Affiliation: New York University Grossman School of Medicine

Dr. Chan is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Radiology, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering at New York University Grossman School of Medicine. He completed his doctoral studies in biomedical engineering at The University of Hong Kong, focusing on imaging of the visual system, and was awarded the Li Ka Shing Prize for best PhD thesis. Dr. Chan is the director of the Neuroimaging and Visual Science Laboratory, which concentrates on developing and applying new, non-invasive methods for imaging degeneration, development, protection, plasticity, and regeneration in the visual system in both humans and experimental animal models. His team aims to tackle irreversible blindness by better understanding the structural, metabolic, and functional interactions among the eye, the brain, and behavior in health and disease with or without neuromodulation, in order to guide vision preservation and restoration.