Title(s):
Professor of Ophthalmology
Joseph Green Professor of Ophthalmology & former director, Wilmer Eye Institute
Appointment Phone:
410-955-3518
Primary Location:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Expertise:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Genetic Eye Disease, Incontinentia Pigmenti, Macular Degeneration, Ocular Trauma, Ophthalmologic Genetics, Ophthalmology, Persistent Fetal Vasculature, Retinal Vascular Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Eye Disease, Trauma
Education and Experience
Training
- Harvard Medical School (Boston MA)/ (1962)
Residencies
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Ophthalmology (1967)
Fellowships
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Medicine Medical Genetics (1970)
Certifications
- Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology (1968)
Locations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Hospital Main Entrance - Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-6846
Appointment Phone: 410-955-3518
Fax: 410-955-0675
Location Map
Department / Division
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Ophthalmology - Retina
Centers/Institutes
Centers / Institutes
- Wilmer Eye Institute
Bio
Physician Title
Joseph Green Professor of Ophthalmology & former director, Wilmer Eye Institute
Awards and Honors
Inaugural Professor Ida Mann Medal (Oxford University, England); Arnall Patz Medal (Macula Society); David Paton Medal (Baylor College of Medicine); Honorary Fellow, Royal Australian Society of Ophthalmology; Honorary Doctorate, University of Coimbra, Portugal; University Scholar, University of Illinois; Senior Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology; Alcon Research Institute Award; Inaugural Silver Fellow, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; President, Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology; President, Macula Society; President, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; President, Chicago Ophthalmological Society; Editor, Archives of Ophthalmology, 1984-1994; Chairman, Board of Directors, National Neurovision Research Institute of the Foundation Fighting Blindness,inc., 2004-present; numerous editorial board memberships.
Expertise
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Genetic Eye Disease
- Incontinentia Pigmenti
- Macular Degeneration
- Ocular Trauma
- Ophthalmologic Genetics
- Ophthalmology
- Persistent Fetal Vasculature
- Retinal Vascular Disease
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Sickle Cell Eye Disease
- Trauma
Professional Highlights
William Holland Wilmer Professor of Ophthalmology and Director, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, 1989-2003.
Professor and Head, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, and Ophthalmologist-in-chief, University of Illinois Hospital, 1970-1989.
Chief Resident, Wilmer Eye Institute, l966-1967.
Professor and Head, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, and Ophthalmologist-in-chief, University of Illinois Hospital, 1970-1989.
Chief Resident, Wilmer Eye Institute, l966-1967.
Research
Research and Publications
>500 original articles, chapters, and books.
Research Interests
- Persistent fetal vasculature
- macular degeneration
- Incontinentia pigmenti
- Sickle cell eye disease
- Genetic eye disease
- diabetic and vascular retinopathies
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Languages
- English
Memberships
Macula Society; American Society of Retinal Specialists; Retina Society; American Ophthalmological Society; American Academy of Ophthalmology; Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences
Clinical Trials
- ocular trauma
- fetal vasculature
- sickle cell eye disease
- genetic eye disease
- incontinentia pigmenti
- laser
- macula
- retina
- laser therapy
- vascular retinopathies
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