James T. Handa, M.D., is Chief of the Retina Division and the Robert Bond Welch, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He specializes in medical and surgical management of complex vitreoretinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity and other pediatric retinal diseases. He also has expertise in intraocular oncology and manages patients with choroidal melanomas and metastatic tumors of the eye. Not only is he a highly skilled surgeon and clinician, but he also devotes significant effort to research related to the early causes of age-related macular degeneration using molecular pathological approaches to understand how the eye transforms from normal aging to early disease. He has been funded by the National Eye Institute for the last 19 years, and he currently holds two R01 awards for his work in AMD. He has also been funded by the Thome Foundation, Research to Prevent Blindness, Fight for Sight and the American Health Assistance Foundation. His other research focuses on surgical innovation using an integrated robotic surgical system. Dr. Handa is currently the Wilmer Eye Institute’s implanting surgeon for the Argus II retinal chip implant, which was recently approved by the FDA after Dr. Handa participated in the clinical trial leading to its approval. Dr. Handa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma of the Eye, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, and Vitrectomy.

Mustafa Iftikhar, M.D., is the Stephen J. Ryan Assistant Chief of Service and assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Iftikhar completed his ophthalmology residency at Wilmer, followed by a vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at Duke University Hospital. His clinical approach is rooted in patient-centered and evidence-based care. Dr. Iftikhar’s research interests include retinal diseases, ocular trauma, and healthcare disparities. He is deeply committed to surgical education and takes great pride in mentoring the next generation of ophthalmologists. Dr. Iftikhar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy.

Fasika A. Woreta, M.D., M.P.H. is a cornea and cataract specialist and the Eugene de Juan, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmic Education at Wilmer Eye Institute’s Baltimore and Columbia locations. Her expertise is in in corneal and external eye diseases, including complex cataracts and anterior segment reconstruction following trauma. Dr. Woreta is currently the director of the Eye Trauma Center and the director of the Ophthalmology Residency Program at the Wilmer Eye Institute. An associate professor of ophthalmology, Dr. Woreta received her M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her M.P.H. degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, then completed a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami, as well as an accident and emergency and cataract fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Dr. Woreta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. Her top areas of expertise are Endophthalmitis, Cataract, Hyphema, Cataract Removal, and Corneal Transplant.

Paul Tarantino is an Ophthalmologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Tarantino is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Blepharitis, and Diabetic Retinopathy. Dr. Tarantino is currently accepting new patients.

Sadiq Syed is an Ophthalmologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Syed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Eales Disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, and Hyphema. Dr. Syed is currently accepting new patients.

Allen O. Eghrari, M.D., M.P.H., is director of the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He specializes in cornea, cataract and external eye diseases at the Wilmer Eye Institute's locations in Baltimore and Belcamp, Maryland. Dr. Eghrari treats a wide range of eye conditions, with special interest in Fuchs' dystrophy, cataract surgery, cornea transplantation including Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty, and Ebola-associated eye disease. Dr. Eghrari received his M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed both residency training in ophthalmology and subspecialty fellowship in cornea and cataract surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Eghrari is a recipient of the Claes Dohlman Society Fellowship Award, the ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Award, and the Research to Prevent Blindness Special Scholar Award. Dr. Eghrari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Cataract, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Fernando Arevalo is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Arevalo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and Retina, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Diabetic Retinopathy.

Chris Cho is a General Surgeon and an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top area of expertise is Hyphema.

Divya Srikumaran, M.D., is the Walter J. Stark Chair of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, and practices at Wilmer's East Baltimore and Odenton, Maryland locations. She specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the cornea, performing corneal transplants, cataract surgeries, and refractive surgeries (LASIK). She is an investigator for several clinical trials at Wilmer offering her patients the latest treatment options. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and lectures at national cornea and cataract conferences. Dr. Srikumaran, an associate professor of ophthalmology in the Division of Cornea and External Disease at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute received her M.D. degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, after which she completed her ophthalmology residency and cornea fellowship training at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Srikumaran’s research interest includes the assessment of corneal transplant outcomes and risk factors for receiving keratoplasty through big data sources including administrative claims data. She received the Hoskins Center IRIS Registry Research Fund Award through the American Academy of Ophthalmology as well as the EBAA Pilot Research grant to study real-world endothelial keratoplasty outcomes. She is a busy clinician who is actively involved in multi-central clinical trials in cornea. In addition, she serves on the scientific program committee of the EBAA and is participating in their Physician Leadership Program. She is also a member of the editorial board for Cornea and will serve as an associate editor for the society’s new journal Cornea Open. She is also a renowned educator and currently serves as Vice Chair of Education and was previously residency program director. As vice chair of education, she has an interest in medical education and studying best practices to support doctors in training and has been awarded several teaching awards. Blending her passion for both education and expertise in corneal surgery, Dr. Srikumaran has also studied barriers to adoption of advanced keratoplasty procedures in the US and abroad. Dr. Srikumaran is also an examiner and member of the cornea and cataract exam content development committees for the American Board of Ophthalmology and was selected to participate in their Visiting Scholar Program. Dr. Srikumaran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Fuchs Dystrophy, Endophthalmitis, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Dr. Pradeep Ramulu is a glaucoma specialist and the director of the Wilmer Eye Institute glaucoma division. He specializes in caring for both routine and complex glaucomas, including glaucomas requiring repeat operations, glaucoma occurring in the context of corneal or retinal disease and glaucoma occurring in newborns and young children. The Sheila K. West Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Dr. Ramulu grew up in suburban Chicago, and became interested in the eye during medical school, during which time he studied the genes and proteins of the eye with Dr. Jeremy Nathans. After pursuing a residency in ophthalmology and fellowship training in glaucoma, he joined Wilmer in 2006. Dr. Ramulu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract, Iridectomy, and Cataract Removal.

Michael Sulewski, M.D., is the James and Heather Gills Rising Professor of Ophthalmology and a cornea and cataract specialist at the Wilmer Eye Institute’s Baltimore locations at Bayview Medical Center and the Patient Access Center for the Eye at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, as well as in White Marsh, Maryland. Dr. Sulewski is also the ophthalmology residency program director. Dr. Sulewski specializes in cataract surgery, intraocular lens complications, corneal transplantation, keratoprosthesis, refractive surgery and other medical and surgical diseases of the cornea and anterior segment of the eye. Dr. Sulewski is also a resident supervisor at the Wilmer Eye Institute Patient Center for the Eye at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Five Questions for Michael Sulewski, Johns Hopkins Medicine (Dec. 2020). Dr. Sulewski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE), Cogan's Syndrome, Interstitial Keratitis, and Cataract Removal.

Dr. Kraig Scot Bower is an associate professor of ophthalmology and the director of refractive surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He specializes in refractive surgery (LASIK), cornea and external diseases of the eye and anterior segment surgery. Dr. Bower is a retired Army colonel, Medical Corps. From 2001 to 2010, he was the director of refractive surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and served as the Army's refractive surgery subject matter expert, advising the Army Surgeon General on laser refractive surgery and managing the Army's Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program. Dr. Bower is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Keratoconus, Astigmatism, Cataract, and Nearsightedness.

Morton Goldberg is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Goldberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Vitreoretinochoroidopathy, Hyphema, Incontinentia Pigmenti, Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE), and Trabeculectomy.

Mark Preslan is an Ophthalmologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Preslan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Amblyopia, X-Linked Infantile Nystagmus, and Esotropia. Dr. Preslan is currently accepting new patients.

Lawanda Summers-Stephen is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Summers-Stephen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Cystitis, Cellulitis, Bronchitis, and COVID-19.

Sandra Cho is an Ophthalmologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Cho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. Her top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Meibomianitis, and Eyelid Bump. Dr. Cho is currently accepting new patients.

Pranav Patel is an Ophthalmologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Uveitis, Neuroretinitis, Glaucoma, and Cataract. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

Matthew Speicher is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Speicher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Hyphema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Dr. Speicher is currently accepting new patients.

Philip Mussenden is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Odenton, Maryland. Dr. Mussenden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and Tracheitis.

Felicia Garcia is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Severna Park, Maryland. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Cystitis, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria. Dr. Garcia is currently accepting new patients.