Kang Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Research Interest:  To Investigate genetics of retina degeneration.

Dr. Zhang’s research focuses on the use of molecular genetic techniques to identify genes that predispose a patient to age related macular degeneration and on developing drug therapies to prevent the disease.  Dr. Zhang is an internationally recognized genetic researcher and clinician.  He completed his ophthalmology residency at Johns Hopkins University’s Wilmer Eye Institute in 1999.  He received his medical degree, with cum laude honors from Harvard Medical School in 1995 and his doctorate in genetics from Harvard in 1991.