Ferhina S. Ali, MD

Ferhina Ali, MD is an attending physician in the Vitreous and Retinal Surgery division. She specializes in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, tractional retinal detachment, laser for retinal tears, and in the surgical management of retinal detachments, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, and dislocated lenses.

Dr. Ali is fellowship trained in vitreoretinal disease and surgery from the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at the University of California in San Francisco. She obtained her medical degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and has a Masters in Public Health also from Johns Hopkins University, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, as an Alfred Sommer Scholar.

Dr. Ali is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Retina Society, and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. She has received the American Society of Retina Specialists Honor Award, was selected as one of the “Top 100 Women in Ophthalmology,” received the H. Dunbar Hoskins IRIS Registry research award, received Women in Retina awards, and was a fellow of the Society of Heed Fellows. She has been an investigator in over 100 early- and late-stage clinical trials for groundbreaking new therapies in retinal disease. She is excited about innovation in the retina space and in bringing the latest effective, durable, and cutting-edge treatments to her patients.

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Retina Specialists
• Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology

Awards/Professional Recognition

• Ophthalmology Power List Top 100 Women in Ophthalmology Worldwide
• Society of Heed Fellows – Heed Fellowship
• American Society of Retina Specialists Women in Retina Award
• Research to Prevent Blindness Fellowship Award
• NIH Fogarty International Center Frameworks Grant
• Reviewer, JAMA Ophthalmology, BMC Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Acta Ophthalmologica
• Invited contributor Retina Today and Retinal Physician
• Author, co-author, of more than 45 articles in peer reviewed journals, chapters, and abstracts
• Clinical trial investigator in over 100 early and late stage clinical trials for groundbreaking new therapies in retinal disease