Overview
Dr. Kraig Scot Bower is an associate professor of ophthalmology and the director of refractive surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He specializes in refractive surgery (LASIK), cornea and external diseases of the eye and anterior segment surgery. Dr. Bower is a retired Army colonel, Medical Corps. From 2001 to 2010, he was the director of refractive surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and served as the Army's refractive surgery subject matter expert, advising the Army Surgeon General on laser refractive surgery and managing the Army's Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program.
Dr. Bower is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Keratoconus, Astigmatism, Cataract, and Nearsightedness.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 42 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 Hyphema.
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
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.
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Howard County Medical Pavilion
Fasika A. Woreta, M.D., M.P.H. is a cornea and cataract specialist and the Eugene de Juan, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmic Education at Wilmer Eye Institute’s Baltimore and Columbia locations. Her expertise is in in corneal and external eye diseases, including complex cataracts and anterior segment reconstruction following trauma. Dr. Woreta is currently the director of the Eye Trauma Center and the director of the Ophthalmology Residency Program at the Wilmer Eye Institute. An associate professor of ophthalmology, Dr. Woreta received her M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her M.P.H. degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, then completed a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami, as well as an accident and emergency and cataract fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Dr. Woreta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. Her top areas of expertise are Endophthalmitis, Cataract, Hyphema, Cataract Removal, and Corneal Transplant.
Morton Goldberg is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Goldberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Vitreoretinochoroidopathy, Hyphema, Incontinentia Pigmenti, Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE), and Trabeculectomy.
The Retina Care Center
Matthew A. Speicher, MD, specializes in comprehensive ophthalmology. He is affiliated with UPMC Memorial. Dr. Speicher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Hyphema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- KeratoconusDr. Bower isDistinguished. Learn about Keratoconus.
- Advanced
- AstigmatismDr. Bower isAdvanced. Learn about Astigmatism.
- CataractDr. Bower isAdvanced. Learn about Cataract.
- NearsightednessDr. Bower isAdvanced. Learn about Nearsightedness.
- Experienced
- AniridiaDr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Aniridia.
- BlepharitisDr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness
- Dry Eye SyndromeDr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Dry Eye Syndrome.
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)Dr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
- GlaucomaDr. Bower isExperienced. Learn about Glaucoma.