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Ken K. Nischal, MD, FAAP, FRCOphth

  • Executive Vice Chair, International
  • Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
  • Professor of Ophthalmology
  • Medical Director, Digital Health
  • Assistant Medical Director, UPMC International Medicine

Dr. Nischal is one of the pioneers of pediatric corneal transplants. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric cataract, cornea, and glaucoma, craniosynostosis, syndromes and ocular genetics.

He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Pediatric Glaucoma and Cataract Family Association (PGCFA). He is the founder and co-director of the World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Since 1991, he has been a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
 

    Education & Training

  • The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship
  • Birmingham and Midlands Eye Hospital, Oxford Eye Hospital, UK, Ophthalmology Residency
  • King’s College Hospital Medical School of the University of London, MD
Awards
The Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service (ACES) UPMC, 2020 (fewer than 1% of UPMC staff from across the health system receive this honor each year)
Secretariat Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2019
Innovation Award, Swiss Academy of Ophthalmology, 2019
Research Interests

Dr. Nischal's research focus is 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.

Publications