Overview
Dr. Maldonado specializes in pediatric retinal diseases, pediatric and adult ophthalmic genetics, and inherited retinal diseases. He completed a fellowship in pediatric retinal imaging at Duke Ophthalmology. He also completed ophthalmic genetics and electrophysiology and medical retina fellowships at the National Institutes of Health (NIH-NEI).
Prior to joining Duke, he was the Director and Founder of the Ophthalmic Genetics and Electrophysiology Service at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Dr. Maldonado provides pediatric medical retina services in addition to pediatric and adult inherited retinal disease care.
Prior to joining Duke, he was the Director and Founder of the Ophthalmic Genetics and Electrophysiology Service at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Dr. Maldonado provides pediatric medical retina services in addition to pediatric and adult inherited retinal disease care.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
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2024 - Present
Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery,
Ophthalmology
Recent Publications
Natural History of Autosomal Recessive IMPG2-associated Retinal Dystrophy.
Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · June 6, 2025 PURPOSE: To describe the natural history of autosomal recessive IMPG2-associated retinal dystrophy. STUDY DESIGN: Multi-center international retrospective case series. METHODS: Review of clinical notes, retinal imaging including fundus autofluorescence (FA ... Full text Link to item CiteDeep compressed multichannel adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscope.
Journal Article Sci Adv · May 9, 2025 Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) reveals individual retinal cells and their function, microvasculature, and micropathologies in vivo. As compared to the single-channel offset pinhole and two-channel split-detector nonconfocal AOSLO des ... Full text Link to item CiteCharacterization of Visual Field Loss Over 4 Years in the Rate of Progression in USH2A-Related Retinal Degeneration (RUSH2A) Study.
Journal Article Am J Ophthalmol · March 27, 2025 PURPOSE: To report visual field loss using static perimetry (SP) and kinetic perimetry (KP) over 4 years in the Rate of Progression of USH2A-related Retinal Degeneration (RUSH2A) study. DESIGN: Prospective, observational cohort study. SUBJECTS, PARTICIPANT ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Phase 1/2, First-in-Human, Open-label, Assessor-Masked, Randomized, Controlled, Dose Escalation/Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Efficacy of a Subretinal Injection of SB-007 in Subjects with Stargardt Disease (ST
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by SpliceBio, SL · 2025 - 2030A Randomized, Double-Masked, Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter, Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of ADX-2191 in Adults with Retinitis Pigmentosa
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Aldeyra Therapeutics · 2024 - 2029A Phase 2/3, Randomized, Controlled, Masked, Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Two Doses of AGTC-501, a Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus Vector Expressing RPGR (rAAV2tYF-GRK1-RPGR), Compared to an Untreated
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Beacon Therapeutics, Inc. · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Facultad de Medicina (Ecuador) ·
2002
M.D.