Overview
Dr. Neil Bressler has been a member of the Wilmer Eye Institute's faculty since 1988 and is the inaugural James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology. He specializes in retinal diseases, with special interests in diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. Dr. Bressler's main research interests have been collaborative efforts in clinical trials of common retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, having chaired several NIH-sponsored and industry-sponsored multicenter randomized clinical trials and authored almost 300 peer-reviewed publications. He is a past chair of the NIH-sponsored Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network, and was responsible for guidelines, policies, protocol development as well as implementation, and to facilitate Network operations in a way that maintains academic integrity and optimal clinical trial performance. He also has chaired the National Eye Institutes Data and Safety Monitoring Committee for intramural clinical trials and the FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel. Dr. Bressler is currently editor-in-chief of JAMA Ophthalmology.
Dr. Bressler is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 222 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 77 articles in the study of Diabetic Retinopathy.
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
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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.
3 Clinical Trials
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Yannis M. Paulus, M.D., F.A.C.S., is the Jonas Fridenwald Professor in Ophthalmology, an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, and a vitreoretinal surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine’s East Baltimore and Columbia locations. Dr. Paulus served as a surgical retina specialist and director of a research laboratory at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center for almost 10 years, where he developed novel imaging systems, lasers and long-lasting therapies and nanotechnologies to allow physicians to determine cellular markers of disease, enabling early diagnosis, improved treatment monitoring and more individualized, personalized precision medicine tailored to each patient’s needs. After earning his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and physics from Harvard University and his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Paulus completed an internship at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a residency in ophthalmology at the Stanford University School of Medicine Byers Eye Institute, and a surgical and medical retina fellowship at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. CVhttps://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/wilmer/documents/cvs/Paulus_CV%2021225.pdf. Dr. Paulus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
Emily Chew is an Ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Chew is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Cataract Removal.
Elman Retina Group PA
Michael Elman is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Elman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Elman is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)Dr. Bressler isElite. Learn about Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Bressler isElite. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Late-Onset Retinal DegenerationDr. Bressler isElite. Learn about Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.
- Distinguished
- Geographic AtrophyDr. Bressler isDistinguished. Learn about Geographic Atrophy.
- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- ChoroideremiaDr. Bressler isAdvanced. Learn about Choroideremia.
- Cone DystrophyDr. Bressler isAdvanced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Bressler isAdvanced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Doyne Honeycomb Retinal DystrophyDr. Bressler isAdvanced. Learn about Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy.
- Experienced
- CataractDr. Bressler isExperienced. Learn about Cataract.
- Cataract RemovalDr. Bressler isExperienced. Learn about Cataract Removal.
- Central Serous ChorioretinopathyDr. Bressler isExperienced. Learn about Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
- GlaucomaDr. Bressler isExperienced. Learn about Glaucoma.
- Ocular AlbinismDr. Bressler isExperienced. Learn about Ocular Albinism.
- Ocular Hypertension (OHT)Dr. Bressler isExperienced. Learn about Ocular Hypertension (OHT).