Naresh Mandava, MD

Professional Titles

• Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
• Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Chair in Retinal Diseases
• Co-Director, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Fellowship

Recognitions

• Top Ophthalmologists in America, Consumers' Research Council of America (2004)
  2004 - 2009
• Top Doctors, Denver's 5280 Magazine (2015)
  2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016
• Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2007)
  
• Inventor of the Year, University of Colorado Denver (2010)
  

Research Interests

Publications

• Olson JL, Wei LA, Fortin MJ, Oliver SC, Quiroz-Mercado H, Mandava N, Korotkin A. Performance characteristics of a straight versus bent 25-gauge vitrector. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2014 Mar 1;45(2):153-5. PubMed PMID: 24635158
• Velez-Montoya R, Oliver SC, Olson JL, Fine SL, Quiroz-Mercado H, Mandava N. Current knowledge and trends in age-related macular degeneration: genetics, epidemiology, and prevention. Retina. 2014 Mar;34(3):423-41. PubMed PMID: 24285245
• Gustave BW, Oliver SC, Mathias M, Velez-Montoya R, Quiroz-Mercado H, Olson JL, Mandava N, Bhandari R. Reversal of paracentral occlusive retinopathy in a case of sickle cell disease using exchange transfusion. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2013 Sep-Oct;44(5):505-7. PubMed PMID: 24044719
• Velez-Montoya R, Patel C, Oliver SC, Quiroz-Mercado H, Mandava N, Olson JL. Intraocular Microsurgical Forceps (20, 23, and 25 gauge) Membrane Peeling Forces Assessment. J Ophthalmol. 2013;2013:784172. PubMed PMID: 23956842
• Bhandari R, Dacey M, Schwartz S, Olson J, Quiroz-Mercado H, Mandava N, Oliver SC. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease masquerading as a lymphoproliferative process of the uvea. Br J Ophthalmol. 2013 Nov;97(11):1482-3, 1489-90. PubMed PMID: 23913248
• Dunn JH, Weinberg A, Chan LK, Mandava N, Levi ME, Olson JL. Long-term suppression of multidrug-resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis with systemically administered leflunomide. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Jul;131(7):958-60. PubMed PMID: 23846207
• Block E, Greco M, Vitek D, Masihzadeh O, Ammar DA, Kahook MY, Mandava N, Durfee C, Squier J. Simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing for tissue ablation. Biomed Opt Express. 2013 Jun 1;4(6):831-41. PubMed PMID: 23761847
• Mathias M, Nagel MA, Khmeleva N, Boyer PJ, Choe A, Durairaj VD, Bennett JL, Mandava N, Gilden D. VZV multifocal vasculopathy with ischemic optic neuropathy, acute retinal necrosis and temporal artery infection in the absence of zoster rash. J Neurol Sci. 2013 Feb 15;325(1-2):180-2. PubMed PMID: 23312850
• Ammar DA, Mandava N, Kahook MY. The effects of aflibercept on the viability and metabolism of ocular cells in vitro. Retina. 2013 May;33(5):1056-61. PubMed PMID: 23266881
• Velez-Montoya R, Oliver SC, Olson JL, Fine SL, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Current knowledge and trends in age-related macular degeneration: today's and future treatments. Retina. 2013 Sep;33(8):1487-502. PubMed PMID: 23222393
• Schwartz S, Gonzalez CL, Bhandari R, Oliver SN, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Retina evaluation with nonmydriatic ultrawide-field color imaging after cataract extraction surgeries in asymptomatic patients. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2015 Jan 1;46(1):50-5. PubMed PMID: 25559509
• Salcedo-Villanueva G, Paciuc-Beja M, Harasawa M, Velez-Montoya R, Olson JL, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Identification and biometry of horizontal extraocular muscle tendons using optical coherence tomography. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2014 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25467758
• Salcedo-Villanueva G, Harasawa M, Velez-Montoya R, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Olson JL, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF HEALTHY RETINA IN BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION AND ITS RESPONSE TO ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY. Retina. 2014 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25313712
• Schwartz S, Harasawa M, Baldivieso V, Sabel AL, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Nonmydriatic fundus camera for diabetic retinopathy screening in a safety net hospital: effectiveness, prevalence, and risk factors. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2014 Sep 18;:0. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25264120
• Salcedo-Villanueva G, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Correspondence. Retina. 2014 Jul;34(7):e16-7. PubMed PMID: 24926594
• Olson JL, Wei LA, Fortin MJ, Oliver SC, Quiroz-Mercado H, Mandava N, Korotkin A. Performance characteristics of a straight versus bent 25-gauge vitrector. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2014 Mar-Apr;45(2):153-5. PubMed PMID: 24635158
• Velez-Montoya R, Oliver SC, Olson JL, Fine SL, Quiroz-Mercado H, Mandava N. Current knowledge and trends in age-related macular degeneration: genetics, epidemiology, and prevention. Retina. 2014 Mar;34(3):423-41. PubMed PMID: 24285245
• Smith JM, Mathias MT, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Olson JL, Quiroz-Mercado H, Palestine AG. The influence of needle gauge and infection source on vitreous aspirate cultures. Br J Ophthalmol. 2015 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26269533
• Salcedo-Villanueva G, Paciuc-Beja M, Villanueva-Mendoza C, Harasawa M, Smith JM, Velez-Montoya R, Olson JL, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Progression of gyrate atrophy measured with ultra-wide-field imaging. Int Ophthalmol. 2016 Feb;36(1):111-20. PubMed PMID: 26003990
• Kim YC, Harasawa M, Salcedo-Villanueva G, Siringo FS, Paciuc-Beja M, Olson JL, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Enhanced High-Density Line Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of the Vitreoretinal Interface: Description of Selected Cases. Semin Ophthalmol. 2015 Aug 21;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25751634
• Gilden D, White T, Khmeleva N, Heintzman A, Choe A, Boyer PJ, Grose C, Carpenter JE, Rempel A, Bos N, Kandasamy B, Lear-Kaul K, Holmes DB, Bennett JL, Cohrs RJ, Mahalingam R, Mandava N, Eberhart CG, Bockelman B, Poppiti RJ, Tamhankar MA, Fogt F, Amato M, Wood E, Durairaj V, Rasmussen S, Petursdottir V, Pollak L, Mendlovic S, Chatelain D, Keyvani K, Brueck W, Nagel MA. Prevalence and distribution of VZV in temporal arteries of patients with giant cell arteritis. Neurology. 2015 May 12;84(19):1948-55. PubMed PMID: 25695965
• Schwartz S, Gonzalez CL, Bhandari R, Oliver SN, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Retina evaluation with nonmydriatic ultrawide-field color imaging after cataract extraction surgeries in asymptomatic patients. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2015 Jan;46(1):50-5. PubMed PMID: 25559509
• Salcedo-Villanueva G, Paciuc-Beja M, Harasawa M, Velez-Montoya R, Olson JL, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Identification and biometry of horizontal extraocular muscle tendons using optical coherence tomography. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2015 Mar;253(3):477-85. PubMed PMID: 25467758
• Salcedo-Villanueva G, Harasawa M, Velez-Montoya R, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Olson JL, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Spectral domain optical coherence tomographic analysis of healthy retina in branch retinal vein occlusion and its response to antiangiogenic therapy. Retina. 2015 Apr;35(4):704-14. PubMed PMID: 25313712
• Schwartz S, Harasawa M, Baldivieso V, Sabel AL, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Nonmydriatic fundus camera for diabetic retinopathy screening in a safety net hospital: effectiveness, prevalence, and risk factors. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2015 Mar-Apr;25(2):145-52. PubMed PMID: 25264120
• Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Mandava N, Palestine AG, Mourani PM, McCourt EA, Oliver SC, Abman SH. The Relationship of Novel Plasma Proteins in the Early Neonatal Period With Retinopathy of Prematurity. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Sep 1;57(11):5076-5082. PubMed PMID: 27679852
• Smith JM, Hwang RY, Siringo F, Quiroz-Mercado H, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Mathias MT, Olson JL. CONCURRENT ENDOPHTHALMITIS AND ANTERIOR SEGMENT ISCHEMIA AFTER STRABISMUS SURGERY. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2016 Apr 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27124792
• Smith JM, Mathias MT, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Olson JL, Quiroz-Mercado H, Palestine AG. The influence of needle gauge and infection source on vitreous aspirate cultures. Br J Ophthalmol. 2016 Apr;100(4):453-5. PubMed PMID: 26269533
• Salcedo-Villanueva G, Paciuc-Beja M, Villanueva-Mendoza C, Harasawa M, Smith JM, Velez-Montoya R, Olson JL, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Progression of gyrate atrophy measured with ultra-wide-field imaging. Int Ophthalmol. 2016 Feb;36(1):111-20. PubMed PMID: 26003990
• Kim YC, Harasawa M, Salcedo-Villanueva G, Siringo FS, Paciuc-Beja M, Olson JL, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H. Enhanced High-Density Line Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of the Vitreoretinal Interface: Description of Selected Cases. Semin Ophthalmol. 2016;31(6):559-66. PubMed PMID: 25751634
• Lynch AM, Patnaik JL, Cathcart JN, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Echalier LL, Wagner BD, Oliver SCN, Pecen PE, Olson JL, Fine SL, Palestine AG, Mandava N. COLORADO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION REGISTRY: Design and Clinical Risk Factors of the Cohort. Retina. 2017 Dec 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29283981
• Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Hodges JK, Thevarajah TS, McCourt EA, Cerda AM, Mandava N, Gibbs RS, Palestine AG. The relationship of the subtypes of preterm birth with retinopathy of prematurity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Sep;217(3):354.e1-354.e8. PubMed PMID: 28545834
• Smith JM, Hwang RY, Siringo F, Quiroz-Mercado H, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Mathias MT, Olson JL. CONCURRENT ENDOPHTHALMITIS AND ANTERIOR SEGMENT ISCHEMIA AFTER STRABISMUS SURGERY. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2017 Spring;11(2):148-151. PubMed PMID: 27124792
• Gregori NZ, Callaway NF, Hoeppner C, Yuan A, Rachitskaya A, Feuer W, Ameri H, Arevalo JF, Augustin AJ, Birch DG, Dagnelie G, Grisanti S, Davis JL, Hahn P, Handa JT, Ho AC, Huang SS, Humayun MS, Iezzi R Jr, Jayasundera KT, Kokame GT, Lam BL, Lim JI, Mandava N, Montezuma SR, Olmos de Koo L, Szurman P, Vajzovic L, Wiedemann P, Weiland J, Yan J, Zacks DN. Retinal Anatomy and Electrode Array Position in Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients After Argus II Implantation: An International Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 Sep;193:87-99. PubMed PMID: 29940167
• Lynch AM, Berning AA, Thevarajah TS, Wagner BD, Post MD, McCourt EA, Cathcart JN, Hodges JK, Mandava N, Gibbs RS, Palestine AG. The role of the maternal and fetal inflammatory response in retinopathy of prematurity. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2018 Sep;80(3):e12986. PubMed PMID: 29797537
• Lynch AM, Patnaik JL, Cathcart JN, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Lacey Echalier E, Wagner BD, Oliver SCN, Pecen PE, Olson JL, Fine SL, Palestine AG, Mandava N. COLORADO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION REGISTRY: Design and Clinical Risk Factors of the Cohort. Retina. 2018 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29283981
• Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Echalier EL, Kohrt WM, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Palestine AG, Mandava N. Hormone Therapy as a Protective Factor for Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2019 Dec 8;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31813321
• Geiger M, Smith JM, Lynch A, Patnaik JL, Oliver SCN, Dixon JA, Mandava N, Palestine AG. Predictors for recovery of macular function after surgery for primary macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Int Ophthalmol. 2019 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31768813
• Lynch AM, Mandava N, Patnaik JL, Frazer-Abel AA, Wagner BD, Palestine AG, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Cathcart JN, Holers VM. Systemic activation of the complement system in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jun 17;:1120672119857896. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31203676
• Quiroz-Mercado H, Lisker-Cervantes A, Arroyo L, Mandava N, Siringo FS, Paciuc-Beja M, Gonzalez-Salinas R. Is subretinal surgery feasible for a non-responsive juxtafoveal type 2 choroidal neovascular membrane?. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2019 Sep;15:100460. PubMed PMID: 31193243
• Patnaik JL, Pecen PE, Hanson K, Lynch AM, Cathcart JN, Siringo FS, Mathias MT, Mandava N. Driving and Visual Acuity in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmol Retina. 2019 Apr;3(4):336-342. PubMed PMID: 31014686
• Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Weiss SJ, Wall KM, Palestine AG, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Cathcart JN, Patnaik JL, Drolet DW, Janjic N, Mandava N. Proteomic Profiles in Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using an Aptamer-Based Proteomic Technology. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2019 Jan;8(1):14. PubMed PMID: 30697465
• Lynch AM, Patnaik JL, Cathcart JN, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Lacey Echalier E, Wagner BD, Oliver SCN, Pecen PE, Olson JL, Fine SL, Palestine AG, Mandava N. COLORADO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION REGISTRY: Design and Clinical Risk Factors of the Cohort. Retina. 2019 Apr;39(4):656-663. PubMed PMID: 29283981
• Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Pecen PE, Jasso M, Hanson K, Mathias MT, Palestine AG, Mandava N. The impact of advanced age-related macular degeneration on the National Eye Institute's Visual Function Questionnaire-25. Acta Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33377625
• Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Palestine AG, Janjic N, Patnaik JL, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Mandava N. Plasma Biomarkers of Reticular Pseudodrusen and the Risk of Progression to Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2020 Sep;9(10):12. PubMed PMID: 32974084
• Mandava N, Tirado-Gonzalez V, Geiger MD, Patnaik JL, Frazer-Abel A, Lynch AM, Mandava N, Palestine AG, Holers VM, Wagner BD, Sanchez-Santos I, Meizner D, Quiroz-Mercado H, Smith JM. Complement Activation in the Vitreous of Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020 Sep 1;61(11):39. PubMed PMID: 32965482
• Mehner LC, Wagner BD, Bol KA, Singh JK, Oliver SC, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG, McCourt EA, Mandava N, Wymore EM, Lynch AM. Trends in Retinopathy of Prematurity over 12 Years in a Colorado Cohort. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2020 Sep 7;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32893714
• Rohl A, Kalhorn A, Singh J, Mandava N. Decreased retinal detachments during a COVID-19 lockdown period in Colorado. Acta Ophthalmol. 2020 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32833272
• Miller DC, Christopher KL, Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Seibold LK, Mandava N, Taravella MJ. Posterior Capsule Rupture during Cataract Surgery in Eyes Receiving Intravitreal anti-VEGF Injections. Curr Eye Res. 2021 Feb;46(2):179-184. PubMed PMID: 32657614
• Palestine AG, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Baldermann R, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Lynch AM. Plasma C-C Chemokine Concentrations in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021;8:710595. PubMed PMID: 34869411
• Chen RC, Palestine AG, Lynch AM, Patnaik JL, Wagner BD, Mathias MT, Mandava N. Increased Systemic C-Reactive Protein Is Associated With Choroidal Thinning in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2021 Oct 4;10(12):7. PubMed PMID: 34609476
• Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Frazier-Abel AA, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Holers VM, Mandava N. Complement factors and reticular pseudodrusen in intermediate age-related macular degeneration staged by multimodal imaging. BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2020;5(1):e000361. PubMed PMID: 32509962
• Patnaik JL, Christopher KL, Pedler MG, Shieh B, Petrash CC, Wagner BD, Mandava N, Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Petrash JM. The Protective Effect of Metformin Use on Early Nd:YAG Laser Capsulotomy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2021 Aug 2;62(10):24. PubMed PMID: 34415985
• Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Echalier EL, Kohrt WM, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Palestine AG, Mandava N. Hormone Therapy as a Protective Factor for Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2020 Apr;27(2):148-154. PubMed PMID: 31813321
• Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG, Frazer-Abel AA, Baldermann R, Holers VM, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Lynch AM. Association of Systemic Inflammatory Factors with Progression to Advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Apr 8;:1-10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33827374
• Geiger M, Smith JM, Lynch A, Patnaik JL, Oliver SCN, Dixon JA, Mandava N, Palestine AG. Predictors for recovery of macular function after surgery for primary macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Int Ophthalmol. 2020 Mar;40(3):609-616. PubMed PMID: 31768813
• Jackson TL, Mandava N, Quiroz-Mercado H, Benage M, Garcia-Aguirre G, Morales-Canton V, Wilbur L, Olson J. Intravitreal quantum dots for retinitis pigmentosa: a first-in-human safety study. Nanomedicine (Lond). 2021 Apr;16(8):617-626. PubMed PMID: 33739144
• Lynch AM, Mandava N, Patnaik JL, Frazer-Abel AA, Wagner BD, Palestine AG, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Cathcart JN, Holers VM. Systemic activation of the complement system in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2020 Sep;30(5):1061-1068. PubMed PMID: 31203676
• Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Pecen PE, Jasso M, Hanson K, Mathias MT, Palestine AG, Mandava N. The impact of advanced age-related macular degeneration on the National Eye Institute's Visual Function Questionnaire-25. Acta Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;99(7):750-755. PubMed PMID: 33377625
• Mehner LC, Wagner BD, Bol KA, Singh JK, Oliver SC, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG, McCourt EA, Mandava N, Wymore EM, Lynch AM. Trends in Retinopathy of Prematurity over 12 Years in a Colorado Cohort. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Jun;28(3):220-226. PubMed PMID: 32893714
• Rohl A, Kalhorn A, Singh J, Mandava N. Decreased retinal detachments during a COVID-19 lockdown period in Colorado. Acta Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun;99(4):e618-e619. PubMed PMID: 32833272
• Miller DC, Christopher KL, Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Seibold LK, Mandava N, Taravella MJ. Posterior Capsule Rupture during Cataract Surgery in Eyes Receiving Intravitreal anti-VEGF Injections. Curr Eye Res. 2021 Feb;46(2):179-184. PubMed PMID: 32657614
• Larochelle RD, Mandava N, Subramanian PS. Binasal Center-Involving Hemianopia of Presumed Congenital Etiology. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 Oct 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36268882
• Larochelle RD, Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Mandava N, Hanson K. Low Vision Referral Patterns in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Curr Eye Res. 2022 Dec;47(12):1641-1645. PubMed PMID: 36259507
• Fonteh CN, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Manoharan N, Lynch AM, Navo R, Patnaik JL. Mental health and visual acuity in patients with age-related macular degeneration. BMC Ophthalmol. 2022 Oct 2;22(1):391. PubMed PMID: 36183081
• Sidhu S, Lynch AM, Mandava N, Manoharan N, Mathias MT, Patnaik JL. Gender Differences in Visual Functioning Questionnaire Scores among Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Jul 17;:1-10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35848204
• Marin AI, Poppelaars F, Wagner BD, Palestine AG, Patnaik JL, Holers VM, Frazer-Abel AA, Mathias MT, Manoharan N, Fonteh CN, Mandava N, Lynch AM. Sex and Age-Related Differences in Complement Factors Among Patients With Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022 May 2;11(5):22. PubMed PMID: 35594041
• Pelak VS, Paez YM, Patnaik JL, Holden SK, Subramanian PS, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Lynch AM. An Exploratory Study to Investigate the Utility of Clinical Screening for Neurodegenerative Disease in Age-Related Eye Disease Research. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 Sep 1;42(3):346-352. PubMed PMID: 35483065
• Smith JM, Mandava N, Tirado-Gonzalez V, Garcia-Santisteban R, Geiger MD, Patnaik JL, Frazer-Abel A, Lynch AM, Mandava N, Holers VM, Wagner BD, Sanchez-Santos I, Meizner D, Quiroz-Mercado H, Palestine AG. Correlation of Complement Activation in Aqueous and Vitreous in Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022 Apr 1;11(4):13. PubMed PMID: 35420644
• Gelinas N, Lynch AM, Mathias MT, Palestine AG, Mandava N, Christopher KL, Patnaik JL. Gender as an effect modifier in the relationship between hypertension and reticular pseudodrusen in patients with early or intermediate age-related macular degeneration. Int J Ophthalmol. 2022;15(3):461-465. PubMed PMID: 35310058
• Fonteh CN, Palestine AG, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Baldermann R, Lynch AM. Sex Differences in RANTES (CCL5) in Patients With Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Controls With no AMD. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022 Feb 1;11(2):12. PubMed PMID: 35133404
• Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG, Frazer-Abel AA, Baldermann R, Holers VM, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Lynch AM. Association of Systemic Inflammatory Factors with Progression to Advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 Apr;29(2):139-148. PubMed PMID: 33827374
• Geiger MD, Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Grove NC, Christopher KL, Davidson RS, Taravella MJ, Mandava N, Patnaik JL. Are there sex-based disparities in cataract surgery?. Int J Ophthalmol. 2024;17(1):137-143. PubMed PMID: 38239954
• Huvard MJ, Patnaik JL, Kleinman DM, Preston M, Zacks DN, Kocab AJ, van de Goor J, Wagner BD, Cho S, Lynch AM, Mandava N. An Evaluation of the Repeatability of Visual Function Following Surgical Repair of Macula-Off Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Nov 1;12(11):35. PubMed PMID: 38019499
• Lu VI, Patnaik JL, Scott RA, Lynch AM, Smith JM, Mandava N, Manoharan N. Risk Factors and Outcomes of Delayed Presentation of Diabetic Retinopathy Patients to a County Hospital. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Sep 1;12(9):8. PubMed PMID: 37676677
• Rajeswaren V, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Mandava N, Mathias MT, Manoharan N, De Carlo Forest TE, Gnanaraj R, Lynch AM, Palestine AG. Interleukin-4 Plasma Levels Stratified by Sex in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Geographic Atrophy. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Aug 1;12(8):1. PubMed PMID: 37526620
• Smith SE, Lynch AM, Auer EA, Bol KA, Christopher KL, Mandava N, Patnaik JL. Visual Functioning and Mortality of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients in a Colorado Cohort. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Nov;7(11):982-989. PubMed PMID: 37437714
• Fonteh CN, Palestine AG, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Mathias MT, Manoharan N, Mandava N, Baldermann R, De Carlo T, Lynch AM. RANTES (CCL5) in Patients With Geographic Atrophy Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):19. PubMed PMID: 36633873
• Larochelle RD, Mandava N, Subramanian PS. Binasal Center-Involving Hemianopia of Presumed Congenital Etiology. J Neuroophthalmol. 2023 Sep 1;43(3):e82-e84. PubMed PMID: 36268882

Professional Memberships

• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Member
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Member
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Member
• Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (CSEPS), Member
• Colorado Medical Society (CMS), Member
• Association of University Professors fo Ophthalmology (AUPO), Member
• Retina Society, Member
• Macula Society, Member
• American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS), Member
• Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology, Board of Trustees
• Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Board of Trustees

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Ophthalmology, Board Certification (1997, 2008)
• Medical and Surgical Vitreoretinal Disease, Specialized Training (1998)

• Eyes and Vision - Macular Degeneration
• Eyes and Vision - Diabetic Eye Disease
• Eyes and Vision - Retinal Detachment
• Eyes and Vision
• Eyes and Vision - Uveitis and Ocular Immunology
• Surgery - Eye and/or Orbital Surgery
• Surgery
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Diabetic Retinopathy
• Endocrine System (Hormones)