The 20 Best Fuchs Dystrophy Doctors in The United States

Allen O. Eghrari, M.D., M.P.H., is director of the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He specializes in cornea, cataract and external eye diseases at the Wilmer Eye Institute's locations in Baltimore and Belcamp, Maryland. Dr. Eghrari treats a wide range of eye conditions, with special interest in Fuchs' dystrophy, cataract surgery, cornea transplantation including Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty, and Ebola-associated eye disease. Dr. Eghrari received his M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed both residency training in ophthalmology and subspecialty fellowship in cornea and cataract surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Eghrari is a recipient of the Claes Dohlman Society Fellowship Award, the ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Award, and the Research to Prevent Blindness Special Scholar Award. Dr. Eghrari is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Cataract, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Eghrari is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

John D. Gottsch, M.D., is the Margaret C. Mosher Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Gottsch specializes in the management of hereditary corneal disorders such as Fuchs' dystrophy, the surgical treatment of cataract and complications of cataract surgery, and corneal transplantation surgery. His clinical practice involves the medical treatment of allergic eye diseases and severe corneal inflammation from rheumatoid and other related disorders, including Mooren''s ulcer. His research interests include determining the gene expression of the cornea and the genetic basis for hereditary corneal diseases such as Fuchs' dystrophy. Dr. Gottsch is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Fuchs Dystrophy, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Cataract, and Corneal Transplant. Dr. Gottsch is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Francis Price is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Price is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Cataract, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Sudeep Pramanik is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in York, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pramanik is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Cataract, and Corneal Transplant.

Dr. Shahzad Mian serves as Chair and professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School and has served the department as vice chair for clinical sciences and learning since 2019. He also serves as the ambulatory care clinical chief for the University of Michigan Medical Group (UMMG).Dr. Mian earned his medical degree in 1996 from the Emory University School of Medicine. He then completed a residency at the Wills Eye Hospital of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. From 2000-02, he was a fellow in cornea and refractive surgery at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He joined the U-M faculty in 2002 as a clinical lecturer in ophthalmology and visual sciences, and he was promoted to associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences in 2010.Dr. Mian received the 2007 Anthony Adamis Award for Outstanding Research from the U-M Kellogg Eye Center, the 2007 Leadership Development Program from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the 2009 Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.He has served on the board of directors and as a medical director of the Midwest Eye-Banks and currently serves as cornea editor for the Ophthalmic News and Education Network, board member of the Cornea Society, member of the Program Director’s Council and councilor for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Mian is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 42 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, Fuchs Dystrophy, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Mian is board certified in Ophthalmology.

Dr. David Hwang is an ophthalmologist specializing in corneal, cataract and refractive surgery. He has special interests in ocular infectious diseases, corneal endothelial dystrophies and diseases (conditions in which one of the cornea's layers is breaking down), and high-risk corneal transplantation. He is committed to developing innovative techniques and instruments for ophthalmologic surgery. In research, Hwang's work includes translational endeavors – applying new information from studies to patient care – for corneal endothelial diseases. In particular, he has looked at cellular transplantation and gene therapy approaches to treatment. A native of Illinois, Hwang obtained both his undergraduate and medical degrees from UCSF, graduating first in his medical school class. After a two-year residency in internal medicine and a three-year residency in ophthalmology, both at UCSF, he completed concurrent fellowships in cornea and refractive surgery and in uveitis at the Doheny Eye Institute. In 1990, Hwang joined the faculty at UCSF, where he is the Pearl T. Kimura and Samuel J. Kimura Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology. He also serves as co-director of UCSF's cornea and refractive surgery services, and holds a joint appointment as associate of the UCSF Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology. He has served as UCSF's medical director of ophthalmology and as medical eye bank director of UCSF's tissue bank. Hwang has served in leadership and executive roles in a number of professional organizations, including president of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, and executive secretary of the Max Fine Cornea Society. For the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he chaired a joint task force on the use of vancomycin in ophthalmology. He served on the writing committee for the AAO's Basic and Clinical Science Course's volume on cornea and external eye disease, authoring and editing the section on ocular infectious and external eye disease. The American Academy of Ophthalmology has honored Hwang with awards, including the Senior Achievement Award. He has been named to the Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors list every year since 1996. He has published more than 100 scientific papers and abstracts, and co-authored two texts on cornea and refractive surgery. A committed educator, Hwang is active in teaching UCSF medical students, residents and fellows. He has received the Kimura Award for Excellence in Teaching from the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology. Hwang lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, who is also an ophthalmologist, and their three sons. Dr. Hwang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Keratoconus, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, and Corneal Transplant. Dr. Hwang is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology. Dr. Hwang is currently accepting new patients.

Guillermo Amescua is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Amescua is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Interstitial Keratitis, Amebiasis, Scleritis, Corneal Transplant, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Amescua is currently accepting new patients.

Sonia Yoo is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Yoo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Keratoconus, Astigmatism, Cataract Removal, and Corneal Transplant. Dr. Yoo is currently accepting new patients.

Kendall Donaldson is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Plantation, Florida. Dr. Donaldson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. She is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Keratoconus, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Cataract Removal, and Corneal Transplant. Dr. Donaldson is currently accepting new patients.

Eduardo Alfonso is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Alfonso is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Interstitial Keratitis, Amebiasis, Endophthalmitis, Corneal Transplant, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Alfonso is currently accepting new patients.

Ula Jurkunas is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Jurkunas is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Fuchs Dystrophy, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

Sanjay Patel is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Patel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Vitrectomy.

Keith Baratz is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Baratz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Walker Dyson Syndrome, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Mark Terry is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Terry is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Mark Greiner is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Greiner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Neurotrophic Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Iridectomy.

Albert Jun is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Jun is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Keratoconus, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Natalie Afshari is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Afshari is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Fuchs Dystrophy, Cataract, Cataract Removal, and Corneal Transplant.

Michael Straiko is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Straiko is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Keratoconus, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Winston Chamberlain is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Chamberlain is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Keratoconus, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, and Corneal Transplant.

Leo Maguire is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Maguire is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Keratoconus, and Corneal Transplant.