Pr. Stéphanie Baillif

Pr. Stéphanie Baillif

Ophthalmologist

Pr. Stéphanie Baillif is Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Pasteur 2 Hospital in Nice and holds the Chair of Ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine of Nice. She is a specialist in medical and surgical diseases of the retina, performing endoresection following proton therapy, and managing complications such as radiation-induced maculopathy.

Short Bio

Professor Stéphanie Baillif was appointed as Hospital Practitioner–Professor of Universities in November 2015. Since then, she has served as Head of the Ophthalmology Department. She completed her residency and fellowship in Lyon, which allowed her to maintain strong national professional collaborations.

Clinically, Professor Baillif specializes in both medical and surgical retinal diseases. She performs surgeries for retinal detachments, macular holes, and epiretinal membranes. On the medical side, she manages patients with macular edema due to diabetes, retinal vein occlusions, and age-related macular degeneration. She also oversees the care and follow-up of patients with hereditary retinal dystrophies and co-founded—alongside Dr. Tieulié, a specialist in Internal Medicine—the Reference Center for Rare Inflammatory Eye Diseases (Uveitis).

Academically, Professor Baillif serves as Vice President of the Teaching Committee at the Faculty of Medicine in Nice. She is also the interregional coordinator for the national medical residency program (DES) in Ophthalmology. She is regularly invited to speak at national and international medical conferences, training symposia, and academic meetings.

Career path

  • Full Professor of Ophthalmology – Full-Time Hospital Practitioner, Head of the Ophthalmology Department, Clinical Neurosciences Division (2015–present), Nice University Hospital (CHU de Nice)
  • Associate Researcher, Team 1 led by Robert Ballotti and Corine Bertolotto, C3M Research Center, Nice
  • Interregional Coordinator of the French National Ophthalmology Residency Program (DES) (2017–present)
  • Vice President of the Teaching Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Université Côte d'Azur (2018–present)
  • Member of the Medical Executive Committee (Commission Médicale d’Établissement), Nice University Hospital (2018–present)

Education

  • Internship Entrance Exam – Southern Interregional Ranking (2000)
  • Master’s Degree in Medical and Biological Engineering (DEA, 2004), Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
  • State Diploma in Medicine (MD, 2005), Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
  • Specialized Diploma in Ophthalmology (DES, 2005), Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
  • PhD in Life and Health Sciences (2008), Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
  • European Board of Ophthalmology Certification (2013)
  • Accreditation to Supervise Research (HDR, 2014), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

Publications

Publications: 174
Citations: 1,877 across 1,614 publications
h-index: 23

  • Marin L, Toumi E, Caujolle JP, Doyen J, Martel A, Nahon-Esteve S, Maschi C, Baillif S. OCT-angiography for the diagnosis of radiation maculopathy in patients treated with proton beam therapy: A 2-year prospective study. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022;32(5):3035-3042. doi:10.1177/11206721211067331
  • Nahon-Estève S, Martel A, Maschi C, Baillif S, Lassalle S, Caujolle JP. Swept-Source and Spectral-Domain OCT Imaging of Conjunctival Tumors. Ophthalmology. 2021;128(6):947-950. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.09.036
  • Mathis T, Maschi C, Mosci C, Espensen CA, Rosier L, Favard C, Tick S, Remignon CH, Ligorio P, Bonin N, Gambrelle J, Nguyen AM, Faber C, Meyer L, Mouriaux F, Herault J, Baillif S, Kiilgaard JF, Kodjikian L, Caujolle JP, Salleron J, Thariat J. COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROTON BEAM VERSUS PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY TO SPARE THE VISION IN CIRCUMSCRIBED CHOROIDAL HEMANGIOMA. Retina. 2021;41(2):277-286. doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000002843
  • Vandefonteyne S, Caujolle JP, Rosier L, Conrath J, Quentel G, Tadayoni R, Maschi C, Le Mer Y, Dot C, Aknin I, Thariat J, Baillif S. Diagnosis and treatment of peripheral exudative haemorrhagic chorioretinopathy. Br J Ophthalmol. 2020;104(6):874-878. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-313307
  • Thariat J, Salleron J, Maschi C, Fevrier E, Lassalle S, Gastaud L, Baillif S, Claren A, Baumard F, Herault J, Caujolle JP. Oncologic and visual outcomes after postoperative proton therapy of localized conjunctival melanomas. Radiat Oncol. 2019;14(1):239. doi:10.1186/s13014-019-1426-6

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