Overview
Ashley Behrens, M.D., is the Edward St. John Professor in Ophthalmology and chief of the comprehensive ophthalmology division at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. He specializes in the medical and surgical management of cataracts and corneal diseases, including corneal transplantation techniques for Fuchs’ dystrophy and keratoconus, as well as LASIK, PRK and refractive lens exchange. Dr. Behrens received his medical degree from the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas, and completed his ophthalmology residency and fellowship training at the Francisco Risquez Hospital. He completed additional fellowships at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, where he obtained his German Doctorate with Magna Cum Laude Distinction, and then at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Behrens joined the Wilmer faculty in 2003, and served as executive medical director at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Wilmer’s affiliate hospital in Saudi Arabia, from July 2010 through August 2014.
Dr. Behrens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coloboma. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Coloboma.
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 455, Lutherville, MD 21093
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.
1 Clinical Trials
Brian Brooks is an Ophthalmologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Brooks is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coloboma. His top areas of expertise are Coloboma, Albinism, Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 2, and Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 1.
Howard County Medical Pavilion
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coloboma. His top areas of expertise are Epicanthal Folds, Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, and Hypotonia.
Irene Maumenee is an Ophthalmologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Maumenee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coloboma. Her top areas of expertise are Knobloch Syndrome, Micropthalmia Associated with Colobomatous Cyst, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, and Microphthalmia.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- CataractDr. Behrens isDistinguished. Learn about Cataract.
- Interstitial KeratitisDr. Behrens isDistinguished. Learn about Interstitial Keratitis.
- Advanced
- BlepharitisDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Coloboma of Eye LensDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Coloboma of Eye Lens.
- Optic Atrophy Type 1Dr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Atrophy Type 1.
- Optic Nerve AtrophyDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Nerve Atrophy.
- Sjogren SyndromeDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Sjogren Syndrome.
- VitrectomyDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Vitrectomy.
- Experienced
- Allergic ConjunctivitisDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Conjunctivitis.
- AstigmatismDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Astigmatism.
- Cataract RemovalDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Cataract Removal.
- ChalazionDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Chalazion.
- Cloudy CorneaDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Cloudy Cornea.
- ColobomaDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Coloboma.