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Rebecca Soares MD, MPH

TitleInstructor
InstitutionUMass Chan – Baystate Regional Campus
DepartmentSurgery at UMass Chan - Baystate
AddressNew England Retina Consultants .
3460 Main Street
Springfield MA 01107
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    Yale University, New Haven, CT, United StatesBAMolecular, Cellular, & Dev Bio
    Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United StatesMPH
    Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United StatesMD

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    1. Zafar S, Zhao AT, Soares RR, Calotti M, Sina E, Wibbelsman TD, Momenaei B, Ni RL, Acaba-Berrocal L, Patel SN, Xu D, Yonekawa Y. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AFFECTING PRESENTATION IN PEDIATRIC RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT. Retina. 2026 01 01; 46(1):62-69. PMID: 40893116.
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    2. Gopal AD, Soares RR, Momenaei B, Wakabayashi T, Zhang Q, Martin J, Spitofsky N, Zhou A, Kuriyan AE, Klufas MA, Yonekawa Y, Garg SJ, Dunn JP, Deaner JD. Characteristics of Uveitis Specialists and Disparities in Geographic Access to Uveitis Care in the United States. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2025 Dec 30; 24741264251404733. PMID: 41479850.
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    3. Soares RR, Cai L, Samuelson A, Bowe T, Huang C, Beca FA, Hinkle J, Patel SN, Musch D, Vartanian RJ, Vander JF, Ho AC, Spirn M, Klufas MA, Xu D, Besirli CG, Yonekawa Y. Geographic and socioeconomic disparities to retinopathy of prematurity treatment. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2026 Jan; 264(1):261-267. PMID: 41165807.
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    4. Starr MR, Hinkle JC, Patel LG, Ammar MJ, Soares RR, Patel SN, Cohen MN, Hsu J, Yonekawa Y, Ho AC, Regillo CD, Gupta OP. RANDOMIZED TRIAL COMPARING MICROSERRATED VERSUS CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE FORCEPS FOR INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING. Retina. 2024 08 01; 44(8):1323-1328. PMID: 39047125.
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    5. Cobbs LV, Soares RR, Spirn M, Mehta S. PREMATURE EMULSIFICATION OF SILICONE OIL AFTER RETINAL DETACHMENT REPAIR IN THE SETTING OF HIGH-INTENSITY EXERCISE. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2024 Jul 01; 18(4):486-487. PMID: 36913668.
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    6. Bowe T, Mahmoudzadeh R, Soares RR, Nguyen MK, Hsu J, Kuriyan AE. CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPANTS IN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY CLINICAL RESEARCH CLINICAL TRIALS WHO WERE LOST TO FOLLOW-UP. Retina. 2024 01 01; 44(1):111-116. PMID: 37603443.
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    7. Soares RR, Sharpe J, Zhang Q, Ho AC, Yonekawa Y, Hsu J. Reply. Ophthalmology. 2024 Mar; 131(3):e9-e10. PMID: 38127039.
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    8. Mahmoudzadeh R, Williamson JE, Salabati M, Soares RR, Gupta OP, Regillo CD, Ho AC, Hsu J. OCT-Based Description of Spontaneous Reattachment of Macula-Off Tractional Retinal Detachment With Significant Vision Improvement. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2024 Jan-Feb; 8(1):101-104. PMID: 38223772.
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    9. Mahmoudzadeh R, Shahlaee A, Soares RR, Patel SN, Xu D, Gupta OP, Chiang A. Quantifying Head Position Following Vitrectomy Using a 3-Dimensional Position Sensor Embedded in a Novel Ophthalmic Shield: A Pilot Study. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2023 May 10. PMID: 37224472.
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    10. Starr MR, Xu D, Soares RR, Boucher N, Chiang A, Cohen MN, Ho AC, Klufas MA, Khan MA, Mehta S, Yonekawa Y, Kuriyan AE. Trends in Utilization of Vitreoretinal Services Following the Initial Phase of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2023 01; 54(1):15-23. PMID: 36626209.
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    11. Soares RR, Nahar A, Mahmoudzadeh R, Kazan AS, Williamson JE, Wong MK, Hsu J, Chiang A, Yonekawa Y. A Geographic Analysis of Google Characterizations of Who Is an "Eye Doctor" Across the US. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 12 01; 140(12):1174-1178. PMID: 36264555.
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    12. Soares RR, Mokhashi N, Sharpe J, Zhang Q, Hinkle J, Patel SN, Ho AC, Yonekawa Y, Hsu J. Patient Accessibility to Eye Care in the United States. Ophthalmology. 2023 04; 130(4):354-360. PMID: 36427602.
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    13. Samuelson AG, Nahar A, Patel SN, Mahmoudzadeh R, Salabati M, Yu-Chuan Kang E, Hinkle JW, Soares RR, Kuriyan AE, Garg SJ. CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER DEXAMETHASONE INTRAVITREAL IMPLANT. Retina. 2022 10 01; 42(10):1915-1920. PMID: 35976255.
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    14. Soares RR, Huang C, Sharpe J, Cobbs L, Gopal A, Rao W, Samuelson A, Parikh D, Zhang Q, Bailey R, Dunn JP, Minor J, Moster ML, Penne RB, Shields C, Shukla AG, Syed Z, Wisner D, Haller JA, Yonekawa Y. Geographic and socioeconomic access disparities to Phase 3 clinical trials in ophthalmology in the United States. Eye (Lond). 2023 Jun; 37(9):1822-1828. PMID: 36123561.
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    15. Nahar A, Mahmoudzadeh R, Rama M, Soares RR, Yonekawa Y, Mehta S, Haller JA. Authorship Trends of Women in Retina: A 25-Year Analysis. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 02; 7(2):164-170. PMID: 35973645.
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    16. Patel SN, Mokhashi N, Peck TJ, Cai LZ, Salabati M, Soares RR, Hinkle J, Chaudhary V, Kuriyan AE, Cohen MN, Hsu J, Garg SJ. Seasonal and Environmental Variations in Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injection: A Six-year Review. Curr Eye Res. 2022 09; 47(9):1288-1293. PMID: 35759609.
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    17. DeSimone JD, Dockery PW, Kreinces JB, Soares RR, Shields CL. Survey of ophthalmic imaging use to assess risk of progression of choroidal nevus to melanoma. Eye (Lond). 2023 04; 37(5):953-958. PMID: 35606548.
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    18. Soares RR, Huang C, Boucher N, Aggarwal N, Fernando R, Hinkle J, DeSimone J, Cai L, Patel SN, Xu D, Kuriyan AE, Yonekawa Y. REGIONAL POPULATION MOBILITY AND OUTPATIENT RETINA VISITS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Retina. 2022 04 01; 42(4):607-615. PMID: 35174800.
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    19. Peck T, Salabati M, Mahmoudzadeh R, Soares R, Xu D, Myers JS, Hsu J, Garg SJ, Khan MA. Epiretinal Membrane Surgery in Eyes with Glaucoma: Visual Outcomes and Clinical Significance of Inner Microcystoid Changes. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022 08; 6(8):693-701. PMID: 35314387.
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    20. Soares RR, Samuelson A, Chiang A. Association of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy with subclinical Cushing's syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Jun; 26:101455. PMID: 35282599.
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    21. Soares RR. The evolving field of Big Data: understanding geographic information systems analysis and its transformative potential in ophthalmic research. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2022 May 01; 33(3):188-194. PMID: 35220329.
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    22. Bowe T, Salabati M, Soares RR, Huang C, Singh RP, Khan MA, Williams BK, Sridhar J, Chiang A, Cohen MN, Klufas MA, Gupta OP, Yonekawa Y, Xu D, Kuriyan AE. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Diabetic Macular Edema Clinical Trials. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022 06; 6(6):531-533. PMID: 35131526.
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    23. Soares RR, Fine HF, Yonekawa Y. Diagnosis and Management of Coats' Disease. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2021 12; 52(12):630-635. PMID: 34908482.
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    24. Soares RR, Sieber MR, Talcott KE, Chiang A, Garg SJ. A Comparative Analysis of Use of Google Glass versus. GoPro Intraoperative Video Recording of Scleral Buckle Surgery. J Acad Ophthalmol (2017). 2021 Jul; 13(2):e124-e128. PMID: 37388850.
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    25. Patel SN, Cherkas EG, Shields CN, Soares RR, Hinkle JW, Razeghinejad R, Hammersmith KM, Finklea BD, Shields CL, Cohen MN, Khan MA, Kuriyan AE, Klufas MA. Virtual Ophthalmology Fellowship Interviews: Perceptions of U.S. Ophthalmology Fellowship Applicants in 2020. J Acad Ophthalmol (2017). 2021 Jul; 13(2):e102-e107. PMID: 37388849.
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    26. Soares RR, Cai LZ, Bowe T, Samuelson AG, Liu CK, Parikh D, Patel SN, Hinkle JW, Yonekawa Y. GEOGRAPHIC ACCESS DISPARITIES TO CLINICAL TRIALS IN RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY IN THE UNITED STATES. Retina. 2021 Nov 01; 41(11):2253-2260. PMID: 34001822.
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    27. Fromal OV, Swaminathan V, Soares RR, Ho AC. Recent advances in diagnosis and management of sympathetic ophthalmia. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov 01; 32(6):555-560. PMID: 34494974.
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    28. Mahmoudzadeh R, Gopal A, Soares R, Dunn JP. Unilateral Retinal Arteritis and Macroaneurysm in Sarcoidosis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2022 Oct-Nov; 30(7-8):1901-1905. PMID: 34464228.
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    29. Patel SN, Cai LZ, Mahmoudzadeh R, Salabati M, Magan T, Obeid A, Soares RR, Hinkle JW, Hsu J, Dunn JP, Vander JF, Garg SJ. Endophthalmitis After Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Factor Injections: Outcomes of Eyes Managed Without Microbiologic Cultures. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 03; 235:1-6. PMID: 34461083.
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    30. Soares RR, Stem MS, Yonekawa Y. Exudative Retinal Telangiectasia Associated With Leri-Weill Dyschondrosteosis. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2021 08 01; 139(8):914-915. PMID: 34165495.
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    31. Patel SN, Starr MR, Obeid A, Ryan EH, Ryan C, Forbes NJ, Soares RR, Ammar M, Patel LG, Capone A, Emerson GG, Joseph DP, Eliott D, Regillo CD, Gupta OP, Hsu J, Yonekawa Y. CHARACTERISTICS AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT IN OLDER ADULTS: A Multicenter Comparative Cohort Study. Retina. 2021 May 01; 41(5):947-956. PMID: 32858667.
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    32. Soares RR, Gopal AD, Parikh D, Shields CN, Patel S, Hinkle J, Sharpe J, Ho AC, Regillo CD, Haller J, Yonekawa Y. Geographic Access Disparities of Clinical Trials in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the United States. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 09; 229:160-168. PMID: 33848533.
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    33. Soares RR, Mahmoudzadeh R, Salabati M, Massenzio E, Israilevich R, Patel SN, Hinkle J, Kuriyan AE, Hsu J, Garg SJ, Khan MA. Epiretinal Membrane Surgery after Retinal Detachment Repair: Visual Acuity Outcomes and OCT Analysis. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022 01; 6(1):49-57. PMID: 33794391.
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    34. Soares RR, Parikh D, Shields CN, Peck T, Gopal A, Sharpe J, Yonekawa Y. Geographic Access Disparities to Clinical Trials in Diabetic Eye Disease in the United States. Ophthalmol Retina. 2021 09; 5(9):879-887. PMID: 33340769.
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    35. Patel SN, Mahmoudzadeh R, Salabati M, Soares RR, Hinkle J, Hsu J, Garg SJ, Regillo CD, Ho AC, Cohen MN, Khan MA, Yonekawa Y, Chiang A, Gupta OP, Kuriyan AE. Bacterial Dispersion Associated With Various Patient Face Mask Designs During Simulated Intravitreal Injections. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 03; 223:178-183. PMID: 33129809.
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    36. Starr MR, Israilevich R, Zhitnitsky M, Cheng QE, Soares RR, Patel LG, Ammar MJ, Khan MA, Yonekawa Y, Ho AC, Cohen MN, Sridhar J, Kuriyan AE. Practice Patterns and Responsiveness to Simulated Common Ocular Complaints Among US Ophthalmology Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2020 Sep 01; 138(9):981-988. PMID: 32777008.
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    37. Wibbelsman TD, Pandit RR, Xu D, Jenkins TL, Mellen PL, Soares RR, Obeid A, Levin H, Hsu J, Ho AC. Reply to Comment on: Trends in?Retina Specialist Imaging Utilization From 2012 to 2016 in the United States Medicare Fee-for-Service Population. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 03; 211:229-230. PMID: 31952785.
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    38. Soares RR, Pandit RR, Dunn JP. Acute Syphilitic Placoid Posterior Chorioretinopathy. Ophthalmol Retina. 2019 12; 3(12):1090. PMID: 31810574.
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    39. Gervasio KA, Mellen PL, Boparai RS, Soares RR, Fastenberg J, Chaskes M, Rabinowitz MP, Rabinowitz MR. Combined Endoscopic and External Resection of an Inverted Papilloma of the Lacrimal Sac: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Allergy Rhinol (Providence). 2019 Jan-Dec; 10:2152656719876254. PMID: 31555491.
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    40. Soares RR, Patel R, Milman T. Corneal Opacification. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Aug 01; 137(8):949-950. PMID: 31194226.
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    41. Soares RR, Mellen P, Garrigan H, Obeid A, Wibbelsman TD, Borkar D, Ho AC, Hsu J. Outcomes of Eyes Lost to Follow-up with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Receiving Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Ophthalmol Retina. 2020 02; 4(2):134-140. PMID: 31540854.
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    42. Wibbelsman TD, Pandit RR, Xu D, Jenkins TL, Mellen PL, Soares RR, Obeid A, Levin H, Hsu J, Ho AC. Trends in Retina Specialist Imaging Utilization from 2012 to 2016 in the United States Medicare Fee-for-Service Population. Am J Ophthalmol. 2019 12; 208:12-18. PMID: 31265802.
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    43. Soares RR, Razeghinejad MR. Efficacy of the combination of carteolol hydrochloride + latanoprost in the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2018 Oct; 19(15):1731-1738. PMID: 30295543.
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