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Everything producers, journalists and event organizers need to feature Dr. Joshua Mali: approved bios, a high-resolution headshot, speaking topics and how to book.
Approved bios
Short bio (about 50 words)
Joshua Mali, MD, FASRS is an award-winning retina specialist and the Founder and CEO of Mali Enterprises. A key opinion leader, author, inventor and TV and film medical expert, he advises pharmaceutical, medical device and investor clients on ophthalmology and retina innovation, and writes the annual Top 5 in Ophthalmology.
Full bio (about 150 words)
Joshua Mali, MD, FASRS is an award-winning, board-certified retina specialist and vitreoretinal surgeon, and the Founder and CEO of Mali Enterprises, which advises pharmaceutical, medical device, AI and investor clients on ophthalmology and retina innovation. He practices with Delaware Valley Retina Associates and has served as principal investigator on five retina clinical trials for global sponsors. A physician entrepreneur, he patented the Mali Eyeglass Holder and co-developed the SNAPS Eyeshield, a tapeless postoperative eye shield. Dr. Mali has been featured as a medical expert in the PBS documentary Medical Stories and on NBC and ABC, hosted the Healio podcast Eye Care Insider, and has published his annual Top 5 in Ophthalmology predictions in Ophthalmology Times since 2016. A Fellow of the American Society of Retina Specialists and an American Board of Ophthalmology oral examiner, his honors include Castle Connolly Top Doctor and the AAO LEO Award.
Quick facts
- Title: Founder & CEO, Mali Enterprises
- Specialty: Retina and vitreoretinal surgery
- Credentials: MD, FASRS, board-certified ophthalmologist
- Training: Albany Medical College; West Virginia University
- Media: PBS, NBC, ABC, Healio, Ophthalmology Times
- Based in: Princeton, New Jersey
Speaking topics

The year ahead in ophthalmology
Dr. Mali’s annual Top 5 predictions: the therapies, technologies and market forces set to shape eye care.
AI in eye care: what will actually change practice
Imaging, diagnostics and home monitoring, and what it takes for physicians and payers to adopt them.
The retina market for investors
Anti-VEGF competition, biosimilars, geographic atrophy and sustained delivery through a practicing surgeon’s eyes.
From the clinic to the market
Lessons from patenting and launching ophthalmic devices, and how physicians can build businesses.
Access and managed care in retinal disease
Treatment patterns, payer considerations and real-world care in nAMD, DME and beyond.
Explaining eye disease to the public
Macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and eye injections, made clear for patient and general audiences.
Formats
- Keynotes
- Panels and moderation
- Investor briefings
- CME and CE programs
- TV, film and documentary
- Podcasts
- Print and online interviews
Selected appearances

- Featured medical expert, PBS documentary Medical Stories: Finding Light in the Darkness (watch)
- Television interviews on NBC 13 WNYT and ABC 7 WWSB’s Sight for Life series
- Host, Healio’s Eye Care Insider podcast, 26 episodes
- Speaker, AMCP Nexus 2024 and AMCP Annual Meeting 2023
- Program Chair, Retina Summit 2022
- SNAPS Eyeshield showcase, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting 2023
- Eye injection explainer video with more than 100,000 YouTube views (watch)
Book Dr. Mali
For interviews, filming, keynotes, panels and investor events, email with the date, format and audience.
Email malienterprisesglobal@gmail.com