Overview
Mira M. Sachdeva, M.D., Ph.D. specializes in the medical and surgical management of diseases of the retina, including diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusions, retinal detachments, macular holes, and epiretinal membranes. Her research efforts are directed towards developing new treatments to prevent or reverse the retinal neurodegeneration and vision loss that occurs in patients with diabetes. Dr. Sachdeva’s ultimate goal is to identify strategies for neuroprotection that are broadly applicable to other conditions in which the retina is irreversibly damaged, including macular degeneration and retinal detachment. Dr. Sachdeva received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania medical school. She completed her residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute in 2014. Thereafter, she completed a fellowship at the Massachusetts Ear and Eye Infirmary. Dr. Sachdeva is currently a Wilmer Rising Professor in Ophthalmology. Videos Dr. SachdevaOphthalmology Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Bridging the Gap, Wilmer Magazine (July 2019).
Dr. Sachdeva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Birdshot Chorioretinopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Vitrectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 20 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
4692 Millennium Drive, Belcamp, MD 21017
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Krieger Eye Institute
Dr. Stephen S. Pappas, Jr. is native to the Washington, D.C. area and has been in medical and surgical retinal practice for over 15 years. He is committed to providing personalized and compassionate retinal care, maintaining expertise and technology to offer the latest retinal treatments, and working closely with each patient’s medical team to preserve and restore vision. Dr. Pappas holds a B.A. from Bucknell University and earned his Medical Degree from George Washington University in 1989. Following his Ophthalmology Residency at the Washington Hospital Center, he pursued and completed his Clinical Fellowship training in Vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at the Retina Institute of Maryland (now known as the National Retina Institute) in Baltimore, MD, where he performed clinical research and participated in landmark clinical trials investigating both medical and surgical retinal treatments. Upon completion of his training in 1995, Dr. Pappas joined his father, one of the first fellowship-trained retina specialists in the Washington, D.C. area, in private group practice in Bethesda. In 2001, Dr. Pappas founded the Center for Retinal Diseases and Surgery, LLC, where he continues the tradition of personalized, compassionate retinal care established by his father nearly 50 years ago. Dr. Pappas is married with two children and resides in Montgomery County where he also serves as a trustee for two non-profit organizations. Recreationally, Dr. Pappas is an avid fan of his children’s sports and enjoys golf, skiing and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Learn more about Dr. Pappas by visiting his website . Dr. Pappas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Birdshot Chorioretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Blue Cone Monochromatism, Color Blindness, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Cone DystrophyDr. Sachdeva isAdvanced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Sachdeva isAdvanced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Sachdeva isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Experienced
- Birdshot ChorioretinopathyDr. Sachdeva isExperienced. Learn about Birdshot Chorioretinopathy.
- EndophthalmitisDr. Sachdeva isExperienced. Learn about Endophthalmitis.
- Geographic AtrophyDr. Sachdeva isExperienced. Learn about Geographic Atrophy.
- GlaucomaDr. Sachdeva isExperienced. Learn about Glaucoma.
- Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and RetinaDr. Sachdeva isExperienced. Learn about Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and Retina.
- NeuroretinitisDr. Sachdeva isExperienced. Learn about Neuroretinitis.