Isdin Oke, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an Ophthalmologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and a public health degree from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Oke specializes in the surgical management of vision-threatening conditions affecting children, including cataracts and strabismus. His research focuses on the social determinants of vision health. He uses electronic health records, national surveys, and health insurance claims to study vision screening, eye health services, and clinical outcomes. His research aims to inform health policy and improve healthcare delivery. Dr. Oke has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Research to Prevent Blindness, and Knights Templar Eye Foundation.

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• Boston Children's Hospital: here

• Harvard Medical School: here

• Department of Population Medicine, HPHCI: here

Ju-Yeun Lee, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Myongji Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine in South Korea and a Research Fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is an ophthalmologist specializing in pediatric strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology, and an Advisory Board of Preschool Blindness Prevention Project. She received her Ph.D. in Preventive Medicine and Integrated Major in Innovative Medical Science from Seoul National University, South Korea. Her areas of interest include clinical epidemiology and big data analysis. She mainly uses national health insurance claims and national cohort data, focusing on the organic association between ocular diseases and systemic conditions. Dr. Lee has received funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea and Korean National Police Agency.

Francisco Altamirano, MD, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ophthalmology at Boston Children’s Hospital. He earned his medical degree from the Tecnológico de Monterrey School of Medicine. Dr. Altamirano’s research focuses on pediatric retinal diseases, including retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), retinal complications of sickle cell disease, congenital retinal malformations, and retinal tumors such as retinoblastoma. He also utilizes large databases to study and improve visual outcomes in children, aiming to enhance care strategies for pediatric ocular disorders.

Nadine AlMuasher is a Clinical Research Assistant at Boston Children’s Hospital Ophthalmology Department. She received her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Biology from Northeastern University while being on the pre-medical track. Nadine’s current research focuses on the development of a comprehensive database of pediatric vision screening polices across the United States, integrating data from published literature and legal archives. She contributes to maintaining, creating, and organizing large datasets ranging from medical records to online surveys.

Ju Hyun Jeon is a Clinical Research Assistant at the Oke Lab. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Duke and a master’s degree in data science from Columbia. Ju Hyun focuses on using statistics and data analysis to understand social determinants of health. He has recently been analyzing IRIS registry datasets and investigating the workforce flow of ophthalmologists.  

Kimberly is currently a student at University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. Her research explores the relationship between pediatric eye conditions and mental health outcomes in the NIH All of Us database. In her free time, you can catch Kimberly at a live music show or hosting arts & crafts nights with friends.

Afareen is a medical student at University of Massachusetts School of Medicine where she is a clinical/translational research scholar and involved in health policy advocacy through the American Medical Association. Her interests include pediatric ophthalmology, biomedical engineering, health policy and epidemiology, and she is currently researching causes for ocular trauma injuries through national database studies. 

Alyssa is a medical student at Harvard Medical School. She received her bachelor's degree in statistical science from Duke University where she conducted research using electronic health record data to analyze risk factors for blindness from glaucoma at first presentation. Her research interests include clinical epidemiology and health disparities. 

Zoe Wu is a second-year Master’s student in Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research interests center on ophthalmic epidemiology, with a focus on eye disease etiology, prevention, and outcome disparities. Her current project explores health services research in strabismus treatment procedures using the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS) database.

Michelle Kim is a medical student at Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine. Her research interests include ocular and systemic disease associations across pediatric and adult populations. She aims to use electronic health records and claims-based data to investigate these connections and improve ophthalmic outcomes. She holds a BA in History from Cornell University.