The 20 Best Episcleritis Doctors Near Me in Towson, MD

Meghan Berkenstock, M.D., is an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. She specializes in ocular inflammatory and infectious diseases, cataract surgery, and comprehensive ophthalmology. Since joining the faculty of the Wilmer Eye Institute in 2016, she has established a research focus on risk reduction and quality assurance initiatives in the care of patients with uveitis. She has implemented several initiatives to improve laboratory monitoring and understanding barriers to care in patients on immunosuppressive medications. The bulk of her research focuses on identifying ocular adverse events (IRAE) associated with the use of immunotherapy agents in the treatment of systemic malignancies. She is a member and the only ophthalmologist on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Panel on developing guidelines to treat IRAEs. Dr. Berkenstock is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. Her top areas of expertise are Scleritis, Episcleritis, Uveitis, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

Jennifer Thorne, M.D., Ph.D., is the Cross Family Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, where she is also chief of the Division of Ocular Immunology. Dr. Thorne holds a joint appointment as professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. An internationally recognized ophthalmologist, Dr. Thorne is an expert in the evaluation and management of patients with uveitis and other related immune-mediated disorders. Dr. Thorne also directs the Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid clinic, a multi-disciplinary specialty clinic designed to evaluate and treat patients with conjunctival diseases. Dr. Thorne's research interests include white dot syndromes including birdshot chorioretinitis, multifocal choroiditis and punctate inner choroiditis. She also studies juvenile idiopathic arthritis-related uveitis and treatment outcomes of immunosuppressive drug therapy. Dr. Thorne received her M.D. degree from the University of Virginia and completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania's Scheie Eye Institute. She completed her uveitis fellowship at Wilmer and completed her Ph.D. in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Thorne is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. Her top areas of expertise are Uveitis, Birdshot Chorioretinopathy, Scleritis, Cataract Removal, and Vitrectomy.

Douglas A. Jabs, M.D., M.B.A. is an internationally-recognized expert in the evaluation and management of patients with uveitis and related immune-mediated ocular disorders, particularly on the use of immunosuppression to treat severe ocular inflammatory diseases. Founder of the Division of Ocular Immunology and Uveitis at Wilmer, he now is the Director of the Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence Synthesis at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Jabs is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Uveitis, CMV Retinitis, Scleritis, Cataract Removal, and Trabeculectomy.

Bryn M. Burkholder, M.D., is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and the Antoinette R. Schifanelli Rising Professor of Ophthalmology, specializing in ocular inflammatory and infectious diseases, cataract surgery and comprehensive ophthalmology. Dr. Burkholder earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University, where she majored in biology, and received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing an internship at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, she moved to Baltimore for her residency in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Burkholder remained at Wilmer for her fellowship training in uveitis before joining the faculty in July 2012. Dr. Burkholder is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. Her top areas of expertise are Uveitis, Scleritis, Neuroretinitis, Episcleritis, and Cataract Removal.

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 Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

Samuel C. Yiu, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, specializing in cornea and external eye diseases, cataracts and refractive surgery (LASIK). In addition, he is a nationally and internationally recognized specialist in ocular surface diseases and ocular surface reconstruction surgery. Dr. Yiu received his M.Sc. (applied biometry) and Ph.D. (physiology and biophysics) from the University of Southern California. He then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in lacrimal physiology at the Schepens Eye Institute at Harvard Medical School and went on to earn his M.D. from the University of Alberta in Canada. Dr. Yiu completed an internship and his ophthalmology residency at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a fellowship in cornea, external disease and refractive surgery at the University of Southern California’s Doheny Eye Institute. After serving as the director of Doheny’s Ocular Surface Center and co-director of Doheny’s cornea division, Dr. Yiu joined the Wilmer faculty in 2011 and spent two years as the chief of the cornea division at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Wilmer’s affiliate hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before returning to Baltimore in 2013. Dr. Yiu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Cloudy Cornea.

Lihua Xu is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Xu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Cystitis, Cellulitis, Flu, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

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

Gino Freeman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Freeman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Gout, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

Clarke Nelson is an Ophthalmologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Chalazion, Eyelid Bump, and Glaucoma.

Amy Zimmerman is an Ophthalmologist in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Zimmerman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, Glaucoma, and Subconjunctival Hemorrhage.

Pranav Patel is an Ophthalmologist in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Uveitis, Neuroretinitis, Glaucoma, and Cataract.

Vivian Rismondo is an Ophthalmologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Rismondo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. Her top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Horner Syndrome, Neuralgia, and Papilledema.

Ashraf Mostafa is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Mostafa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Ascites, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Melvin Blanchard is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Blanchard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Hypertension.

Marcos Doxanas is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Doxanas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Chalazion, Eyelid Bump, and Cataract.

Norman Balog is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Balog is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Tracheitis, Otitis, and Peptic Ulcer.

George Duncan is an Ophthalmologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Duncan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Entropion, Cataract, Glaucoma, and Chalazion.

Viray Shah is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Shah has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Erica Bernfeld is an Ophthalmologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Bernfeld is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Episcleritis. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Glaucoma, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Blepharitis.