Seenu Hariprasad, MD

Seenu M. Hariprasad, MD, has been named the department's first Shui-Chin Lee Professor in Ophthalmology and Visual Science and is an active leader in the department. Dr. Hariprasad is an internationally recognized expert in the diseases and surgery of the retina, vitreous, and macula.

Since joining the University of Chicago Medicine in 2005, Dr. Hariprasad has gained a reputation as a leading specialist in various vitreoretinal disorders, including AMD, diabetic eye disease, intraocular infection and RVO. He has been recognized for bringing more effective and efficient sutureless microincisional vitrectomy techniques to the medical center.

Dr. Hariprasad's clinical research has contributed to the understanding and use of new medications to combat a wide variety of vitreoretinal disorders. He has served as principal or sub-investigator in more than 45 national and international clinical trials evaluating various medications, sustained drug-delivery devices and surgical innovations to treat a variety of diseases, such as AMD, diabetic retinopathy and RVO.

His work has led to nearly 200 peer-reviewed publications, meeting abstracts and textbook chapters. He has presented more than 150 individual lectures in cities around the world. Dr. Hariprasad's recently published textbook, Management of Retinal Vein Occlusion: Current Concepts, is one of only a small number of textbooks dedicated to this disease.

He has also been awarded numerous honors, including an AAO Achievement Award and an ASRS Honor Achievement Award, and has been named a top doctor in publications such as US News & World Report and Chicago Magazine.

Practice Locations

The University of Chicago Medicine 
5841 S. Maryland Avenue 
Chicago, IL 60637

Center for Advanced Medicine 
5758 S. Maryland Avenue 
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

2005

Board Certification

Ophthalmology

Medical School

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Internship

Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Houston

Residency

Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

Fellowship

Barnes Retina Institute, Washington University, St. Louis

Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology 
American College of Physicians 
American Medical Association 
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons 
American Society of Retina Specialists 
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 
Chicago Ophthalmological Society 
European Society of Retina Specialists 
Macula Society 
The Retina Society 
The CONNECT Network

Languages Spoken

English 
Spanish 
Hindi 
Tamil 
Telegu