Prior to joining VED in December, 2017, Dr. Hammer was with Baltimore Washington Eye Center. Dr. Hammer earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland, School of Medicine followed by an Internship at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. He then completed his training with a residency in Ophthalmology at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center which serves the greater Washington, DC Metro area. Dr. Hammer served as Chief of Ophthalmology at Ireland Community Hospital in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Dr. Hammer enjoys spending time with his family and is very involved with the community. His commitment and his passion for his work is demonstrated by the loyalty of his patients. Dr. Hammer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), and Cataract Removal.

Dr. Cremers anchors the Visionary Eye Doctor team and is a widely respected and experienced researcher and clinician in dry eye disease, having spent a decade at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear infirmary. She is a fellow with the American College of Surgeons, specializing in cataract and pterygium surgery. CV https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/suburban_hospital/_documents/physician%20CV/cremers-cv.pdf. Dr. Cremers is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Pterygium, Dry Eye Syndrome, Blepharitis, and Glaucoma.

Robert Chu is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Chu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Vasculopathy with Cerebral Leukodystrophy, Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy, Coats Disease, and Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye). Dr. Chu is currently accepting new patients.

Dan Yin is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Yin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. 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.

Jesus Martinez is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Martinez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Pterygium, Glaucoma, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Cataract. Dr. Martinez is currently accepting new patients.

Fritz Allen is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Allen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Retinal Vasculopathy with Cerebral Leukodystrophy, Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy, and Coats Disease. Dr. Allen is currently accepting new patients.

Akrit Sodhi, M.D, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and holds the Branna and Irving Sisenwein Professorship in Ophthalmology. Dr. Sodhi specializes in the medical and surgical management of complex vitreoretinal diseases. Dr. Sodhi was trained at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of California at Davis, and the National Institutes of Health. After obtaining his M.D. and Ph.D., he interned at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and completed his Ophthalmology Residency training at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins in 2008. He then pursued a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Wilmer where he also served as the Assistant Chief of Service (Chief Resident). Dr. Sodhi joined the faculty of the Retina Division at Wilmer in 2010. His research interests, currently sponsored by grants from the National Eye Institute, include the examination of the role of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) and HIF-regulated genes in ocular diseases, including diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, sickle cell retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, and uveal melanoma. Dr. Sodhi's lab has identified novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of these vision-threatening diseases. Dr. Sodhi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Vein Occlusion, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, and Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.

Elia J. Duh, M.D., is the G. Edward and G. Britton Durell Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He has a joint appointment in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Whiting School of Engineering. He specializes in diseases of the retina, including diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Duh actively researches the molecular mechanisms underlying diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, particularly the process of ocular neovascularization and excessive retinal vascular permeability. His research has helped determine the role of the major antioxidant regulator, Nrf2, in retinal diseases, and also connected Nrf2 to lifespan. His work has also provided insights into the involvement of the eye in COVID-19. Dr. Duh’s interest in developing new treatments for retinal diseases includes nanomedicine approaches for targeted drug delivery to the eye. Dr. Duh graduated summa cum laude from Yale University and obtained his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology residency and medical retina fellowship at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation in 2016. Dr. Duh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Vitrectomy.

Yannis M. Paulus, M.D., F.A.C.S., is the Jonas Fridenwald Professor in Ophthalmology, an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, and a vitreoretinal surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine’s East Baltimore and Columbia locations. Dr. Paulus served as a surgical retina specialist and director of a research laboratory at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center for almost 10 years, where he developed novel imaging systems, lasers and long-lasting therapies and nanotechnologies to allow physicians to determine cellular markers of disease, enabling early diagnosis, improved treatment monitoring and more individualized, personalized precision medicine tailored to each patient’s needs. After earning his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and physics from Harvard University and his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Paulus completed an internship at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a residency in ophthalmology at the Stanford University School of Medicine Byers Eye Institute, and a surgical and medical retina fellowship at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. CVhttps://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/wilmer/documents/cvs/Paulus_CV%2021225.pdf. Dr. Paulus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

Dr. Neal Adams is an ophthalmologist and nationally-recognized leader in the field of retina. He is the former Chief of the Division of Visual Physiology at The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins. He is the author of the new book Healthy Vision. He spent 15 years at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he trained and was invited to join the faculty. He was then recruited to Texas as Chairman of Ophthalmology at the new Foster School of Medicine. He returned back home to Maryland, where he has started his own practice focusing on the holistic approach to caring for patients. Dr. Adams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, and Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and Retina.

Gagan Singh is an Ophthalmologist in Germantown, Maryland. Dr. Singh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Retinal Vasculopathy with Cerebral Leukodystrophy, Coats Disease, and Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy.

Ekaterini Tsilou is an Ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Tsilou is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Usher Syndrome, Retinopathy of Prematurity, and Vitrectomy.

Daniel Sarezky is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Sarezky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Blepharitis, Cataract, Vitrectomy, and Corneal Transplant. Dr. Sarezky is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Kaufman is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Kaufman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Glaucoma, Cataract, and Retinal Vasculopathy with Cerebral Leukodystrophy. Dr. Kaufman is currently accepting new patients.

Edward Watters is an Ophthalmologist in Severna Park, Maryland. Dr. Watters is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Vasculopathy with Cerebral Leukodystrophy, Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy, Coats Disease, and Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.

Saman Ghahremani is an Ophthalmologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Ghahremani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Dry Eye Syndrome, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Glaucoma, and Pinguecula. Dr. Ghahremani is currently accepting new patients.

David Yeh is an Ophthalmologist in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Yeh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Vasculopathy with Cerebral Leukodystrophy, Coats Disease, Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy, and Cataract. Dr. Yeh is currently accepting new patients.

Shirley Middleton is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Middleton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract, and Blepharitis. Dr. Middleton is currently accepting new patients.

Farhad Naseh is an Ophthalmologist in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Naseh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Optic Nerve Atrophy, and Hereditary Keratitis. Dr. Naseh is currently accepting new patients.

Marc Berry is an Ophthalmologist in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Berry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. His top areas of expertise are Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Cataract, and Dry Eye Syndrome. Dr. Berry is currently accepting new patients.