Benjamin P Nicholson, MD, MA
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education
Biosketch
Dr. Benjamin Nicholson is fellowship-trained in both retina and uveitis. He has a particular interest in uveitis and retinal diseases, including macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, and central serous chorioretinopathy. He treats a variety of surgical conditions, including macular hole, macular pucker, and retinal detachment. Dr. Nicholson grew up in Chesterfield, MO, where he graduated from Parkway Central High School. He attended Dartmouth College and received his B.A. in biochemistry/molecular biology and Middle Eastern studies in 2000. He then attended St. Louis University School of Medicine, where he received his M.D. degree. He completed a residency in ophthalmology at the Cleveland Clinic. He went on to complete two subspecialty fellowships. The first was at the National Eye Institute and the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. There, he trained in medical retina and uveitis. The second was a surgical retina fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Nicholson has also spent time in the Middle East and completed his Master’s studies at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a member of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Nicholson’s wife, Josephine, is also a graduate of Dartmouth College, and she is a software developer. They have four children: Chloe, Lucy, Silas, and Samantha. They attend the Christian Reformed Church of St. Joseph.
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Education and Training
- Fellowship 2015, Vitreoretinal Surgery, Mayo Clinic
- Fellowship 2013, Medical Retina and Uveitis, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Residency 2011, Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic
- Internship 2008, Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University
- MD 2007, St Louis University School of Medicine
- BA, BS 2000, Dartmouth College
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Research
- Uveitis
- Retina
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Publications
Grosinger A.J., Nicholson B.P., Shah S.M., Pulido J.S., Barkmeier A.J., Iezzi R., Bakri S.J. Time to Unplanned Return to the Operating Room and Associated Risk Factors in Patients With Surgical Retinal Detachment Repair American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021;229:18-25.
Yu J.J., Agrón E., Clemons T.E., Clemons T.E., Domalpally A., van Asten F., Keenan T.D., Cukras C., Chew E.Y., Ferris F.L., SanGiovanni J.P., Lindblad A., Lindblad R., Shah N., Sperduto R., McBee W., Gensler G., Harrington M., Henning A., Jones K., Thotapally K., Tull D., Watson V., Williams K., Gentry C., Kaufman F., Morrison C., Saverino E., Schenning S., Blodi B., Danis R.P., Davis M., Glander K., Guilfoil G., Hubbard L.D., Johnson K., Klein R., Nardi B., Neider M., Robinson N., Rosensteel E., Wabers H., Zhang G., Ruby A.J., Capone A., Dass B., Drenser K., Garretson B.R., Hassan T.S., Trese M., Williams G.A., Wolfe J., Bell T., Zajechowski M., Bezaire D., McIver F., Medina A., Pagett J., Smith S.H., Swartz L., Treuter T., Antoszyk A., Brown J., Browning D.J., Holland W., Karow A., Stalford K., Price A., Ennis S., Fredenberg S., Herby J., Balasubramaniam U., Clark L., McClain D., McOwen M., Watson L., Klein M., Bailey S.T., Hwang T.J., Lauer A., Stout J.T., McCollum P., Johnson M., Rice P.B., Kim I., Loewenstein J., Miller J., Sobrin L., Young L., Sullivan J., Houlihan P., Merry L., Lane A.M., Bator U.L., Evans C., Brett S., Callahan C., Grillo M., Walsh D., Zimmerman K.L. Natural History of Drusenoid Pigment Epithelial Detachment Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Report No. 17 Ophthalmology. 2019;126:261-273.
Keenan T.D., Agrón E., Domalpally A., Clemons T.E., van Asten F., Wong W.T., Danis R.G., Sadda S.V., Rosenfeld P.J., Klein M.L., Ratnapriya R., Swaroop A., Ferris F.L., Chew E.Y., SanGiovanni J.P., Clemons T., Lindblad A., Lindblad R., Shah N., Sperduto R., McBee W., Gensler G., Harrington M., Henning A., Jones K., Thotapally K., Tull D., Watson V., Williams K., Gentry C., Kaufman F., Morrison C., Saverino E., Schenning S., Blodi B., Danis R.P., Davis M., Glander K., Guilfoil G., Hubbard L.D., Johnson K., Klein R., Nardi B., Neider M., Robinson N., Rosensteel E., Wabers H., Zhang G., Ruby A.J., Capone A., Dass B., Drenser K., Garretson B.R., Hassan T.S., Trese M., Williams G.A., Wolfe J., Bell T., Zajechowski M., Bezaire D., McIver F., Medina A., Pagett J., Smith S.H., Swartz L., Treuter T., Antoszyk A., Brown J., Browning D.J., Holland W., Karow A., Stalford K., Price A., Ennis S., Fredenberg S., Herby J., Balasubramaniam U., Clark L., McClain D., McOwen M., Watson L., Klein M., Bailey S.T., Hwang T.J., Lauer A., Stout J.T., McCollum P., Johnson M., Rice P.B., Kim I., Loewenstein J., Miller J., Sobrin L., Young L., Sullivan J., Houlihan P., Merry L. Progression of Geographic Atrophy in Age-related Macular Degeneration: AREDS2 Report Number 16 Ophthalmology. 2018;125:1913-1928.
Nicholson B., Ali Idris A., Bakri S. Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: Clinical Characteristics Associated with Visual Outcomes Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2018;33(6):804-807.
Nicholson B.P., Armbrust K.R., Sen H.N. Wide-field imaging in uveitis Multimodal Imaging in Uveitis. 2018:37-49.
Nicholson B.P., Atchison E., Idris A.A., Bakri S.J. Central serous chorioretinopathy and glucocorticoids: an update on evidence for association Survey of Ophthalmology. 2018;63(1):1-8.
Nicholson B.P., Armbrust K.R., Sen H.N. Wide-Field Imaging in Uveitis Multimodal Imaging in Uveitis. 2017:37-49.
Nicholson B.P., Bakri S.J. Silicone oil emulsification at the fovea asareversible causeofvision loss JAMA Ophthalmology. 2015;133(4):484-486.
Nicholson B.P., Nigam D., Toy B., Stetson P.F., Agrón E., Jacobs-El N., Cunningham D., Cukras C., Wong W., Wiley H., Chew E., Ferris F., Meyerle C.B. Effect of ranibizumab on high-speed indocyanine green angiography and minimum intensity projection optical coherence tomography findings in neovascular age-related macular degeneration Retina. 2015;35(1):58-68.
Huynh N., Nicholson B.P., Agrón E., Clemons T.E., Bressler S.B., Rosenfeld P.J., Chew E.Y. Visual acuity after cataract surgery in patients with age-related macular degeneration: Age-related eye disease study 2 report number 5 Ophthalmology. 2014;121(6):1229-1236.
Nicholson B., Nigam D., Miller D., Agrón E., Dalal M., Jacobs-El N., Da Rocha Lima B., Cunningham D., Nussenblatt R., Sen H. Comparison of wide-field fluorescein angiography and 9-field montage angiography in uveitis American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2014;157(3):673-677.
Nicholson B.P., Barkmeier A.J. Bevacizumab and diabetic vitrectomy International Ophthalmology Clinics. 2014;54(2):111-126.
Nicholson B.P., Prasad A.S., Chew E.Y. Zinc Deficiency and the Eye Handbook of Nutrition Diet and the Eye. 2014:371-376.
Nicholson B.P., Zhou M., Rostamizadeh M., Mehta P., Agrón E., Wong W., Wiley H., Nussenblatt R., Sen H.N. Epidemiology of epiretinal membrane in a large cohort of patients with uveitis Ophthalmology. 2014;121(12):2393-2398.
Dalal M., Jacobs-El N., Nicholson B., Tuo J., Chew E., Chan C.C., Nussenblatt R., Ferris F., Meyerle C. Subconjunctival Palomid 529 in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration Graefe S Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2013;251(12):2705-2709.
Nicholson B., Noble J., Forooghian F., Meyerle C. Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: Update on Pathophysiology and Treatment Survey of Ophthalmology. 2013;58(2):103-126.
Nicholson B.P., Cukras C.A., Chew E.Y. Prophylactic treatment: The AREDS study results Age Related Macular Degeneration. 2012:323-328.
Nicholson B.P., Singh R.P., Sears J.E., Lowder C.Y., Kaiser P.K. Evaluation of fluocinolone acetonide sustained release implant (retisert) dissociation during implant removal and exchange surgery American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2012;154(6):969-e1.
Nicholson B., Ahmad B., Sears J.E. Congenital optic nerve malformations International Ophthalmology Clinics. 2011;51(1):49-76.
Nicholson B.P., De Alba M., Perry J.D., Traboulsi E.I. Efficacy of the intraoperative relaxed muscle positioning technique in thyroid eye disease and analysis of cases requiring reoperation Journal of AAPOS. 2011;15(4):321-325.
Nicholson B.P., Lystad L.D., Emch T.M., Singh A.D. Idiopathic dural optic nerve sheath calcification British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2011;95(2):290-299.
Nicholson B.P., Schachat A.P. A review of clinical trials of anti-VEGF agents for diabetic retinopathy Graefe S Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2010;248(7):915-930.
Barkmeier A.J., Nicholson B.P., Akduman L. Effectiveness of laser photocoagulation in clinically significant macular edema with focal versus diffuse parafoveal thickening on optical coherence tomography Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging. 2009;40(5):472-479.