Rishi Singh, MD, has been named as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Mass General Brigham (MGB), effective November 10.
In this role, Dr. Singh will be responsible for leading the clinical, educational and research activities within the Department of Ophthalmology at Mass Eye and Ear, our academic medical centers and across Mass General Brigham. He will oversee the integration of the department across all domains to seamlessly serve the needs of MGB’s patients and community.
Dr. Singh is currently vice president and chief medical officer for Cleveland Clinic Martin North and South Hospitals in Florida. He also serves as a professor of ophthalmology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Singh earned his bachelor’s and medical degrees from Boston University and completed his residency at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary through the Harvard Combined Program in Boston before completing a medical and surgical fellowship at the Cole Eye Institute in Cleveland.
Dr. Singh specializes in the management of complex retinal diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment and age-related macular degeneration. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, books and book chapters, and serves as principal investigator for numerous national clinical trials advancing the treatment of retinal disease. He is the founder and past president of the Retina World Congress and serves on the board of the American Society of Retina Specialists. He has received several research honors, including the Alpha Omega Alpha Research Award and the American Society of Retina Specialists Senior Honor Award.
“We have made significant strides toward combining our departments — an essential step in a thriving, impactful and unified academic health system,” says David F. M. Brown, MD, president of academic medical centers for Mass General Brigham. “With Dr. Singh’s leadership, I am confident we are poised to create a truly exceptional Department of Ophthalmology.”
