Melissa Daluvoy, MD Melissa B. Daluvoy is a fellowshiptrained, board-certified ophthalmologist with expertise in the medical and surgical treatment of cornea and anterior segment diseases. She performs routine and complex cataract surgeries and offers astigmatism- and presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses. She specializes in advanced corneal transplantation procedures, including PK, DSEK, DALK, and keratoprosthesis. She also performs refractive surgeries, including custom bladeless Intralase LASIK, PRK, PTK, and phakic intraocular lenses (implantable contact lenses). Originally from Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, Daluvoy previously served at the Veterans Hospital in Washington, D.C., and in private practice in Durham before joining the Duke Eye Center. She attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed her
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ophthalmology residency at George Washington University Hospital. She returned to Philadelphia to complete a fellowship at the Wills Eye Institute, where she concentrated on corneal and external eye diseases. Daluvoy made the transition to Duke because she wanted to be challenged and sought to put her professional experience and education next to experts in the field. In her new role, she will focus on routine cataract and refractive surgery and comprehensive cornea care, as well as treating ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) disease. According to Daluvoy, she is most excited about the surgical opportunities available at Duke and admits to a passion for the OR, especially with complicated cases. “There is nothing more incredible than helping patients to see again,” she says.
Jeremy Kay, PhD Jeremy Kay began a joint appointment in the departments of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology as assistant professor on December 1, 2012. Kay is investigating how neurons in the retina connect with each other during development to form circuits that enable vision. By working in tandem with the two departments, he looks forward to the synergy of collaboration between the basic science and clinical aspects of retinal development. Kay earned his bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Columbia University and his PhD in neuroscience at the University of California, San Francisco. Kay completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University under the guidance of Joshua Sanes, professor of molecular and cellular biology.
“The neuroscience research community at Duke has lots of new energy and is applying cuttingedge techniques,” Kay explains. “Duke also has given me a unique opportunity to be part of a second community by placing my lab in the ophthalmology department, where I can exchange ideas and learn from experts on eye disease.” He adds, “It is a huge opportunity to work with faculty who are studying disease mechanisms. I hope we can connect their work to what is happening with the circuitry of the retina and then learn how we can apply this knowledge to our understanding and treatment of certain diseases. Through this understanding, we can ultimately provide better understanding and care for our patients.”