About Ali R. Salman, MD
Fellowship-trained vitreoretinal surgeon with a focus on patient-centered care.
Meet Dr. Salman
Dr. Ali R. Salman is a board-certified ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon who provides medical and surgical care for complex retinal disease. His clinical scope includes medical retina, retinal laser procedures, intravitreal therapy, and vitreoretinal surgery.
He completed fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery and focuses on macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal tears and detachments, vascular retinal disease, and vitreoretinal interface disorders.
Dr. Salman is an invited peer reviewer for multiple retina and ophthalmology journals and maintains an active academic interest in surgical outcomes and retinal imaging research.
Outside of the clinic, Dr. Salman enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, playing soccer, exploring the outdoors, and traveling.
Training & Education
Fellowship
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship, Retina Consultants of Minnesota.
Residency
Ophthalmology Residency, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Internship
Transitional Year Internship, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News, VA.
Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
Undergraduate
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, summa cum laude, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Research Publications
Selected peer-reviewed manuscripts authored by Dr. Ali R. Salman.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Salman AR, Salhab MA, Salman AR, Dalvin LA, Maltry A, Sychev YV. Metastatic squamous cell epiretinal membrane diagnosed with surgical biopsy. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2025 Jun 5. doi:10.1097/ICB.0000000000001774. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40498996.
- Tang PH, Curran CD, Salman AR, Sodhi GS, Vagaggini T, Haq Z, Mittra RA, Dev S, Emerson GG, Parke DW III, Quiram PA, Belin PJ, Sastry A, Ryan EH. Bilateral eye patching may improve clinical outcomes for acute primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Retina. 2024 Apr;44(4):591-600. doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000004004.
- Salman AR, Salomao DR, Dalvin LA, Olsen TW, Smith WM. Ocular Whipple disease: cases diagnosed over four decades. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2023 Nov 2:1-6. doi:10.1080/09273948.2023.2271995. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37917881.
- Salman AR, Smith WM, Olsen TW, Dalvin LA. Intraocular sarcoid-like reaction in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Can J Ophthalmol. 2023 Dec 29:S0008-4182(23)00376-9. doi:10.1016/j.jcjo.2023.11.017. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38163644.
- Salman AR, Olsen TW. Combined ophthalmic artery and central retinal vein occlusion secondary to advanced mantle cell lymphoma. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022;140(10):e223230. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.3230.
- Shen BY, Salman AR, Shah SM, Hassan MB, Alniemi S, Goyal DG, Barkmeier AJ. Clinical outcomes following implementation of a formalized “flashes and floaters” emergency department triage protocol. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 Oct;242:125-130. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2022.06.007. Epub 2022 Jun 21. PMID: 35750217.
- Salman A, Erdahl S, Jannetto P, Baratz K. Corneal chalcosis secondary to a brass bullet casing fragment. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022;26:101443. doi:10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101443. PMID: 35265773.
- Salman AR, Ferenchak K, Olsen TW, Smith WM, Ketterling RP, McPhail ED, Salomao DR, Dalvin LA. Vitreoretinal involvement by indolent T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder of the gastrointestinal tract diagnosed by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2022 Feb 3. doi:10.1097/ICB.0000000000001263. PMID: 37490925.
- Albert D, Salman A, Winthrop K, Bartley G. The continuing ophthalmic challenge of Bartonella henselae. Ophthalmology Science. 2021;1:100048. doi:10.1016/j.xops.2021.100048.
- Salman A, Koparde V, Hall CE, et al. Determining the quantitative principles of T cell response to antigenic disparity in stem cell transplantation. Front Immunol. 2018;9:2284. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.02284. PMID: 30364159.
- Leffler CT, Schwartz SG, Hadi TM, Salman A, Vasuki V. The early history of glaucoma: the glaucous eye (800 BC to 1050 AD). Clin Ophthalmol. 2015;9:207-215. doi:10.2147/OPTH.S77471. PMID: 25673972.
Book Chapters
- Salman AR, Smith WM, Salomao DR, Dalvin LA, Olsen TW. Unilateral presentation of floaters and diffuse vitreous cell. In: Clinical Cases in Medical Retina: A Diagnostic Approach. Elsevier; 2023. ISBN: 9780128227206.
- Leffler CT, Samara WA, Hadi TM, Salman A, Khan FA. Glaucoma in the Medieval Arabic World. In: The History of Glaucoma. Wayenborgh Publishing; 2020. ISBN-10: 9062994679.
Online Manuscripts
- Salman AR, Bakri SJ. Into the future: long-term anti-VEGF delivery system draws closer to primetime. Medscape Viewpoint. 2022 Apr 20.
- Salman AR. Atlantic Coast Retina Club 2022 Part 4: Attending cases and resident/fellow winners. Retina Roundup. 2022 Jan 9.
- Salman AR, Barkmeier AJ. How telemedicine and AI are changing DR screening. Retina Specialist. 2022 Sep 22.