Address

243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114

Dr. Elizabeth Rossin

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Co-director of Harvard Vitrectomy Course

Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Dr. Rossin is an Assistant Professor in ophthalmology at the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology within Massachusetts Eye and Ear (MEE). Dr. Rossin is a retina specialist, and she has a long-standing interest in genetics. As part of her doctoral work, Dr. Rossin defined methods around the integration of protein-protein interaction networks with genome-wide disease association data. Dr. Rossin built a computational pipeline to identify networks of interacting proteins underlying genetic association signals that points to critical pathways in several diseases. After completing her PhD, Dr. Rossin then embarked on clinical training in ophthalmology with a focus in retina. During this time, Dr. Rossin co-led work to analyze protein structure using network analysis; Dr. Rossin applied this work to highly mutable viruses and found that sites predicted to be structurally critical led to destabilization of the virus if mutated. These concepts are directly relatable to human genetics.

Harvard Catalyst

Mass Eye and Ear Research

Mass Eye and Ear Clinical

Education

  1. 2019 - 2021

    Retina Fellow

    Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  2. 2018 - 2019

    Chief Resident in Ophthalmology

    Harvard Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  3. 2015 - 2018

    Resident in Ophthalmology

    Harvard Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  4. 2014 - 2015

    Internal Medicine Intern

    Massachusetts General Hospital
  5. 2007 - 2014

    MD in Medicine

    Harvard Medical School
  6. 2009 - 2012

    PhD in Biomedical and Biological Sciences

    Harvard Medical School
  7. 2001 - 2005

    BSE in Mechanical engineering and applied mechanics

    University of Pennsylvania

Professional Appointments

  1. 2023 - Present
    Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
    Harvard Medical School
  2. 2021 - Present
    Physician in Ophthalmology
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  3. 2021 - 2023
    Instructor of Ophthalmology
    Harvard Medical School
  4. 2018 - 2019
    Instructor of Ophthalmology
    Harvard Medical School
  5. 2018 - 2019
    Physician in Ophthalmology
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Awards

  • 2024
    Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award
    RPB
  • 2023
    Robert M. Glaser award for innovative research in retina
    ARVO
  • 2022
    Clinical research pilot award
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  • 2021
    NIH K12 Institutional grant
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  • 2021
    Machemer Foundation Scholarship
    Duke Eye Center
  • 2020
    Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Award
    The Ronald G. Michels Foundation
  • 2020
    Retina Society 24th Fellow Research award
    The Retina Society
  • 2020
    Thomas Madden Fellowship in Retina
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  • 2019
    Heed Fellow
    The Heed Foundation
  • 2016
    Gragoudas-Folkman Award
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  • 2012
    MSTP Funding
    Harvard Medical School
  • 2009
    Idea-Squared Award
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 2008
    Research Award
    Harvard Medical School