Dr. Couser obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and his Medical Doctorate from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (VCU SOM). Dr. Couser’s ophthalmology residency was completed at Howard University where he served as co-chief resident in the last year of his residency. He received fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at Emory University. Dr. Couser received a master’s degree in biotechnology from the Johns Hopkins University and completed a residency in clinical genetics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is one of only a few individuals currently board-certified by both the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. CV https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/wilmer/documents/cvs/couser-cv Research Summary My primary research focus involves the identification and management of genetic eye diseases including rare inherited disorders affecting the eyes. Research and scholarly activities have been an integral component of my career path. I have been the principal investigator on 10 clinical trial/IRB studies and a co-investigator on others, participated with several committees or advisory panels related to research activities. I have been credited with over 120 book chapter, journal article and abstract publications. In addition, I served as the primary author/sole editor for a textbook titled Ophthalmic Genetic Diseases: A Quick Reference Guide to the Eye and External Ocular Adnexa Abnormalities, 1st Edition, published by Elsevier in 2018, which is one of only a few textbooks published in this subject area. I also served as a grant review panelist for the National Eye Institute Career Development Awards. Selected Publications *Couser NL, Masood MM, Strande NT, Foreman AKM, Crooks K, Weck KE, Lu M, Wilhelmsen KC, Roche M, Evans JP, Berg JS, Powell CM. 2015. The phenotype of multiple congenital anomalies- hypotonia-seizures syndrome 1: Report and review. Am J Med Genet Part A 9999A:1–6 *Couser NL, Lambert SR. Botulinum toxin: A treatment of consecutive esotropia in children. Strabismus 2012; 20(4):158-161 Couser NL, Lenhart PD, Hutchinson AK. Augmented Hummelsheim procedure to treat complete abducens nerve palsy. J AAPOS 2012;16(4):331-5 *Natario L. Couser, Maheer M. Masood, Arthur S. Aylsworth, and Roger E. Stevenson. Ocular manifestations in the X-linked intellectual disability syndromes. Ophthalmic Genet. 2017, Jan 23:1-12 *Couser NL, Brooks BP, Drack AV, Shankar SP. The evolving role of genetics in ophthalmology. Ophthalmic Genet. 2021 Jan 12:1-4. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2020.1868011. Dr. Couser is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. His top areas of expertise are Epicanthal Folds, Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, and Hypotonia.

Sajid Malik practices in Islamabad, Pakistan. Mr. Malik is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. His top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2, and Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia.

Gulen Utine practices in Ankara, Turkey. Utine is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Their top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, and Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia.

Kenjiro Kosaki practices in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Kosaki is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. His top areas of expertise are Feingold Syndrome, Increased Head Circumference, Hypotonia, Oophorectomy, and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

Beyhan Tuysuz-Beyer practices in Istanbul, Turkey. Tuysuz-Beyer is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Their top areas of expertise are Congenital Contractures, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Mucolipidosis Type 4, and X-Linked Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Tarda.

Vladimir Kenis practices in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. Mr. Kenis is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. His top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, and Osteotomy.

Elise Schaefer practices in Strasbourg, France. Ms. Schaefer is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Lacrimo-Auriculo-Dento-Digital Syndrome, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Saskia Biskup practices in Tuebingen, Germany. Ms. Biskup is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, and Gastrostomy.

Laurence Jonard practices in Paris, France. Mr. Jonard is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, and Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2.

Sandrine Marlin practices in Paris, France. Ms. Marlin is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Acrofrontofacionasal Dysostosis Syndrome, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Acrofacial Dysostosis Rodriguez Type, and Osteotomy.

Jie-yuan Jin practices in Changsha, China. Jin is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Their top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, and Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2.

William Albury practices in Armidale, Australia. Mr. Albury is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. His top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2, and Camptodactyly Taurinuria.

Shubha Phadke practices in Lucknow, India. Ms. Phadke is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Taurinuria, Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, and Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2.

Laura Crisponi practices in Cagliari, Italy. Ms. Crisponi is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Cold-Induced Sweating Syndrome, Hyperhidrosis, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, and Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2.

Khushnooda Ramzan practices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ramzan is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Their top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, and Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1.

Serdar Ceylaner practices in Ankara, Turkey. Mr. Ceylaner is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. His top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption Deficiency, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, and Craniectomy.

Faiqa Imtiaz practices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Imtiaz is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Their top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Taurinuria, Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, and Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2.

Sevcan Erdem practices in Adana, Turkey. Erdem is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Their top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, and Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia.

Lihadh Gazali-Al practices in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Gazali-Al is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Their top areas of expertise are VLDLR-Associated Cerebellar Hypoplasia, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2, Camptodactyly Taurinuria, and Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1.

Guoling You practices in Shanghai, China. You is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Camptodactyly Taurinuria. Their top areas of expertise are Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 1, Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, Camptodactyly Syndrome Guadalajara Type 2, and Camptodactyly Taurinuria.