Amanda Dean Henderson, M.D.

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  • Chief, Neuro-Ophthalmology Division
  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
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Expertise

Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology

Research Interests

Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy; Visual loss due to optic nerve conditions ...read more

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Outside of Maryland & Washington D.C.

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Appointment Phone: 410-955-8679
600 N. Wolfe Street
Wilmer Wood Research Bldg Rm 457
Baltimore, MD 21287
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Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute - Columbia

Appointment Phone: 410-910-2330
10710 Charter Drive
Medical Pavilion at Howard County, Suite 310
Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: 410-910-2330
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Background

Dr. Henderson is the Frank B. Walsh Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and is the Chief of the Wilmer Neuro-Ophthalmology Division. She attended medical school at Emory University, completed an ophthalmology residency at the Medical College of Georgia, and completed a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. 

Her research interests include optic neuropathies, specifically non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy; high-value care; and the use of big data to answer neuro-ophthalmic questions. She also has a particular interest in medical education and serves as the Associate Ophthalmology Residency Program Director and the Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship Director.

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Titles

  • Chief, Neuro-Ophthalmology Division
  • Frank B. Walsh Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology
  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
  • Associate Professor of Neurology

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Emory University School of Medicine (2011)

Residencies

  • Ophthalmology; Georgia Regents University-Univ of Augusta (2015)

Fellowships

  • Neuro-Ophthalmology; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (2016)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Ophthalmology (Ophthalmology) (2017)

Videos & Media

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

Neuro Fellows Spread Wilmer’s Influence Worldwide, Wilmer Insider (Oct. 2021)

Scientists begin to unravel the mysteries of the coronavirus and brains, Washington Post (June 2021)

Maintaining Momentum in NAION Research, Wilmer Magazine (Dec. 2020)

Optic neuritis—when is it just ON and when does it mean more? (VIDEO), SRNA (Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association) (Dec. 2019)

I Looked Down, Saw Two Left Hands and Four Feet, Closed One Eye and Keeled Over, Washington Post (Oct. 2017)

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