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Erin P. Herlihy, MD

On staff since November 2008

Academic Title: Assistant Professor

Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research

Erin P. Herlihy, MD, is an attending physician at Seattle Childrens Hospital and assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine. A graduate of Notre Dame and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, she completed residency training in Ophthalmology at the University of Washington Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. She specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus.

Her research interests include the pathogenesis of myopia and progressive axial elongation in children, systemic associations of divergence insufficiency in children and adults, and various treatments for amblyopia and infantile nasolacrimal disorders. She is a principal investigator in the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, which is supported by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Herlihy is an active member in several local and national medical associations and is board certified in ophthalmology.

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Board Certification(s): Ophthalmology
Medical/Professional School: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood
Residency: Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle
Fellowship: Ophthalmology, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor
Clinical Interests: Clinical Interests: Pediatric and adult strabismus, amblyopia, nasolacrimal disorders, pediatric cataracts, refractive error in children, system diseases that affect the eyes Research Focus Areas: Treatment of refractive and strabismic amblyopia, divergence insufficiency in children and adults, surgical management of intermittent exotropia, pathogenesis of progressive myopia and the development of interventions to retard progressive axial length elongation in children
Research Focus Area: Translational Research

Awards and Honors

Award Name	Award Description	Awarded By	Award Date
Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society			2003
Janet Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation			2003
Alpha Omega Alpha, National Medical Honor Society			2002
Alfred Gunner Memorail Scholarship Nominee			2002
Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society			1997 - 1999
University of Notre Dame Sophomore Class Treasurer			1996 - 1997
University of Notre Dame Dean's List			1995 - 1999

Publications

Esotropia Greater at Distance: Children vs Adults.
JAMA ophthalmology , 2013 Jan 24: 1-6

Strabismus surgery in a patient with a Boston K-pro keratoprosthesis.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , 2012 Oct: 16(5)476-7

Efficacy and potential complications of difluprednate use for pediatric uveitis.
American journal of ophthalmology , 2012 May: 153(5)932-8

Chronic keratoconjunctivitis with dermatitis as a presenting sign of child abuse.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , 2012 Apr: 16(2)193-5

Primary myoepithelioma of the orbit in an infant.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , June 2009: 303-5

Presentations

Presentations Title	Event	Location	Date
Clinical and eye movement findings to distinguish abducens palsy from divergence insufficiency in children and adults.	Center for Clinical and Translational Research Science Day	Seattle, WA	May 2012
Amblyopia and pediatric low vision.	Annual meeting WA State Teachers for Visually Impaired / Orientation and Mobility Specialists		Feb. 2012
Does My Child Have a Lazy Eye?	Modern Medicine and the Eye Lecture Series	Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA	June 2011
Photoreceptor Activity Patterns and the Cause and Prevention of Myopia	Gained in Translation Research Conference		May 2010
Central Nervous System Abnormalities and Ocular Motor Findings in Children and Adults with Divergence Insufficiency	AAPOS Annual Meeting	Orlando, FL	April 2010
Abduction deficits: The Sick Sixth and Other Anomalies of Divergence.	Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Monthly Meeting	Seattle, WA	Nov. 2009
The pupil in suppression and amblyopia.	ARVO		2009

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Seattle Children's

OA.9.220 - Ophthalmology
4800 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105

206-987-2177

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Harborview Medical Center

HMC Box 359608 - Eye Institute
325 - 9th Ave

Seattle, WA 98104

206-744-3937

Seattle Children's Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center

CB-11
1500 - 116th Ave NE

Bellevue, WA 98004

425-454-4644

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