Julius T. Oatts, MD, MHS
Areas of expertise: Childhood Glaucoma, Anterior Segment Disorders, Amblyopia, Strabismus, Retinopathy of prematurity, Pediatric ophthalmology
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, Main Building, Specialty Care, Virtua, CHOP at Virtua Voorhees Hospital
About Julius T. Oatts, MD, MHS
Julius Oatts, MD, MHS serves as an attending physician and an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Oatts has expertise in diagnosing and treating childhood glaucoma. He also sees pediatric patients with any eye or vision problem including strabismus, amblyopia, glaucoma, cataracts, and retinopathy of prematurity. He sees patients at the Children's Hospital Main Campus and at the Children's Hospital Specialty Care Center in Voorhees.
Dr. Oatts is an active clinical researcher. His research includes advances in childhood glaucoma as well as programs designed to detect and treat preventable vision loss in low resource settings. Dr. Oatts teaches and mentors students, residents, and fellows at the University of Pennsylvania.
Titles
Attending Physician
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Ophthalmology – American Board of Ophthalmology
Leadership and Memberships
2023 Teach for UCSF Certificate
2023 – 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Leadership Development Program
2022 – 2024 Co-Director, Differences Matter, UCSF
2021 – 2024 John A. Watson Faculty Scholar
2021 – 2024 UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute K Scholar
2017 Garcia/Asbury Award for best clinical research project by a UCSF resident
2016 California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Shulman Fellow
2013 The Association for Academic Surgery – Novartis Research Award
2009 Yale University Wilbur G. Downs Fellow
Editorial and Academic Positions
2025 – present Associate Editor, Journal of Academic Ophthalmology
2023 – 2024 Reviewer, Journal of Academic Ophthalmology
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
2022 – present Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Association of
2022 – present Reviewer, American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
2020 – present Reviewer, British Journal of Ophthalmology
2020 – present Reviewer, American Journal of Ophthalmology
2020 – present Reviewer, Ophthalmology Glaucoma
2019 – 2022 Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
2019 – present Reviewer, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
2018 – present Reviewer, BMC Ophthalmology
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BS in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology - Emory University, Atlanta GA
Medical Degree
MD-MHS - Yale School of Medicine, New Haven CT
Internship
Internal Medicine - Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT
Residency
University of California San Francisco, Ophthalmology, San Francisco CA
Fellowship
Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Boston MA
Additional Training
Observership - Moorfields Eye Hospital, Childhood Glaucoma, London UK