Moss Lab Team

Heather Moss is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology at the Stanford University  School of Medicine in Palo Alto, CA, USA. She is a physician scientist who provides expert neuro-ophthalmic clinical care; she also directs an innovative clinical-research program in biomarker discovery at the Spencer Center for Vision Research at Stanford. She studied biological engineering and gained a PhD in engineering science and medical physics at Harvard University in 2003 and her MD was awarded by Harvard Medical School in 2005.

Dr Moss’s clinical and research interests focus on idiopathic intracranial hypertension, optic neuritis, and multiple sclerosis. She has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals, has authored numerous book chapters, and serves on the editorial board of four journals. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and has been elected to leadership roles in both organizations.