Appointment reinforces the clinical and academic standards delivered at Abu Dhabi location
Abu Dhabi: The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has named Dr Pradeep Y. Ramulu, M.D., M.H.S., Ph.D., as Chair of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, effective August 3, 2026. A glaucoma specialist and Bascom Palmer alumnus, Dr. Ramulu returns to lead the institution after nearly two decades at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, where he served as Chief of the Glaucoma Division.
He succeeds Dr Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D., who led Bascom Palmer since 2007 – a tenure during which the Institute earned the #1 ranking in ophthalmology from US News & World Report 24 times – and who remains on faculty in clinical, educational, and administrative roles.
Dr Dipen J. Parekh, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of UHealth – University of Miami Health System, called the appointment a defining moment for the institution: “Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is truly the crown jewel of the University of Miami Health System, and the appointment of Pradeep Ramulu as Chair ensures that it remains in the hands of a world-class leader, who understands from personal experience as a Bascom Palmer fellow, what makes this institution extraordinary.”
