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Ramiro Maldonado

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery
Duke 2351 Erwin Rd, DUMC 3802, Durham, NC 27710

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.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Ophthalmology · 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 Cite

Deep 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 Cite

Characterization 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 Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Facultad de Medicina (Ecuador) · 2002 M.D.