Chase A Ludwig, MD, MS

It is a great honor to be a part of the Michels Foundation Fellowship family. I am a native Midwesterner, and I received my B.S. from Duke, followed by a combined M.D. and M.S. in Epidemiology and Clinical Research from Stanford. I also completed my ophthalmology residency at Stanford, then my vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.

My fascination with the neurosciences brought me to my current area of focus in myopia and other eye structure variants, where an improved understanding of the mechanisms may lead to additional insights in neurologic diseases involving similar pathways. Now as an Assistant Professor at Stanford, I run a High and Pathologic Myopia clinic focused on the retina sequelae of myopia (retinal tears/detachments, myopic macular degeneration, myopic traction maculopathy). I received an NIH K23 grant on the use of AI for the prediction of the retinal sequelae of myopia and am continuing to investigate the epidemiology, genetics, and mechanisms of myopia alongside my clinical vitreoretinal surgery practice.

I have been fortunate to work with outstanding mentors at Duke, Stanford and Massachusetts Eye and Ear who continue to inspire me and spark my curiosity daily. I am grateful to the giants in the field who brought us to where we are today and to my family for their endless support.