Dr. Oliver Beale was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in chemistry from Susquehanna University. He obtained his MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. During his time at medical school, he worked at the Institut de la Vision in Paris and took a research year under the mentorship of Dr. Leah Byrne, where he worked on developing platforms to facilitate research in gene therapy vector engineering.  Dr. Beale has also done work in diseases of the choroid and image processing of the retina using machine learning. Prior to starting his ophthalmology residency, Dr. Beale completed a medical internship at UPMC. In his free time, Dr. Beale enjoys reading, traveling, climbing, and cooking.