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Gena Heidary

Gena Heidary MD, PhD

Ophthalmology
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Dr. Hediary serves as the Director of the Neuro-ophthalmology Service at Boston Children's Hospital. She specializes in strabismus and amblyopia, cataracts in children, and neurofibromatosis. As the director of the Pediatric Neuro-ophthalmology service at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Heidary’s research focuses on translational work towards the improved management and treatment of patients with visually threatening, pediatric neuro-ophthalmic disease and complex strabismus.

Gena Heidary received her Masters in Biology at Stanford University and her MD and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed an internship at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia, a residency at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and a fellowship here at Boston Children’s Hospital.
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