HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM VITAE
Peter B. Veldman, MD
Education
8/2000-5/2004
BA
University of Pennsylvania
8/2004-5/2008
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine
Postdoctoral Training
8/2004-5/2008
Intern
Transitional
Program
Albert Einstein Medical Center
7/2009-6/2012
Resident
Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
7/2013-6/2014
Fellow
Cornea
Devers Eye Institute
Faculty Academic Appointments
7/2012-
Instructor
Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institutions
7/2012-
Affiliate Staff
Ophthalmology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
7/2012-
Clinical Associate
Ophthalmology
Massachusetts General Hospital
7/2012-
Assistant Surgeon
Ophthalmology
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
7/2012-6/2013
Chief Resident
Ophthalmology
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
7/2013-6/2014
Clinical Fellow
Cornea
Devers Eye Institute
Major Administrative Leadership Positions
Local
7/2012-7/2013
Director, Eye Trauma Service
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
2012-2013
Course Director, Grand Rounds
Harvard Medical School
8/2014-
Associate Residency Program Director,
Department of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Graduate Medical Education Committee
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Clinical Competency Committee,
Department of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Committee Service
Local
2009-2012
2014-
Professional Societies
2008, 2010, 2014
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2008-
Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
2009-
American Academy of Ophthalmology
2012-
The Cornea Society
Honors and Prizes
2000, 2002, 2003
Ivy League Champion – Varsity Football
University of Pennsylvania
2002, 2003
Academic All-Ivy League
University of Pennsylvania
2002, 2003
First Team All-Ivy League - Placekicker
University of Pennsylvania
2002
Ivy League Individual Scoring Champion
University of Pennsylvania
2002
I-AA Third Team All-American Placekicker
University of Pennsylvania
2003
Scholar-Athlete Award
National Football Foundation and
College Hall of Fame
2003
Elected to Friars Senior Honor Society
University of Pennsylvania
2003-2004
Dean’s List
University of Pennsylvania
2004
Honor and Distinction in Biological
Science
University of Pennsylvania
2004
Magna cum laude
University of Pennsylvania
2004
Phi Delta Theta Postgraduate Scholarship
2004
Postgraduate Scholarship
NCAA
2007
Jeffrey W. Berger Medical Student
Research in Ophthalmology Award
University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine
2008
ARVO Travel Grant
National Eye Institute
2008
Election to Alpha Omega Alpha National
Medical Honor Society
University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine Chapter
2008
Charles A. Oliver Memorial Prize in
Ophthalmology
University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine
REPORT OF REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL INVITED TEACHING AND
PRESENTATIONS
Invited Presentations and Courses
National
2013
The relationship between DMEK tissue unscrolling time and endothelial cell loss: do longer
DMEK “dances” damage the endothelium? Sáles CS, Terry MA, Veldman PB, Mayko
ZM, Straiko MD. Cornea Society Eye Bank Association of America Meeting
2013
Eliminating the possibility of upside-down DMEK grafts: a novel stromal side S-stamp
technique for DMEK. Veldman PB, Dye P, Holiman J, Straiko MD, Mayko, ZM, Terry
MA. Cornea Society Eye Bank Association of America Meeting
2014
Ultra-thin DSAEK versus DMEK: comparing visual results and complications in patients
with 1 of each. Terry MA, van Zyl C, Straiko MD, Veldman PB, Mayko ZM. American
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Annual Meeting
2014
Predictability of postoperative corneal astigmatism in DMEK: advisability of toric IOL
implantation at time of DMEK. Veldman PB, Straiko MD, Mayko, ZM, van Zy C, Terry
MA. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Annual Meeting (Awarded
Best Paper of Session)
2014
Terry MA, Straiko MA, Veldman PB, Mayko ZM. Standardized DMEK surgery: results in
the first 100 cases of Fuchs’ dystrophy and PBK. EBAA Annual Meeting
REPORT OF CLINICAL ACTIVITIES AND INNOVATIONS
Current Licensure and Certification
2008
National Provider (ID #1205099298)
2008-2009
Pennsylvania Limited Medical License
2009-2012
Massachusetts Limited Medical License
2012-
Massachusetts Full Medical License (#250246)
2012-
DEA Registration (Sch 2-5)
2013-2014
Oregon Full Medical License
REPORT OF SCHOLARSHIP
PUBLICATIONS
Peer reviewed publications in print or other media
Research investigations
1. Iacovelli J, Mlodnicka A E, Veldman P, Ying G, Dunaief J L, Schumacher A. Brain and retinal
ferroportin 1 dysregulation in polycythaemia mice. Brain Research. 2009;1289:85-95.
2. Iacovelli J, Zhao C, Wolkow N, Veldman P, Gollomp K, Ojha P, Lukinova N, King A, Feiner L,
Esumi N, Zack D J, Pierce E A, Vollrath D, Dunaief J L. Generation of Cre transgenic mice with
postnatal RPE-specific ocular expression. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011; 52(3):1378-1383.
3. Simon SS, Chee YE, Haddadin RI, Veldman PB, Borboli-Gerogiannis S, Brauner SC, Chang KK,
Chen SH, Gardiner MF, Greenstein SH, Kloek CE, Chen TC. Achieving target refraction after
cataract surgery. Ophthalmology. 2014 Feb;121(2):440-4.
4. Yonekawa Y, Hacker HD, Lehman RE, Beal CJ, Veldman PB, Vyas NM, Shah AS, Wu D, Eliott D,
Gardiner MF, Kuperwaser MC, Rosa RH Jr, Ramsey JE, Miller JW, Mazzoli RA, Lawrence MG,
Arroyo JG. Ocular blast injuries in mass-casualty incidents: the marathon bombing in Boston,
Massachusetts, and the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. Ophthalmology. 2014
Sep;121(9):1670-6.e1.
Case reports
1. Veldman P, Behlou I, Soriano E, Starling JC, Pineda R. Cosmetic iris implants: two cases of
explantation secondary to uveitis, glaucoma and corneal decompensation. Archives of Ophthalmology.
2012;130(6):787-789. (Cover Photo)
2. Papakostas TD, Yonekawa Y, Wu D, Miller JB, Veldman PB, Chee YE, Husain D, Eliott D. Retinal
detachment associated with traumatic chorioretinal rupture. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina.
2014 Sep 1;45(5):451-5.
Reviews
1. Veldman P, Colby K. Current evidence for topical azithromycin 1% ophthalmic solution in the
treatment of blepharitis and blepharitis associated ocular dryness. International Ophthalmology
Clinics. 2011;51(4):43-52.
2. Veldman PB, Miller JW. Subspecialties of ophthalmic practice. Int Ophthalmol Clinics. 2013
Fall;53(4):xi. doi: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e3182a2f7e8.
3. Veldman PB, Terry MA, Straiko MD. Evolving indications for Descemet's stripping automated
endothelial keratoplasty. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul;25(4):306-11.
Abstracts, Poster Presentations and Exhibits Presented at Professional Meetings
1. Veldman PB, Mayko, ZM, Straiko MD, Terry MA. Six-month clinical outcomes of our initial 30
stromal sided S-stamped Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) cases. The
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2014 Annual Meeting
2. Lorch A, Veldman P. Examination of corneal anatomy in attempted ninety percent depth suture
repair of traumatic corneal lacerations, utilizing post-operative high resolution anterior segment
OCT imaging. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2013 Annual Meeting
3. Veldman P, Behlau I, Soriano E, Starling JC, Pineda R. Anterior chamber OCT, light and
scanning electron microscopy of NewColorIris cosmetic implants explanted from two patients
with uveitis, hyphema and corneal decompensation following initial implantation. The Association
for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2011 Imaging Conference
4. Veldman P, Shah AS, Chen TC. Assessing the validity of the 2010 PQRI post cataract visual
acuity measures: a comparison of post operative acuity between experienced and less experienced
resident cataract surgeon cohorts. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2010 Annual Meeting
5. Veldman PB, Straiko MD, Terry MA Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty: Early
complications and 6 month endothelial cell loss in a comparative series of unstamped and stromal
sided S-stamped tissue in 101 consecutive cases. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2014
Annual Meeting