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Curriculum Vitae September 2015
Megan E. Collins, MD
DEMOGRAPHIC AND PERSONAL INFORMATION
Current Appointments
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
The Wilmer Eye Institute
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Work Address
600 North Wolfe Street, Wilmer 222
Baltimore MD 21287-9028
Phone: 410-287-0066
Fax: 410-955-0809
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Fairfield University, Fairfield CT
Transferred, August 1994
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
1999
Majors: Biology, Philosophy, and History
B.A., May 1998, B.S., August
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
M.D., June 2006
University of Chicago Maclean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics,
Clinical Ethics Research Fellowship
2005-2006
University of Maryland, Mercy Medical Center
Internal Medicine, PGY-1
2006-2007
University of Chicago Department of Ophthalmology
Resident, PGY2-PGY4
Chief Resident, 2009-2010
2007-2010
University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children,
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellowship
2010-2011
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
2014- present
MPH degree candidate
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998 – 1999
1999 – 2006
2011-2014
Fairfield University Biology Department, Assistant Laboratory Supervisor
University of Chicago MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Associate Director of
Ethics Division, Immune Tolerance Network, $200 million National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Disease awarded to University of Chicago, 1999
Provided ethics consultation service for funded investigators; ethics and regulatory
oversight for approved protocols; research ethics and conflict of interest policy
development
University of Wisconsin Madison, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Adult
Strabismus
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
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Current Research Projects
Title: The Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study (BREDS)
Study Role: Investigator (PI: David S. Friedman)
Study period: 08/13 to present
Synopsis: This pilot study of 400 second grade students in the Baltimore City Public School system is
being conducted to determine the prevalence of eye disease in a grade school population and to determine
if there is a correlation between reading difficulty and vision problems.
Title: Prospective Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of Chloral Hydrate Sedation for
Ophthalmic Procedures
Study Role: Investigator (PI: David S. Friedman)
Study Period: 01/14 to present
Synopsis: The study, which is being conducted at King Khaled Eye and Surgery Hospital in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, will determine if chloral hydrate sedation can be an effective means for monitoring
pediatric patients requiring ophthalmic evaluations. The impact of chloral hydrate on eye pressure will
also be assessed.
Title: Design and implementation of an ethics and ophthalmology curriculum for ophthalmology
residency training
Study Role: Principal Investigator
Study period: 07/2014 to present
Synopsis: This research project is being done to learn more about the current ethics and professional
curricular needs at ophthalmology programs in the US and to develop a curriculum model that can be
adopted nationwide.
Title: Head-mounted digital camera for indirect ophthalmoscopy
Study role: Investigator (PI: David Guyton)
Study Period: 07/1/14 to present
Synopsis: This study will examine the use of Google glasses to perform retinopathy of prematurity
screening exams in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Title: INTERMITTENT EXOTROPIA STUDY 3 (IXT3): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of
Overminus Spectacle Therapy for Intermittent Exotropia
Study Role: PEDIG Site Investigator (Site PI: Michael X. Repka)
Study Period: 11/1/14 to present
Synopsis: This PEDIG study will evaluate the use of overminus spectacle correction for children with
intermittent exotropia.
Title: Cataract Registry (CO2): Pediatric Cataract Surgery Outcomes Registry
Study Role: PEDIG Site Investigator (Site PI: Michael X. Repka)
Study Period: 11/1/14 to present
Synopsis: This PEDIG registry will prospectively collect demographic and longitudinal clinical data on
any pediatric patient who develops a cataract.
Title: Amblyopia Treatment Study (ATS18): Study of Binocular Computer Activities for
Treatment of Amblyopia
Study Role: PEDIG Site Investigator (Site PI: Michael X. Repka)
Study Period: 11/1/14 to present
Synopsis: This PEDIG study will randomize pediatric patients with strabismus or anisometropic
amblyopia to patching versus binocular computer activity with an iPad for the treatment of amblyopia.
Publications
Curriculum Vitae September 2015
Siegler M, Collins M, Cronin DC. Special challenges to the informed consent doctrine in the United
States. Journal of Clinical Ethics 2004; 15: 38-47.
Halperin H, Paradis N, Mosesso V, Nichol G, Sayre M, Ornato JP, Gerardi M, Nadkarni VM, Berg R,
Becker L, Siegler M, Collins M, Cairns CB, Biros MH, Vanden Hoek T, Peberdy M. Recommendations
for Implementation of Community Consultation and Public Disclosure Under the Food and Drug
Administration’s "Exception From Informed Consent Requirements for Emergency Research.
Circulation 2007;116: 1855-1863.
Collins ME, Sheth V, Raichand S, Saidel M, Hariprasad SM. Microincisional sutureless vitrectomy for a
dislocated IOL. Retina Today 2009; 4(8):32-35.
Collins ME, Hariprasad SM. Free-floating iris cyst. New England Journal of Medicine 2010; 362:1720.
Marcet MM, Setabutr P, Lemke BN, Collins ME, Wesley RE, Fleming JC, Putterman AM. Surgical
Microanatomy of the Müller’s Muscle-Conjunctival Resection Ptosis Procedure. Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery 2010; 26(5): 360-364.
Collins ME, Petronic-Rosic V, Sweiss NJ, Marcet MM. Full-thickness eyelid lesions in sarcoidosis. Case
Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, vol. 2013, Article ID 579121, 3 pages, 2013.
doi:10.1155/2013/579121
Mireskandri K, Collins ME, Tehrani N. Utilization of intravitreal bevacizumab for retinopathy of
prematurity: Considerations for informed consent. Canadian Journal of Ophthalomology, Accepted for
publication, September 2015
Blizzard ST, Collins ME, Miller NJ. Oculomotor Nerve Cavernous Angioma in an Infant. Submitted
September 2015.
Wu A, Collins ME. Newer Understanding of Eye Issues in Craniofacial Malformations. Current
Ophthalmology Reports, Accepted for publication, September 2015.
Poster Presentations
Babiuch AE, Kushner BJ, Collins ME. Utilization of low vision resources by pediatric eye care providers
in Wisconsin. American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, April 2014.
Collins ME, Tehrani N, Mireskandari K. Utilization of anti-VEGF agents in ROP. The Association for
Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, May 2012
Collins ME, Grassi M. Trends in Ophthalmic Imaging. The Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology, May 2010
Collins ME, Saidel M. Disclosure of Financial Support in the Ophthalmology Literature – An Analysis of
Clinical Trials Published in 2008. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, May 2009
Collins ME, Saidel M. To Disclose of Not Disclose: An Examination of Authors’ Disclosure Practices in
the Ophthalmology Literature. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, May 2008
Collins ME, Cronin D. Ethical issues in islet cell transplantation. Achievement Rewards for College
Scientists, May 2005
Collins ME, Philipson L, Siegler M. An Ethical Framework for Islet Cell Transplantation in Type I
Diabetes. Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, October 2004
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Collins ME, Cronin D, Siegler M. Ethical Issues in Split Liver Transplantation. Achievement Rewards
for College Scientists, October 2002
Collins ME, Cronin D, Siegler M. Split liver transplantation between adults: Does the need justify the
risk?
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Summer Research Program, August 2002
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Educational Publications
Contributing Author, “Review Questions in Ophthalmology: A Question and Answer Approach.” Chern
and Wright, Revised edition in press. Updated chapters on 1) pediatric ophthalmology and 2) embryology
and anatomy.
Instruction Courses
Instructor. “Pediatric Ophthalmology Emergencies You Don’t Want to Miss.” American Academy of
Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, October 2014, Chicago IL.
Teaching
2014 – present Clinical instructor. Participate in the curriculum development and teaching of ethics
program for Wilmer Ophthalmology residents in collaboration with the Hopkins Berman
Institute of Bioethics.
2014 – present Clinical instructor. Lecture Johns Hopkins pediatric residents on retinopathy of
prematurity during their neonatology rotation.
2013 – 2014
Clinical Instructor, University of Wisconsin Orthoptic Training Program. Responsible for
teaching pediatric ophthalmology curriculum.
2013 – 2014
Clinical Instructor, “Strabismus and Motor Physiology,” University of Wisconsin School
of Medicine and Public Health. Senior medical student elective.
2011 – 2014
Clinical Instructor, “Patient, Doctor and Society,” University of Wisconsin School of
Medicine and Public Health. Second year medical student physical diagnosis course.
2012
Course Director, Retinopathy of Prematurity Seminar. Developed course curriculum and
led discussion on retinopathy of prematurity for pediatric ophthalmology and vitreoretinal
fellows.
Invited Presentations and CME Instruction
“Technology and the Doctor-Patient Relationship” Susruta Endowed Lectureship in History and Ethics,
Wilmer
Resident Association Meeting, June 2015, Baltimore MD
“Clinical and Surgical Management of Pediatric Venolymphatic Malformations in the Orbit” University
of Wisconsin Pediatric Ophthalmology Alumni Symposium, October 2014, Chicago IL
“Ocular emergences for the Primary Care Provider” University of Wisconsin Physician Assistant
Program, April 2014, Madison WI
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“Vision Screening in Pediatric Ophthalmology” University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics Grand
Rounds. April 2014, Madison WI
“Management of common pediatric causes of a red eye” Mercy Hospital Ophthalmology Seminar, March
2014, Janesville WI
“Pediatric Ophthalmology Overview: OKAP Review” University of Chicago Department of
Ophthalmology, February 2014, Chicago IL
“Optic Nerve Anomalies” University of Wisconsin Current Concepts in Ophthalmology Seminar,
September 2013, Madison WI
“Orbital arteriovenous malformations – a case study” SickKids Fellows Alumni Symposium, The
Hospital for Sick Children, April 2013, Toronto, ON
“Pediatric metabolic emergencies” Jack Crawford Day, The Hospital for Sick Children, April 2013,
Toronto, ON
“Developmental ocular anomalies” Mercy Hospital Ophthalmology Seminar, March 2013, Janesville WI
“Pediatric ophthalmology case presentations” Solitude Pediatric Ophthalmology Roundtable, February
2013, Park City UT
“Utilization of anti-VEGF agents in ROP” University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and
Visual Sciences Grand Rounds, January 2013, Madison WI
“An orbital mass in a 3 day old infant – case presentation” Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellows Alumni
Symposium, University of Wisconsin, November 2012, Madison WI
“Retinopathy of prematurity – a historical perspective and paradigm for innovation” University of
Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, October 2012, Madison WI
“How to evaluate the pediatric red eye” Current Concepts in Ophthalmology Seminar, University of
Wisconsin, September 2012, Madison WI
“Retinopathy of Prematurity – A Primer for the Pediatric Practitioner” University of Wisconsin
Department of Pediatrics, Seminars in Pediatrics, September 2012, Madison WI
“Recommendations for implementing anti-VEGF agents in ROP” Canadian Ophthalmological Society,
June 2012, Toronto, ON
“Overview of diagnosis and management of retinoblastoma” University of Wisconsin, Department of
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Grand Rounds, May 2012, Madison WI
“Utilization of anti-VEGF agents in ROP. How should we proceed?” Meriter Hospital, Department of
Pediatrics Grand Rounds, January 2012, Madison WI
“Surgical innovation in retinopathy of prematurity” The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of
Neonatology, June 2011, Toronto ON
“Pediatric Ophthalmology Case Presentations” Solitude Pediatric Ophthalmology Roundtable, February
2009, Park City UT
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“Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in the Community Setting” Prevent Blindness America, October 2009,
Chicago IL
“Essential Esotropia” University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Symposium, October 2008, Chicago IL
“The Importance of Mentoring: Reflections on 4 Years as an ARCS Scholar” Achievement Rewards for
College
Scientists, October 2004, Chicago IL
“Immune Tolerance Network Paradigms for the Informed Consent Process” National Institute of Allergy
and
Infectious Diseases, September 2000, Chicago IL
Educational Program Building / Leadership
2015 – present Wilmer Eye Institute Faculty Ombudsperson. Nominated by Wilmer residents to serve as
faculty liaison.
2015 – present Assistant Fellowship Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
Fellowship, Wilmer Eye Institute.
2012 – 2014
Fellow advisor. Developed curriculum in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus for
University of Wisconsin fellowship trainees, including weekly didactic sessions
2011 – 2014
Resident advisor. Developed pediatric ophthalmology curriculum for residents rotating
on the pediatric ophthalmology service, including biweekly didactic sessions and OR
instruction on how to perform RetCam imaging
CLINICAL ACTIVITIES
Certification
The American Board of Ophthalmology, Board certified June 2013
Written qualification exam passed March 2012
Oral qualification exam passed June 2013
Medical Licensure
State of Maryland, Medicine and Surgery, License # D77175, 1/31/2014 – 6/30/2016
State of Wisconsin, Medicine and Surgery, License #56162-20, September 2011 – October 2013
State of Illinois, Permanent Physician and Surgeon License, License #036.126689, July 2010-present
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario, Postgraduate Training License, License #94079, July 2010June 2011
State of Illinois, Temporary Training License, July 2007-June 2010, License #125-052559
State of Maryland, Temporary Training License, July 2006-June 2007, License #P21182
SYSTEM INNOVATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
2014 – present Resident Advisor. Working with Wilmer 2nd year resident on quality improvement
project to understand cause of high no-show rate in Pediatric General Eye Service clinic
2013 – 2014
Resident Advisor. Developing curriculum and evaluation mechanism for “System Based
Practice” as part of ACGME Milestones Initiative
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2013 – 2014
2013 – 2014
Resident Mentor. Supervising 2nd year ophthalmology resident on research project
investigating the balance between supervision and autonomy in ophthalmology residency
training
Resident Mentor. Supervising 1st year ophthalmology project on research project
examining professionalism in ophthalmology
ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Institutional Administrative Appointments
2013 – 2014
2013 – 2014
2011 – 2014
University of Wisconsin Vascular Anomalies Committee. Working group establishing
multispecialty pediatric vascular anomalies clinic.
University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences ACGME
Milestones Working Group. Working group implementing new ACGME accreditation
initiative.
University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Education
Working Group. Responsible for developing educational policy for residency/fellowship
programs.
External Committee Activities
2015
American Board of Ophthalmology Standing Setting Committee Member
2013 – present AAPOS Young Ophthalmologist Committee. Director of medical education
subcommittee.
Professional Societies
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
University of Notre Dame Alumni Association
University of Chicago Alumni Association
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015
2015
2014
2010
2009
Forum
2009
2008
2006
2005
2001-2005
2002
1997
1996-97
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health MPH Dean’s Scholarship.
Next Generations Fund Recipient. Awarded by Wilmer Eye Institute to a junior faculty
member who has exhibited passion and promise in pursing a career in academic
ophthalmology
SCRUBS award. Awarded by University of Wisconsin’s American Family Children’s
Hospital pediatric operating room staff for excellence in teaching.
Harvey Z. Klein Award, Awarded by University of Chicago Department of Surgery,
Section of Ophthalmology for exemplary patient care
Outstanding Chief Resident of the Year, Awarded by the Chief Resident Leadership
American Academy of Ophthalmology Resident Ambassador, Awarded by Chicago
Ophthalmological Society/Illinois Association of Ophthalmology
University of Chicago Department of Surgery Travel Grant, Awarded for two week
pediatric medical mission trip to Poland
Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society
American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Scholar
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine NIH Summer Research Award
University of Notre Dame Nanovic Center for European Studies Research Award
University of Notre Dame Dean’s List
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