Nicole Hauptman Siegel, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Biography
Nicole Siegel, MD, an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, is the Vice Chair of Education and the Program Director of the Ophthalmology Residency. Formerly, she served as the Associate Program Director and the Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Ophthalmology for the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is a vitreoretinal surgeon with her academic practice at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, as part of the Boston University Eye Associates (BUEA). She sees patients at Boston Medical Center and at the BUEA Brockton office. Dr. Siegel’s clinical and surgical interests include diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions, intraocular inflammation, retinal detachments, macular holes and membranes, dislocated intraocular lenses.
Dr. Siegel completed both her Ophthalmology residency, serving as chief resident, and her two-year vitreoretinal Surgery fellowship at Boston Medical Center. Prior to that, Dr. Siegel graduated from the New York University School of Medicine. During her time in medical school she spent time doing research and was the vice president of the NYU chapter of Unite For Sight.
Dr. Siegel’s research interests include evaluating patient satisfaction for sedation used in ophthalmic surgery, intraocular inflammation, the diagnostic yield of aqueous and vitreous biomarkers and on-going multi-disciplinary projects. In addition to invited oral presentations and authoring manuscripts, case reports and book chapters, Dr. Siegel is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, Women in Retina, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the Massachusetts Medical Society, and the New England Ophthalmological Society.
Education
- New York University School of Medicine, MD
- Dartmouth College, BA
Publications
- Published on 11/26/2024
Prasad M, Goodman D, Gutta S, Sheikh Z, Cabral HJ, Shunyakova J, Sanjiv N, Curley C, Yarala RR, Tsai L, Siegel NH, Chen X, Poulaki V, Alosco ML, Stein TD, Ness S, Subramanian ML. Associations Between Retinal Vascular Occlusions and Dementia. Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Nov 26; 12(23). PMID: 39684995.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/26/2024
Sampani K, Ness S, Tuz-Zahra F, Aytan N, Spurlock EE, Alluri S, Chen X, Siegel NH, Alosco ML, Xia W, Tripodis Y, Stein TD, Subramanian ML. Neurodegenerative biomarkers in different chambers of the eye relative to plasma: an agreement validation study. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2024 Aug 26; 16(1):192. PMID: 39187891.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/8/2024
Prasad M, Goodman D, Xu J, Gutta S, Zubieta D, Alluri S, Siegel NH, Peeler CE, Lee HJ, Cabral HJ, Subramanian ML. Long-Term Satisfaction of Oral Sedation versus Standard-of-Care Intravenous Sedation for Ocular Surgery. Clin Ophthalmol. 2024; 18:735-742. PMID: 38476357.
Read at: PubMed - 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 11/1/2023
Bains A, Osathanugrah P, Sanjiv N, Chiu C, Fiorello MG, Siegel NH, Peeler CE, Distefano AG, Lee HJ, Ness S, Desai MA, Titelbaum JR, Pira T, LaMattina KC, Christiansen SP, Cabral HJ, Subramanian ML. Diverse Research Teams and Underrepresented Groups in Clinical Studies. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Nov 01; 141(11):1037-1044. PMID: 37856135.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/6/2023
Prasad M, Kosowsky T, Chen X, Davoudi Moghaddam S, Ness S, Peeler C, Siegel NH, Subramanian ML. Unrelenting Vision Loss: The Virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Cureus. 2023 Sep; 15(9):e44786. PMID: 37809162.
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 4/8/2023
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 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
View 36 more publications: View full profile at BUMC