Sasapin Grace Prakalapakorn BSE, MD, MPH

S. Grace Prakalapakorn, MD, MPH is a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship-trained clinician scientist with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity. She initially joined the faculty at Duke University as a Clinician Scientist in 2011 and was awarded a K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award by the department of ophthalmology (2011-2014). She later applied for and was awarded a K23 Career Development Award by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (2014-2018).
Her research focus is on improving access to care and outcomes in underserved communities by adapting innovative strategies to address clinically relevant problems. The majority of her research has focused on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a leading cause of preventable blindness in children worldwide. While appropriate screening and treatment can decrease the risk of blindness due to ROP, there is a lack of ophthalmologists trained to screen for ROP and there are difficulties with access to care.