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Alina Dumitrescu, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Current Positions

  • Chakraborty Professorship of Inherited Eye Disorders
  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  • Director, Ophthalmology Fellowship Program
  • Quality Assurance Director, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Education

  • Internal Medicine Preliminary Year, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
  • Pediatric Ophthalmic Genetics Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
  • MD in Medicine, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Medical School, Timisoara, Romania
  • Resident in Ophthalmology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Kansas City, KS
  • Resident in Ophthalmology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
  • Internship in Medicine, County Hospital of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania

Research Interests

  • Surgical planning and postoperative outcome in vertical strabismus secondary to 4th nerve palsy
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity
  • Inherited eye disorders
  • Strabismus - surgical planning and outcomes; development of automated strabismus measurements
  • Ocular motility and nystagmus
  • Genotype-Phenotype Correlation and pathophysiology of vision loss in Patients with Oculocutaneous Albinism
  • Diagnosis and Monitoring of Optic Pathway Glioma in Neurofibromatosis type1
  • Clinical characterization of a new animal model on NF in collaboration with the genetics Department
  • Genetics of familial strabismus
  • Ocular Testing in Muscular Dystrophy

Licenses & Certifications

  • Board Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology
  • Iowa medical license, Iowa Board of Medicine, IA
  • Missouri medical license
  • Kansas medical license
  • Illinois medical license

Selected Publications

  • Ditta L, Utz VM, Chandna A, Drack A, Reynolds M, Weed M, Dumitrescu AV, Chang MY. (2025). "My child can't see"-workup and management of children with low vision: a joint workshop of the AAPOS Low Vision and Genetic Eye Diseases Committees. J AAPOS :104229. ONLINE AHEAD OF PRINT. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2025.104229. PMID: 40441479.
  • Bacal D, Dumitrescu AV, Weaver D, Wagner RS. (2025). Surgical Options for Intermittent Exotropia. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 62(2):81-83. DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20241210-01. PMID: 40125774.
  • Narang SK, Haney S, Duhaime AC, Martin J, Binenbaum G, de Alba Campomanes AG, Barth R, Bertocci G, Care M, McGuone D; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; SECTION ON OPHTHALMOLOGY; SECTION ON RADIOLOGY; SECTION ON NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY; SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ORTHOPTISTS; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. (2025). Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children: Technical Report. Pediatrics 155(3):e2024070457. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-070457. PMID: 39992695.
  • Dumitrescu AV, Kemp PS. (2024). Strabismus surgery for TED. Chapter 23 in: Thyroid Eye Disease. Springer publishers sponsored by UK charity Thyroid Eye Disease Charitable Trust.
  • Dumitrescu AV. (2023). Albinism. Chapter 45 in: Third Edition of Genetic Diseases of the Eye. Oxford University group.
  • Stiff HA, Dumitrescu AV. (2022). Third cranial nerve palsy - congenital and acquired. Chapter 41 in McGraw Hill editorial group.
  • Dumitrescu AV, Kemp PS. (2020). Amblyopia Concerns in Pediatric Retinal Conditions. Chapter 10 in: Pediatric Retina. Wolters Kluwer Health: Medical Practice.
  • Collinge J, Dumitrescu AV. (2024). Pediatric Patient: Beyond the Blurred Lines. Review of Ophthalmology. Available at: https://bt.e-ditionsbyfry.com/article/Pediatric+Patient/4780498/822776/article.html
  • Kuziel JD, Strampe MR, Dumitrescu AV. (2024). Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome. EyeRounds.org. Jan. 26, 2024. Available from https://eyerounds.org/cases/350-hermansky-pudlak-syndrome.htm
  • Baksh BS, Silverman JIM, Dumitrescu AV. (2024). Morning Glory Disc Anomaly. EyeRounds.org. Posted January 22, 2024; Available from https://EyeRounds.org/cases/354-Morning-Glory-Disc-Anomaly.htm