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H. C. Boldt, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Current Positions

  • Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Director, Retina Fellowships
  • Director, Ocular Echography Service
  • Marion and Frederick Fuerste, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmology

Education

  • BS in Medical Education, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
  • MD in Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Research Interests

  • Ocular neoplasia
  • Ophthalmic ultrasound
  • Co-Chair of Archives Committee for the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS)
  • Age-related macular degeneration
  • Investigating the efficacy of a novel inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor in the management of patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration
  • Ocular neovascularization
  • Development of an in vivo assessment of biologic aggressiveness of uveal malignant melanoma using fine needle aspiration biopsy

Licenses & Certifications

  • State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, IA
  • NBME Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Selected Publications

  • Lozano LP, Jensen R, Jennisch M, Pandala NG, Jamshidi F, Boldt HC, Tucker BA, Binkley EM. (2025). Genetics and Current Research Models of Mendelian Tumor Predisposition Syndromes with Ocular Involvement. Prog Retin Eye Res 22:101359. ONLINE AHEAD OF PRINT. DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2025.101359. PMID: 40274012.
  • Binkley E, Boldt HC, Haefeli L, Lozano LP, Meyering E, Wiley L, Tucker B. (2025). Transconjunctival Approach for Injection into the Rat Optic Nerve. J Vis Exp. 4:(218). DOI: 10.3791/68048. PMID: 40257928.
  • Kaliki S, Vempuluru VS, Fabian ID; Global Retinoblastoma Study Group. (2024). Retinoblastoma with and without Extraocular Tumor Extension: A Global Comparative Study of 3435 Patients. Ophthalmol Sci 5(2):100637. DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2024.100637. PMID: 39758129. PMCID: PMC11696820.
  • Jamshidi F, Lozano L, Tucker B, Andorf J, Sohn E, Stone E, Groves A, Zakharia Y, Boldt HC, Binkley EM. (2024). Belzutifan in Individuals with von Hippel-Lindau Retinal Hemangioblastomas: Institutional Experience and Review of the Literature. Ocul Oncol Pathol 10(3):154-161. DOI: 10.1159/000539434. PMID: 39224523. PMCID: PMC11368390.
  • Reyes AG, Lewis CY, Pham C, Boldt HC, Lozano LP, Syed NA, Binkley EM. (2024). Pseudo-pigmented choroidal schwannoma with extraocular extension in an elderly patient. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 36:102137. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102137. PMID: 39220379. PMCID: PMC11365291.
  • Evbuomwan MO, Bhuyan R, Uzomah UA, Jamshidi F, Anderson C, Boldt HC, Binkley EM. (2024). Management of choroidal/ciliary body metastasis in the era of targeted cancer therapy. Front Oncol 14:1516783. DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1516783. PMID: 39759136. PMCID: PMC11695417.
  • Mansoor M, Hunt MS, Binkley EM, Boyce TM, Han IC, Sohn EH, Russell SR, Boldt HC, Russell JF. (2025). Diagnostic Accuracy of B-scan Ultrasonography in Detecting Vitreoretinal Pathology after Open-Globe Injury. Ophthalmol Retina 9(5):453-459. DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2024.10.028. PMID: 39521132.
  • Boese EA, Drack AV, Roos BR, Alward WLM, Tollefson MR, Schnieders MJ, Scheetz TE, Boldt HC, Stone EM, Fingert JH. (2023). GJA3 Genetic Variation and Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataracts and Glaucoma Following Cataract Surgery. JAMA Ophthalmol 141(9):872-879. DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.3535. PMID: 37589989. PMCID: PMC10436186.
  • de Bloeme CM, Jansen RW, Cardoen L, Göricke S, van Elst S, Jessen JL, Ramasubramanian A, Skalet AH, Miller AK, Maeder P, Uner OE, Hubbard GB, Grossniklaus H, Boldt HC, Nichols KE, Brennan RC, Sen S, Koob M, Sirin S, Brisse HJ, Galluzzi P, Dommering CJ, Cysouw M, Boellaard R, Dorsman JC, Moll AC, de Jong MC, de Graaf P, European Retinoblastoma Imaging Collaboration. (2024). Differentiating MYCN-amplified RB1 wild-type retinoblastoma from biallelic RB1 mutant retinoblastoma using MR-based radiomics: a retrospective multicenter case-control study. Sci Rep 14(1):25103. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-76933-6. PMID: 39443629. PMCID: PMC11499940.
  • Warren A, Kemp PS, Coussa RG, Cheng L, Boldt HC, Russell SR, Johnson AT, Oetting TA, Sohn EH. (2024). Comparative long-term outcomes of vitrectomy combined with anterior chamber intraocular lens to intra-scleral haptic fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lens. Int J Retina Vitreous 10(1):59. DOI: 10.1186/s40942-024-00572-2. PMID: 39187860. PMCID: PMC11346030.