Meet our experts who are leading the way in the clinical care and groundbreaking research of corneal and anterior segment diseases.
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Esen Akpek, M.D.
Bendann Family Professor of Ophthalmology
Director of Ocular Surface Disease and Dry Eye Clinic
Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Ocular Surface Disease and Dry Eye Clinic
Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Ulcer, Dry Eyes, Sjogren's Syndrome
Yassine Jamil Daoud, M.D.
Chair of Ophthalmology. Howard County General Hospital
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Eye Conditions, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Allen Omid Eghrari, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Corneal Dystrophies, Ebola-Associated Eye Disease, External Diseases of the Eye, Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Lee Wei Guo, O.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Dry Eyes, Glaucoma, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Primary Eye Care, Sjogren's Syndrome
Michelle Marjorie Hessen, O.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Dry Eyes
Oliver Douglas Schein, M.D., M.P.H.
Burton and Miriam Grossman Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Wilmer Eye Institute
Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Wilmer Eye Institute
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Ophthalmology
Uri Simcha Soiberman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Comprehensive Medical and Surgical Ophthalmology, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Corneal Dystrophies, Corneal Ulcer, External Diseases of the Eye, Fuchs Dystrophy of the Cornea, Keratoconus, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Divya Srikumaran, M.D.
Vice Chair of Education - Wilmer Eye Institute
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, External Diseases of the Eye, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Michael Edmund Sulewski, Jr, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Fasika Ambachew Woreta, M.D., M.P.H.
Director - Ophthalmology Residency Program
Director - Eye Trauma Center
Eugene de Juan, MD Professor of Ophthalmic Education
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director - Eye Trauma Center
Eugene de Juan, MD Professor of Ophthalmic Education
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Ophthalmology
Samuel Chi-Hung Yiu, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Corneal Diseases, Dry Eyes, Refractive Surgery
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Esen Akpek, M.D.
Bendann Family Professor of Ophthalmology
Director of Ocular Surface Disease and Dry Eye Clinic
Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Ocular Surface Disease and Dry Eye Clinic
Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Ulcer, Dry Eyes, Sjogren's Syndrome
Lee Wei Guo, O.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Dry Eyes, Glaucoma, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Primary Eye Care, Sjogren's Syndrome
Michael Edmund Sulewski, Jr, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Samuel Chi-Hung Yiu, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Corneal Diseases, Dry Eyes, Refractive Surgery
Wilmer - Bel Air
Allen Omid Eghrari, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Corneal Dystrophies, Ebola-Associated Eye Disease, External Diseases of the Eye, Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Wilmer - Bethesda
Nakul Singh Shekhawat, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Corneal Dystrophies, Ophthalmology
Shameema Sikder, M.D.
L. Douglas Lee and Barbara Levinson-Lee Professorship of Ophthalmology
Director, Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Corneal Dystrophies, Corneal Ulcer, Fuchs Dystrophy of the Cornea, Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, Herpes Infections, Keratoconus, Laser Surgery, Thyroid Eye Disease, Trauma
Wilmer - Columbia
Yassine Jamil Daoud, M.D.
Chair of Ophthalmology. Howard County General Hospital
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Eye Conditions, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Fasika Ambachew Woreta, M.D., M.P.H.
Director - Ophthalmology Residency Program
Director - Eye Trauma Center
Eugene de Juan, MD Professor of Ophthalmic Education
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director - Eye Trauma Center
Eugene de Juan, MD Professor of Ophthalmic Education
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Ophthalmology
Wilmer - Frederick
Allen Omid Eghrari, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Corneal Dystrophies, Ebola-Associated Eye Disease, External Diseases of the Eye, Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Wilmer - Green Spring Station - Lutherville
Kraig Scot Bower, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Albert Suk Jun, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Cornea, Cataract and External Eye Diseases
Walter J. Stark, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Walter J. Stark, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Corneal Diseases, Corneal Dystrophies, External Diseases of the Eye, Eye Conditions, Fuchs Dystrophy of the Cornea, Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, Keratoconus, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Sezen Karakus, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Blepharitis, Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Comprehensive Eye Care, Comprehensive Medical and Surgical Ophthalmology, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Dry Eyes, External Diseases of the Eye, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery, Rosacea, Sjogren's Syndrome
Oliver Douglas Schein, M.D., M.P.H.
Burton and Miriam Grossman Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Wilmer Eye Institute
Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Wilmer Eye Institute
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Ophthalmology
Uri Simcha Soiberman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Comprehensive Medical and Surgical Ophthalmology, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Corneal Dystrophies, Corneal Ulcer, External Diseases of the Eye, Fuchs Dystrophy of the Cornea, Keratoconus, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Robert S Weinberg, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataracts, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, External Diseases of the Eye, Iritis, Refractive Surgery, Uveitis
Wilmer - Odenton
Divya Srikumaran, M.D.
Vice Chair of Education - Wilmer Eye Institute
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, External Diseases of the Eye, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Wilmer - White Marsh
Irene C Kuo, M.D.
Medical Director, Wilmer Eye Institute - White Marsh
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery
Michael Edmund Sulewski, Jr, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Cataracts, Cornea Transplant, Cornea/Anterior Segment Disease, Corneal Diseases, Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery