The physician perspective behind the future of ophthalmology.
Founder & CEO, Mali Enterprises
Award-winning retina specialist, key opinion leader, author, entrepreneur, inventor, TV and film medical expert, and trusted advisor to the pharmaceutical, medical device and investor communities on ophthalmology and retina innovation
He helps companies and investors understand which retina therapies and technologies will succeed in real practice, and why.
As seen on PBS · NBC · ABC · Healio · Ophthalmology Times
Founded 2018
Led by Joshua Mali, MD, FASRS, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Mali Enterprises is Dr. Mali’s ophthalmology consulting and innovation company, focused on industry and investor advisory work, ophthalmic device innovation and medical media. Under his auspices, it advises the companies and investors shaping eye care, and it has taken ideas from the exam room to patented, market-ready devices.
Helping pharmaceutical, biotech, device, AI and investor teams navigate ophthalmology, from due diligence to launch.
ConsultingInventing and co-developing ophthalmic devices, from concept and patent to market.
InventionsShaping the future of the field through research, publications, media, the annual Top 5 and mentoring physician entrepreneurs.
Media and thought leadership
Postoperative eye shields had barely changed in a century: hard plastic taped to the face. Dr. Mali helped design SNAPS as a clear, tapeless shield that clips on, lets air flow, and flips open for exams and eye drops. It is patented, FDA-registered and available to hospitals through a Premier, Inc. purchasing agreement.
The full SNAPS story
A Mali Enterprises innovation · Inventor and patent holder
Noticing that patients had nowhere to safely put their glasses during the slit lamp exam, Dr. Mali designed and patented a tabletop eyeglass holder, the first product of Mali Enterprises. It earned an Honorable Mention in the American Society of Retina Specialists’ “Shark Tank”-style Winning Pitch competition and was featured in Primary Care Optometry News, Ophthalmology Times and on Medical World News.
Hear the story behind the invention All of Dr. Mali’s innovationsDr. Mali runs Mali Enterprises alongside a full surgical practice, giving partners a rare combination: a CEO who understands business, product and markets, and a surgeon who knows exactly what works for patients and physicians. He has written about building that path for Doximity and hosted a “Doctorpreneurship” series on his podcast.
Partner with Mali EnterprisesMany billions of dollars flow through retina therapies and devices, and their value is ultimately decided in the clinic. Through Mali Enterprises, Dr. Mali gives pharmaceutical companies, medical device makers and investors a practicing retina surgeon’s view of the science, the competitive landscape and real-world adoption, so they can make better decisions on pipelines, products and investments.
Pipeline, positioning, launch and lifecycle strategy for retina therapeutics.
See how he helps →Product design, clinical workflow fit and commercialization for surgical, imaging, monitoring and AI technologies.
See how he helps →Venture capital, private equity, hedge funds and investment banks evaluating ophthalmic companies and assets.
See how he helps →Market research, physician panels and expert consultations on retina practice.
See how he helps →Ophthalmology is one of medicine’s most image-driven specialties and a leading proving ground for AI. Dr. Mali has written about AI in eye care since 2018, and his forecast that AI would permeate ophthalmology was covered by Becker’s ASC Review. He helps companies and investors tell which AI tools will truly change clinical practice.
Read more about AI in ophthalmologyWhether you are developing an ophthalmic technology, evaluating an investment, advancing a pharmaceutical product or exploring AI in eye care, Mali Enterprises offers independent clinical and industry insight.
Discuss a consulting engagementDr. Mali translates complex eye science into clear, compelling stories for television, film, podcasts and the trade press, reaching patients, physicians and industry leaders alike.
Media & speaker kit: bios, headshot and talk topicsDr. Mali is featured as the retina medical expert in this episode of Medical Stories, the public television docuseries that follows patients through life-changing diagnoses.
Watch on YouTubeEvery year since 2016, Dr. Mali has published his Top 5 predictions for the year ahead in Ophthalmology Times. Now a decade-long tradition followed across the specialty and the industry, the series has called the trends that shaped the field, from anti-VEGF breakthroughs and biosimilars to geographic atrophy therapies, AI and the future of postoperative care. His forecasts have also been picked up by the business press, including Becker’s ASC Review.
See the full Top 5 archive
Chief executive, retina surgeon, investigator, author, broadcaster and inventor, with a career built on raising the standard of retinal care.
Dr. Joshua Mali is the Founder and CEO of Mali Enterprises, which he established in 2018 to advise pharmaceutical, medical device, AI and investor clients on ophthalmology and retina. He invented the Mali Eyeglass Holder and helped develop the SNAPS Eyeshield.
A board-certified, fellowship-trained retina specialist and vitreoretinal surgeon with more than 12 years of experience, now with Delaware Valley Retina Associates, he is a Fellow of the American Society of Retina Specialists, an American Board of Ophthalmology oral examiner, and a medical expert who has appeared on PBS, NBC and ABC.
Quick answers about Dr. Mali and Mali Enterprises.
Joshua Mali, MD, FASRS is an award-winning, board-certified retina specialist and vitreoretinal surgeon, and the Founder and CEO of Mali Enterprises. He is a key opinion leader in retina, the author of the annual Top 5 in Ophthalmology, a patented inventor and a TV and film medical expert featured on PBS, NBC and ABC.
Mali Enterprises, founded in 2018 and led by Dr. Mali, advises pharmaceutical, medical device, AI and investor clients on ophthalmology and retina, develops ophthalmic innovations such as the SNAPS Eyeshield and the Mali Eyeglass Holder, and provides medical media expertise.
Dr. Mali provides investment due diligence, market and competitive landscape briefings, AI and digital health strategy, advisory board and KOL engagement, clinical development strategy, commercialization insight, expert consultations and keynote talks focused on ophthalmology and retina. Learn more about his consulting work.
Since 2016, Dr. Mali has published his Top 5 predictions for the year ahead in ophthalmology in Ophthalmology Times, a decade-long annual series covering trends such as anti-VEGF therapies, biosimilars, geographic atrophy treatments and artificial intelligence. See the full archive.
SNAPS is a patented, FDA-registered Class I tapeless postoperative eye shield co-developed by Dr. Mali with Intermed Labs at Mon Health. It clips onto small adhesive anchors and flips open for exams or eye drops without removing anything from the face.
For advisory, consulting, investor, media and speaking inquiries, email malienterprisesglobal@gmail.com.
Joshua Mali, MD, FASRS · Founder & CEO
For investor and industry advisory engagements, due diligence, AI and digital health strategy, advisory boards, product and device collaborations, clinical trials, media and speaking invitations, contact Dr. Mali directly.
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