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Hyoung Won Bae
Visiting Instructor, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
BioHyoung Won Bae, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. He specializes in glaucoma and has published extensively on its diagnosis, treatment, and disease progression. He currently serves as the Vice Secretary General of the Korean Ophthalmological Society and, from March 2025 to February 2026, is working as a Visiting Instructor at Stanford University.
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Houri Esmaeilkhanian
Visiting Instructor, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
BioDr. Esmaeilkhanian is an accomplished medical doctor who graduated from Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) in 2018. Her passion for ophthalmology ignited during her medical studies, leading her to a focused research career in this field. After earning her degree, she dedicated her efforts to serving underprivileged communities while continuing her research at the Eye and Ear Research Institute of IUMS. In 2021, she advanced to the Doheny Eye Institute at UCLA, working in Prof. Vas Sadda’s lab, where she made significant contributions to research on diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), further honing her clinical expertise. In March 2023, Dr. Esmaeilkhanian joined Byers Eye Institute, pioneering treatments for corneal injuries using innovative stem cell therapies and hydrogels. Additionally, she plays a crucial role in collaborative clinical studies involving the first FDA-approved AI device for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy impacting patient care in both the Bay Area and underserved regions.
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Zoha Zahid Fazal
Visiting Instructor, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
BioZoha Zahid Fazal is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Sepah Lab, which advances screening innovation and diagnostic automation for retinal degenerative diseases through cutting-edge research and artificial intelligence tools. During her time at Stanford, she has collaborated across the Spencer Center for Vision Research, the Center for Digital Health, the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging, the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, the Ocular Imaging Research & Reading Center, and the Mussallem Center for Biodesign—developing an expansive skill set that bridges medicine, computation, and coding.
Previously, as a predoctoral scholar, Zoha worked closely with the Director of the Global Health Dermatology Program at the Yale School of Medicine to bridge gaps in understanding tropical and cultural dermatology through global training, research, advocacy, and interventions. She also gained clinical experience through the Northwestern Medicine Adjunct Dermatology Program, contributing to patient care, clinical training, and research in skin-of-color, autoimmune, and complex dermatopathies. Her efforts helped establish collaborative research initiatives linking these institutions with her home medical school in Pakistan.
Zoha earned her medical degree from the Aga Khan University with honors in Community Health Sciences and is recognized for her leadership and impact in community service and global health research. She served as a global research lead from Pakistan for the COVAD Collaborative, led by the NHS Foundation Trust UK, where her work focused on patient safety, healthcare quality, and vaccine uptake among individuals with autoimmune diseases. For her contributions to poverty alleviation and pandemic relief, she was honored with the Quadragon Member of the Year Award in 2020. Zoha also volunteered extensively at flood-relief and rural medical camps in Pakistan, where she witnessed firsthand the challenges of resource constraints and paper-based health records.
Zoha’s passion for global health research and big-data analytics began early. She graduated with distinction from Cedar College, where she majored in biological sciences and advanced mathematics, and spent her summers shadowing a nursing school faculty member and public health expert at the institution that later became her medical school. She has since continued to explore coding healthcare data and research analytic softwares through foundational courses in her free time. As a medical student, she also contributed to interventional studies sponsored by the Gates Foundation which aimed to improve maternal, neonatal, and child health outcomes in resource-constrained settings.
Looking ahead, Zoha envisions a career as a clinician-scientist specializing in biomedical informatics. She aims to design sustainable, feasible, scalable, and adaptive digital health systems for developing nations which reflect local resource, cultural, and environmental contexts. By advancing digital health innovation grounded in empathy, she hopes to promote equitable, evidence-based care worldwide. -
Jen Haensel
Basic Life Research Scientist, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
BioI am a Research Scientist in the Roberts Vision Development & Oculomotor Lab at Stanford University’s Department of Ophthalmology, working at the intersection of vision science, neuroscience, and experimental psychology. My current research uses eye-tracking, photorefraction, and psychophysics to study oculomotor development and visual function in amblyopia, strabismus, and concussion. I also work on developing methodology to record accommodative measurements and gaze behaviour in dynamic, naturalistic settings.
I completed my PhD in Experimental Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London (UK), where I used advanced eye-tracking techniques to study the influence of postnatal experience on social gaze behaviour. Prior to joining Stanford, I also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bath (UK), developing empirical human-robot interaction studies to inform the ethical design of humanoid robots. -
Md Enamul Haque
Biostatistician 3, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
Current Role at StanfordSr. Research Data Scientist
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Karteek Kunala
Research Engineer, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
BioMy current interests are in development of design and instrumentation of pre-clinical vision devices, to conduct non-invasive in vivo retinal imaging. I studied Physics with a concentration in optics during my time at University of Hyderabad, India and received a bachelors and masters degree in 2014. I then moved to USA to continue working in the field of optics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte to pursue my PhD, working on nanofabrication of broadband anti-reflective structures. My interest in vision science started with my job at University of Rochester as a research scientist, where I was involved in developing optical imaging tools using adaptive optics to study retinal diseases. My work was focused on development of fluorescence lifetime imaging techniques in humans and two photon fluorescence microscopy in mouse.
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Sean YT Lin, DVM, MPH
Biostatistician 2, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
Data Scientist, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical TrialsBioSean Lin is a Data Scientist within the Department of Ophthalmology. In this role, he focuses on applying advanced computational methods—including machine learning, deep learning, and biostatistics —to diverse, real-world health data. He has experience analyzing large-scale structured and unstructured datasets, such as electronic medical records (EMR/EHR) , insurance claims, and clinical text.
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Amir Norouzpour
Basic Life Research Scientist, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
Current Role at StanfordResearch Scientist
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Rishita Pujari
Basic Life Research Scientist, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
Current Role at StanfordClinical Research Team Lead
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Mohammed Abdul Saqhlain Shaik
Temp - Non-Exempt, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
BioSaqhlain is a Research Assistant at the Byers Eye Institute, where he applies his expertise in data science and statistical analysis to ophthalmic research. He holds a master’s degree in Statistics - Data Science from Cal State University East Bay and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Hyderabad, India.
His work focuses on data analysis, management, and standardization of ophthalmic imaging data to support clinical research. He collaborates with researchers to design and execute data-driven projects, ensuring data quality control and validation. Additionally, he assists with data acquisition, statistical analysis, and streamlining research workflows to enhance efficiency in ophthalmology studies.
Saqhlain is particularly interested in leveraging data science to improve research methodologies and facilitate insights in medical imaging.
