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Pavlina Kemp, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Current Positions

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  • Rodolfo N. Perez Jr, MD, and Margaret Perez Professor in Ophthalmology Education
  • Residency Program Director, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Education

  • BSE in Biomedical Engineering Major, German Minor, University of Iowa, College of Engineering, Iowa City, Iowa
  • MD in Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Internship in Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Internal Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Resident in Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Harvard Medical School: Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts

Research Interests

  • Pediatric Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
  • Preschool vision screening integrating KidSight screening with well-child visits using the Iowa Immunization Registry Information System database
  • Resident and medical student education in ophthalmology
  • Strabismus outcome studies

Licenses & Certifications

  • ABO Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology, United States
  • Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Hucko LN, da Cruz NFS, Kemp PS, Mendoza-Santiesteban CE, Berrocal AM. (2025). Bilateral Iris and Chorioretinal Colobomas in a Child With Suspected Lamb-Shaffer Syndrome. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina :1-5. ONLINE AHEAD OF PRINT. DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20250228-02. PMID: 40163633.
  • Dawoud SA, Ramirez DA, Yom K, Kemp PS, Dumitrescu AV. (2020). Basic Pediatric Eye Exam. Eyerounds.org. September 11, 2020. Available from: https://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/atlas-video/pediatric-eye-exam.htm
  • Wright BA, De Andrade LM, Dumitrescu AV, Larson SA, Weiner RL, Kemp PS. (2024). A new vision: Integration of ophthalmology services into an interdisciplinary pediatric cystic fibrosis clinic model. Pediatr Pulmonol 59(5):1502-1504. DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26912. PMID: 38353399.
  • 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.
  • Sanchez PH, Shriver EM, Strampe MR, Diel RJ, Pham CM, Carter KD, Kemp PS, Field MG. (2023). Retrospective Optimization of the Hawkeye Orbital Fracture Prioritization and Evaluation Algorithms for Triaging Ophthalmic Care. Ophthalmol Sci. 4(3):100447. doi:10.1016/j.xops.2023.100447. PMID: 38284103. PMCID: PMC10810741.
  • Kemp PS. (2021). Study finds an increased risk of ophthalmologic diagnoses in children with autism spectrum disorder. American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmic News and Education Network. Available from: https://www.aao.org/education/editors-choice/study-finds-increased-risk-of-ophthalmologic-diagn
  • Lu R, Kemp PS, Cabrera MT, Gearinger M, Cavuoto KM, Yanovitch T, Enyedi L, Gandhi N, de Alba Campomanes A, Silverstein E, Loh A, Gray M. (2021). The flipped-classroom approach to teaching horizontal strabismus in ophthalmology residency: a multi-centered randomized controlled study. JAAPOS 25(3):137.e1-137.e6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.01.008. PMID: 34082113. PMCID: PMC8337440.
  • Diel RJ, Yom K, Ramirez D, Alawa K, Cheng J, Dawoud S, Kemp PS. (2021). Flipped Ophthalmology Classroom Augmented with Case-based Learning. Digit J Ophthalmol. 27(1):1-5. DOI: 10.5693/djo.01.2021.01.004. PMID: 33907530. PMCID: PMC8051162.
  • Yom KH, Diel RJ, Kemp PS. (2021). A Comparison of the Flipped Classroom Model for Medical Student Education in Ophthalmology Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Academic Ophthalmology 13(2):e228-e233. DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740397. PMID: 37388834. PMCID: PMC9928001.
  • Diel RJ, Avdic A, Kemp PS. (2020). Flipped Ophthalmology Classroom: A Better Way to Teach Medical Students. Journal of Academic Ophthalmology 12:e104-e109. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713394.