dr. Nischal is one of the pioneers of pediatric corneal transplants. Children from all over the world come to see Dr. Nischal because of his expertise in helping children with genetic corneal diseases. His research focuses on evidence-based protocol-led clinical care with clinical outcome measures to drive clinical care. His main areas of clinical research are anterior segment developmental anomalies affecting the cornea, lens, and trabecular meshwork. He has published widely on the topics of pediatric cataract, glaucoma, and cornea as well as craniofacial anomalies.