Steven D. Ness, MD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
Biography
Steven Ness, MD is an Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and serves as the Chief of the Retina Service and Director of the Vitreoretinal Surgery and Medical Retina Fellowships at Boston Medical Center. He sees patients both at Boston Medical Center and the Taunton office of Boston University Eye Associates and also serves as an Attending Physician at the Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System. His clinical interests include the medical and surgical management of chorioretinal vascular disease including diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, and age related macular degeneration and the surgical treatment of retinal detachment, epiretinal membranes and macular holes.
After graduating with a degree in neurobiology from Yale University and summa cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Ness completed a 1 year transitional internship at the Frankford Healthcare System. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Boston University, serving as chief resident in his final year. After a 2 year vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at Boston Medical Center and VA Boston Healthcare System, he joined the faculty of both institutions in 2008.
Dr. Ness serves as Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Ophthalmology and has several ongoing projects focusing on advanced novel retinal imaging systems, diabetic retinopathy, and the social determinants of healthcare and patient adherence. He is a co-investigator in an RO1 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke entitled “Predictive markers from diabetic retinopathy via quantitative imaging of retinal capillary functions”.
Dr. Ness has been an invited speaker at regional, national, and international meetings. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and serves on national committees through the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retinal Specialists and on the editorial boards of Surveys of Ophthalmology and Focal Points.
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD
- Yale University, BA
Publications
- Published on 11/13/2023
Dia M, Davoudi S, Sanayei N, Martin DC, Albrecht MM, Ness S, Subramanian M, Siegel N, Chen X. Demographic and socioeconomic disparities in the hybrid ophthalmology telemedicine model. J Telemed Telecare. 2023 Nov 13; 1357633X231211353. PMID: 37960873.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/31/2023
Dia M, Albrecht MM, Sanayei N, Cabral H, Martin DC, Subramanian ML, Ness S, Siegel NH, Desai M, Chen X. Patient Satisfaction with the Hybrid Telemedicine Model for Ophthalmology. Telemed J E Health. 2024 Feb; 30(2):499-508. PMID: 37651189.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/29/2023
Nguyen AH, Davoudi S, Dong K, Bains A, Ness S, Subramanian ML, Siegel NH, Chen X. Socioeconomic Disparities in Patients Receiving Intravitreal Injections for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2023; 7(5):376-381. PMID: 37701269.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/12/2023
Oke I, Ness SD, Peeler CE. Gaze-Evoked Vision Changes. J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil. 2023 Jul 03; 73(3):75-76. PMID: 37043635.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/8/2023
Zeng K, Cabral H, Ness S, Subramanian M, Siegel N, Chen X. Effect of Lens Status on Diabetic Vitreous Hemorrhage Resolution. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2023; 7(3):220-225. PMID: 37188215.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/10/2023
Green MB, Agranat JS, Davoudi S, Sanayei N, Ness S. Penicillin Responsive Presumed Seronegative Ocular Syphilis in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2023 Sep; 31(7):1320-1327. PMID: 36897959.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/4/2023
Xu J, Davoudi S, Yoon J, Chen X, Siegel NH, Subramanian ML, Ness S. Effect of race and ethnicity on surgical outcomes for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. Can J Ophthalmol. 2024 Apr; 59(2):102-108. PMID: 36610705.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/31/2022
Prasad M, Xu J, Agranat JS, Xia W, Daley S, Ness S, Chen X, Siegel NH, Stein TD, Chung J, Subramanian ML. Upregulation of Neuroinflammatory Protein Biomarkers in Acute Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments. Life (Basel). 2022 Dec 31; 13(1). PMID: 36676067.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/28/2022
Sangal K, Prasad M, Siegel NH, Chen X, Ness S, Subramanian ML. Focal Laser Photocoagulation for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Under-Represented Populations: A Retrospective Case Series. Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2022; 13(3):991-998. PMID: 36605045.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/25/2022
Jindachomthong KK, Cabral H, Subramanian ML, Ness S, Siegel NH, Chhablani J, Hsu SX, Chen X. Incidence and Risk Factors for Delayed Retinal Tears after an Acute, Symptomatic Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Apr; 7(4):318-324. PMID: 36307014.
Read at: PubMed
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