Jessica Shantha
Overview
Jessica Shantha, MD, joined Emory Eye Centers faculty in September 2017. She graduated with a bachelor of science degree in biology, magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia. She earned her medical degree, summa cum laude, from Morehouse School of Medicine, then completed a transitional year program at Presbyterian/St. Lukes Medical Center, and an ophthalmology residency at Emory. She followed residency with a clinical and research fellowship in medical retina disease at Retina Consultants of Hawaii. In addition, she spent a year as the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation clinical uveitis fellow with the Francis I. Proctor Foundation.
During her residency at Emory, Dr. Shantha became involved with research related to how Ebola virus disease can affect survivors vision and the eye itself. She has published on the topic in scientific journals such as Ophthalmology, Current Opinions in Ophthalmology, and the New England Journal of Medicine and continues to be involved in on-going efforts in West Africa.
In January 2018, Dr. Shantha was selected to participate as a scholar in the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Program at Emory University.
The BIRCWH program gives you the tools and resources to develop into a clinician scientist, including enrollment into the MSCR program, mentorship, and the time to successfully complete a research study. It is these tools that will lay the ground work for future clinical research, says Shantha. I am committed to a career in academic medicine as an educator and clinician-scientist.
Her academic and clinical interests include infectious and non-infectious uveitis, emerging pathogen discovery, and addressing clinical and research gaps within uveitis and retinal disease in international health care settings.
National Recognition
Dr. Shantha holds memberships in the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Uveitis Society, and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. She also is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Areas of Clinical Interest
Noninfectious and infectious uveitis
Diabetic retinopathy
Age-related macular degeneration
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Eye Center
Education
Degrees
- BS, Biology from University of Georgia
- MD from Morehouse School of Medicine
Research
Publications
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Reply to Comment on "Multiple Anterior Chamber Paracenteses May be Needed to Identify Cytomegalovirus Anterior Uveitis.".
Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 273 Page(s): 262 - 263
05/01/2025 Authors: Benador-Shen C; Shantha J; Lee J; Qian Y; Doan T; Gonzales JA -
Is it Time to Adopt a New Nomenclature and Classification for White Dot Syndromes Using Multimodal Imaging Techniques? Report 1 from Multimodal Imaging in Uveitis (MUV) Task Force.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm Volume: 33 Page(s): 561 - 569
05/01/2025 Authors: Fabiani C; Shantha J; Gangaputra S; Vitale A; Thorne JE; Jabs DA; Fawzi A; Smith JR; Accorinti M; Smet MDD -
Ophthalmological manifestations and plasma markers of inflammation in Ebola survivors in post-treatment era.
Sci Rep Volume: 15 Page(s): 14966
04/29/2025 Authors: Mwanza J-C; Kahindo AK; Mbusa-Kombi J; Mumbere MV; Kitenge RO; McIlwain DR; Mulangu JCS; Mbala PK; Okitundu D; Giordani BJ -
Association of Weather Variables With Pathogens Contributing to Conjunctivitis Worldwide.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 80 Page(s): 551 - 561
03/17/2025 Authors: Yan D; Prajna NV; Lalitha P; Sansanayudh W; Satitpitakul V; Laovirojjanakul W; Chaudhary M; Bountogo M; Sie A; Coulibaly B -
Adherence to Hydroxychloroquine Dosing Guidelines at the University of California.
Ophthalmol Retina
03/10/2025 Authors: Moussa K; Virk JS; Paciotti B; Durbin-Johnson BP; Shantha JG; Tsui E; Sun CQ; Baxter SL; Gore C; Yiu GY -
Association Between Baseline Macular Morphologic Features on Optical Coherence Tomography and Visual Outcomes in Patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm Volume: 33 Page(s): 263 - 270
02/01/2025 Authors: Sundararajan M; Rathinam SR; Thundikandy R; Kanakath A; Balamurugan S; Vedhanayaki R; Miller DC; Lim LL; Suhler EB; Al-Dhibi HA -
Multiple Anterior Chamber Paracenteses May Be Needed to Identify Cytomegalovirus Anterior Uveitis.
Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 269 Page(s): 189 - 194
01/01/2025 Authors: Benador-Shen C; Shantha J; Lee J; Qian Y; Doan T; Gonzales JA -
Deep sequencing as a diagnostic tool in patients with suspected primary vitreoretinal lymphoma.
Br J Ophthalmol Volume: 109 Page(s): 70 - 75
12/17/2024 Authors: Choo C; Cote O; Bostwick K; Regueiro M; Wells J; Grossniklaus HE; Gonzales J; Yeh S; Hinterwirth A; Doan T -
Corneal and conjunctival abnormalities in a cohort of survivors from the Western African Ebola virus disease outbreak.
AJO Int Volume: 1
12/11/2024 Authors: Fashina T; Nguyen NV; Huang Y; Randleman C; Hartley CD; Mattia JG; Vandy MJ; Harrison-Williams LC; Mustapha J; Mwanza J-C -
Ophthalmic Sequelae of Ebola Virus Disease in Survivors, Sierra Leone.
Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 30 Page(s): 2502 - 2509
12/01/2024 Authors: Choo CH; Ward L; Crozier I; Fashina T; Yan D; Hayek BR; Hartley C; Vandy M; Mattia JG; Harrison-Williams L