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Appointed: 1996

Bela Anand-Apte, M.D., Ph.D.

(216) 445-9739

Bela Anand-Apte, M.D., Ph.D.

Department: Ophthalmic Research
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code I31
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 445-9739

Bela Anand-Apte, M.D., Ph.D.

Department: Cell Biology
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code I31
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 445-9739

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Harvard University
Postdoc Fellow, Immunopathology
Cambridge, MA USA
1993
Doctorate - Boston University
Microbiology
Boston, MA USA
1991
Fellowship - K.E.M. Hospital
Immunology Research
Parcel, Mumbai India
1986
Residency - K.E.M. Hospital
Internal Medicine
Parcel, Mumbai India
1985
Medical School - University of Bombay, Seth G.S. Medical College
Bombay, India India
1984

Specialty Interests

Diabetic retinopathy, Age-related macular degeneration

Awards & Honors

  • Karen Grunebaum Award for Research in Cancer, Grunebaum Foundation, 1990 
  • Young Investigator Award, RD2002, Burkenstock,  Switzerland, 2002
  • Tom and Sandy Trudell Research Award for the Study of Retinal Degenerative Diseases, 2004
  • Lew R Wasserman Merit Award, Research to Prevent Blindness, 2007

Industry Relationships

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Languages Spoken

  • English