Oliver Schein, M.D., M.P.H., is Burton E. Grossman Professor of Ophthalmology at The Wilmer Eye Institute and carries a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Schein's clinical expertise is in medical and surgical conditions of the anterior segment of the eye involving cataract and complications of cataract surgery, corneal scarring, and corneal surgery. He is an author of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's "Preferred Practice Pattern" on Cataract. Research activities are directed towards the epidemiology of major ocular diseases, ophthalmic technology assessment, and outcomes research in ophthalmology.
Current Address
Oliver D. Schein, M.D.
116 Wilmer Building, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-9019
PHONE: 410 955-8179 (office); 410-955-7677 (patient appointments)
FAX: 410 614-9651
e-mail: oschein@jhmi.edu
Education and Professional Training
1976 Princeton University, B.A. summa cum laude
1977 Clare College, Cambridge University, England, Graduate Diploma
1981 Johns Hopkins University, M.D.
1984 Johns Hopkins University, M.P.H.
1981-84 Intern and Resident in Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital
1984-87 Resident in Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University
1987-88 Clinical Fellow in Corneal and External Eye Disease, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University
Current Appointments
1998- Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1998- Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
1991- Director, Comprehensive Eye Service, The Wilmer Eye Institute
Licensure and Certification
1981 Maryland Medical License Registration
1984 Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine
1990 Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology
Awards and Honors
1987-88 Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship
1990-93 Merck & Co., Inc./Society of Epidemiologic Research:
Fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology
1993 Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
1998-Inaugural Burton E. Grossman Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University
1999-05-National Eye Institute Mid-Career Award
2001-The American Ophthalmological Society, Member
2002-03-Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Leadership Development Program
2002-03-Alcon Research Institute Award of Excellence
Recent Major Committee Appointments
1995-2002-Member, Preferred Practice Pattern Committee, American Academy of Ophthalmology
1997- Member, Ad Hoc Study Sections, National Institutes of Health
2001- Consultant, Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration
2003- Consultant, Medicare Advisory Panel, Department of Health and Human Services
2004- Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Cellular Bioengineering Incorporated
2004- Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
