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Chief, Retina Division

James Tahara Handa, M.D.
Chief, Retina Division
Robert Bond Welch Professor
Professor of Ophthalmology
Robert Bond Welch Professor
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Ocular Melanoma, Retinal Detachment, Retinoblastoma, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service
Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Development of Robotic Surgical System
Providers by Location
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Jose Fernando Arevalo, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief- Wilmer at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Macular Disorders, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Ocular Oncology, Ocular Trauma, Ophthalmology, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Uveitis

Neil M Bressler, M.D.
James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Macular Disorders, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Retinal Vein Occlusion

Susan B Bressler, M.D.
Julia G. Levy, Ph.D. Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Arterial Occlusive Disease, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Macular Disorders, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Venous Occlusive Disease

Cindy Xinji Cai, M.D.
The Jonathan and Marcia Javitt Rising Professor
Jonathan and Marcia Javitt Rising Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Jonathan and Marcia Javitt Rising Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Eye Related Issues, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Ophthalmology, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vein Occlusion

Sophie Cai, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Ophthalmology

Peter Anthony Campochiaro, M.D.
Director, Retinal Cell and Molecular Laboratory
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Neuroscience
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Neuroscience
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Macular Disorders, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Specialist, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vascular Disease, Retinal Vessel Occlusion, Surgical and Medical Diseases of the Retina, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Elia Junyat Duh, M.D.
G. Edward and G. Britton Durell Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Medical Diseases of the Retina

Peter Louis Gehlbach, M.D., Ph.D.
J. Willard Marriott, Jr. Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Diabetic Retinopathy, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Disorders, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Ocular Trauma, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Specialist, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vascular Disease, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Vessel Occlusion, Surgical and Medical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Morton F. Goldberg, M.D.
Joseph Green Professor of Ophthalmology & former director, Wilmer Eye Institute
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Genetic Eye Disease, Incontinentia Pigmenti, Macular Degeneration, Ocular Trauma, Ophthalmologic Genetics, Persistent Fetal Vasculature, Retinal Vascular Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Eye Disease, Trauma

James Tahara Handa, M.D.
Chief, Retina Division
Robert Bond Welch Professor
Professor of Ophthalmology
Robert Bond Welch Professor
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Ocular Melanoma, Retinal Detachment, Retinoblastoma, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Amir Hossein Kashani, M.D., Ph.D.
Boone Pickens Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Macular Degeneration, Macular Puckers, Ophthalmology, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Vein Occlusion

Tin Yan Alvin Liu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Comprehensive Medical and Surgical Ophthalmology, Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Ophthalmology, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Specialist, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vascular Disease, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical and Medical Diseases of the Retina, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Mira Menon Sachdeva, M.D., Ph.D.
Wilmer Rising Professor in Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Neuropathy, Diabetic Retinopathy, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Dystrophies, Retinal Vascular Disease, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Adrienne Williams Scott, M.D.
Chief, Wilmer Eye Institute - Bel Air
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Sickle Cell Eye Disease, Surgical Diseases of the Retina

Mandeep Singh, M.B.B.S., M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Genetic Medicine
Associate Professor of Genetic Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Epiretinal Membranes, Genetics and Inherited Diseases, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Dystrophies, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical and Medical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Akrit Singh Sodhi, M.D., Ph.D.
The Branna and Irving Sisenwein Professorship in Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Ophthalmology, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Sharon Denise Solomon, M.D.
Katharine M. Graham Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Disorders, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Specialist, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Vessel Occlusion, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Adam Scott Wenick, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
CMV Retinitis, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Jose Fernando Arevalo, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief- Wilmer at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Macular Disorders, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Ocular Oncology, Ocular Trauma, Ophthalmology, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Uveitis

Elia Junyat Duh, M.D.
G. Edward and G. Britton Durell Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Medical Diseases of the Retina
Wilmer - Bel Air

Tin Yan Alvin Liu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Comprehensive Medical and Surgical Ophthalmology, Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Ophthalmology, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Specialist, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vascular Disease, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical and Medical Diseases of the Retina, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Mira Menon Sachdeva, M.D., Ph.D.
Wilmer Rising Professor in Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Neuropathy, Diabetic Retinopathy, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Dystrophies, Retinal Vascular Disease, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Adrienne Williams Scott, M.D.
Chief, Wilmer Eye Institute - Bel Air
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Sickle Cell Eye Disease, Surgical Diseases of the Retina

Mandeep Singh, M.B.B.S., M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Genetic Medicine
Associate Professor of Genetic Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Epiretinal Membranes, Genetics and Inherited Diseases, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Dystrophies, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical and Medical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service
Wilmer - Bethesda

Andrew Rising Carey, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Giant Cell Arteritis, Macular Degeneration, Myasthenia Gravis, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Optic Neuritis, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt Disease, Vision Impairment

Benjamin Christopher Chaon, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cataract Surgery, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Ocular Inflammation Disease, Ophthalmology, Retinal Vascular Disease, Uveitis

Adam Scott Wenick, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
CMV Retinitis, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service
Neuro-Ophthalmology Care at Bethesda

Andrew Rising Carey, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Giant Cell Arteritis, Macular Degeneration, Myasthenia Gravis, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Optic Neuritis, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt Disease, Vision Impairment
Wilmer - Columbia

Amir Hossein Kashani, M.D., Ph.D.
Boone Pickens Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Macular Degeneration, Macular Puckers, Ophthalmology, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Vein Occlusion

Akrit Singh Sodhi, M.D., Ph.D.
The Branna and Irving Sisenwein Professorship in Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Ophthalmology, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service
Wilmer - Frederick

Andrew Rising Carey, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Giant Cell Arteritis, Macular Degeneration, Myasthenia Gravis, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Optic Neuritis, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt Disease, Vision Impairment
Wilmer - Green Spring Station - Lutherville

Cindy Xinji Cai, M.D.
The Jonathan and Marcia Javitt Rising Professor
Jonathan and Marcia Javitt Rising Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Jonathan and Marcia Javitt Rising Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Eye Related Issues, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Ophthalmology, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vein Occlusion

Sophie Cai, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Ophthalmology

Tin Yan Alvin Liu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Comprehensive Medical and Surgical Ophthalmology, Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Ophthalmology, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Specialist, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vascular Disease, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Surgical and Medical Diseases of the Retina, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Sharon Denise Solomon, M.D.
Katharine M. Graham Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Epiretinal Membranes, Macular Degeneration, Macular Disorders, Macular Holes, Macular Puckers, Medical Diseases of the Retina, Retinal Detachment, Retinal Specialist, Retinal Surgery, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Vessel Occlusion, Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service