David Lally, MD, is the Director of the Retina Research Institute at New England Retina Consultants in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is an attending surgeon at Baystate Medical Center and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate.
Dr. Lally is a clinical trial expert who has participated as an investigator in more than 40 clinical trials for retinal diseases. He is also a scientific advisor on multiple clinical trial steering committees and medical advisory boards. Dr. Lally lectures internationally and has authored over 30 peer-reviewed journal publications including the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, JAMA Ophthalmology, and Ophthalmology Retina. He also serves as a manuscript reviewer for several ophthalmic journals.
In 2022, Ophthalmology Management selected Dr. Lally to the inaugural “40 Under 40” list recognizing 40 “next generation” ophthalmologists under 40 years old who have achieved excellence in their field. Dr. Lally is an active member of the American Society of Retina Specialists with a “Fellow of the American Society of Retina Specialist” award designation. Dr. Lally graduated from Vanderbilt University and received a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He then completed an ophthalmology residency at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia followed by a vitreoretinal fellowship at Tufts/New England Eye Center and Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston.