Overview
Dr. Sastry is a fellowship trained ophthalmologist specializing in retina, macula, vitreous diseases and surgery. He has been selected as one of America's Top Ophthalmologists and one of Washingtonian Magazines Top Doctors 2010. He has a special interest in treatment of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and has performed several thousand retina procedures. Dr. Sastry received his MD degree in India in 1989 and M.P.H. degree from Harvard University, Boston in 1990. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Sastry has presented research at national and international meetings and has published numerous articles on ophthalmology and the prevention of eye disease. To learn more about Dr.Sastry, visit BethesdaRetina.com.
Dr. Sastry is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Kallikrein Hypertension, and Glaucoma.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
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Locations
Suite 305, Bethesda, MD 20817
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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Tiarnan Keenan is an Ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Keenan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Geographic Atrophy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, and Cataract Removal.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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 Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)Dr. Sastry isDistinguished. Learn about Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
- Kallikrein HypertensionDr. Sastry isDistinguished. Learn about Kallikrein Hypertension.
- Late-Onset Retinal DegenerationDr. Sastry isDistinguished. Learn about Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.
- Advanced
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Sastry isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- GlaucomaDr. Sastry isAdvanced. Learn about Glaucoma.
- Experienced
- Central Serous ChorioretinopathyDr. Sastry isExperienced. Learn about Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)Dr. Sastry isExperienced. Learn about Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye).
- Retinal Artery OcclusionDr. Sastry isExperienced. Learn about Retinal Artery Occlusion.
- Retinal DetachmentDr. Sastry isExperienced. Learn about Retinal Detachment.
- Retinal Vein OcclusionDr. Sastry isExperienced. Learn about Retinal Vein Occlusion.