Bradley Gelfand, PhD

Brad graduated with a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa (Iowa City). He next attended the University of Virginia (Charlottesville) where he earned his PhD also in Biomedical Engineering, studying the effects of blood flow on the development of atherosclerosis. Brad first focused on studying macular degeneration at the University of Kentucky (Lexington) in 2010 as a Postdoc and joined the faculty in 2012. In 2016, Brad returned to UVA as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, where he continues to research macular degeneration and other retinal conditions.