Overview
Dr. Albert Cytryn is an eyelid and facial plastic surgeon affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Inova Fairfax Hospital, as well as MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he serves as an assistant clinical professor for the School of Medicine and George Washington University Hospital, where he also serves as an assistant clinical professor for the School of Medicine. He practices out of Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Consultants, located in Bethesda, Maryland and Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Cytryn has an expertise in blepharoplasty, brow lift, mid-face lift, laser resurfacing, restylane injections and botox injections. Dr. Cytryn earned his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in ophthalmology at Krieger Eye Institute, followed by a fellowship in eyelid and facial plastic surgery at the National Institutes of Health and the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Cytryn previously worked at the Center for Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery and was the director of the oculoplastic program at Suburban Hospital, as well as a preceptor for plastic surgery training at the Krieger Eye Institute. Dr. Cytryn is a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and a fellow of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, as well as the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He previously served as the president of the Washington Metropolitan Eye Society. Dr. Cytryn has authored numerous book chapters and papers. He has lectured on all aspects of facial plastic surgery, both regionally and internationally, and has been invited to train doctors internationally in places like Madurai, India; Katmandu; Nepal; and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Dr. Cytryn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epicanthal Folds. His top areas of expertise are Entropion, Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Eyelid Drooping, and Ptosis.
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Locations
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 4300, Suite 4300, Bethesda, MD 20817
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 Epicanthal Folds. His top areas of expertise are Epicanthal Folds, Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, and Hypotonia.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Inc
Allison Jensen is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Jensen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epicanthal Folds. Her top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Amblyopia, Epicanthal Folds, and Esotropia. Dr. Jensen is currently accepting new patients.
Robert H. Chu, Md, PA
Dan Yin is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Yin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epicanthal Folds. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Retinal Vasculopathy with Cerebral Leukodystrophy, Coats Disease, and Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. Dr. Yin is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Benign Essential BlepharospasmDr. Cytryn isAdvanced. Learn about Benign Essential Blepharospasm.
- EntropionDr. Cytryn isAdvanced. Learn about Entropion.
- Experienced
- Blocked Tear DuctDr. Cytryn isExperienced. Learn about Blocked Tear Duct.
- Epicanthal FoldsDr. Cytryn isExperienced. Learn about Epicanthal Folds.
- Eyelid DroopingDr. Cytryn isExperienced. Learn about Eyelid Drooping.
- PtosisDr. Cytryn isExperienced. Learn about Ptosis.