Overview
Dr. Stephen S. Pappas, Jr. is native to the Washington, D.C. area and has been in medical and surgical retinal practice for over 15 years. He is committed to providing personalized and compassionate retinal care, maintaining expertise and technology to offer the latest retinal treatments, and working closely with each patient’s medical team to preserve and restore vision. Dr. Pappas holds a B.A. from Bucknell University and earned his Medical Degree from George Washington University in 1989. Following his Ophthalmology Residency at the Washington Hospital Center, he pursued and completed his Clinical Fellowship training in Vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at the Retina Institute of Maryland (now known as the National Retina Institute) in Baltimore, MD, where he performed clinical research and participated in landmark clinical trials investigating both medical and surgical retinal treatments. Upon completion of his training in 1995, Dr. Pappas joined his father, one of the first fellowship-trained retina specialists in the Washington, D.C. area, in private group practice in Bethesda. In 2001, Dr. Pappas founded the Center for Retinal Diseases and Surgery, LLC, where he continues the tradition of personalized, compassionate retinal care established by his father nearly 50 years ago. Dr. Pappas is married with two children and resides in Montgomery County where he also serves as a trustee for two non-profit organizations. Recreationally, Dr. Pappas is an avid fan of his children’s sports and enjoys golf, skiing and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Learn more about Dr. Pappas by visiting his website .
Dr. Pappas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Blue Cone Monochromatism, Color Blindness, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
Insurance
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- INDEMNITY
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
Suite 502, Baltimore, MD 21215
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.
Maryland Retina Institute LLC
"Dr. Shah is an AUPO-fellowship trained ophthalmologist specializing in diseases of the retina, macula, and vitreous. A Pennsylvania native, Dr. Shah attended college at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He later earned his medical degree at Drexel University College of Medicine and remained there to pursue his residency in Ophthalmology where he was also honored to serve as Chief Resident. Dr. Shah then pursued his fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery at the Associated Retina Consultants in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Shah has been privileged to author or co-author over 40 book chapters and topics as well as publish scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has been invited to lecture both physicians and students on current clinical issues. As a resident, he received multiple honors including Intern of the Year, Resident of the Year, and the Golden Apple for Teaching by the College of Medicine. He was even bestowed with Hahnemann University Hospital's highest award for training physicians – ""Excellence in Clinical Practice for a Fellow, Resident, or Intern."" Dr. Shah enjoys all aspects of retinal disease, but has particular interests in the management of acute, subacute, and chronic retinal disorders including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and complex retinal detachments. Dr. Shah is a member of the American Society of Retinal Specialists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.". Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyphema. His top areas of expertise are Orbital Cellulitis, Hyphema, Kallikrein Hypertension, and Optic Atrophy Type 1.
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
- Blue Cone MonochromatismDr. Pappas isDistinguished. Learn about Blue Cone Monochromatism.
- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Birdshot ChorioretinopathyDr. Pappas isAdvanced. Learn about Birdshot Chorioretinopathy.
- Color BlindnessDr. Pappas isAdvanced. Learn about Color Blindness.
- Kallikrein HypertensionDr. Pappas isAdvanced. Learn about Kallikrein Hypertension.
- Late-Onset Retinal DegenerationDr. Pappas isAdvanced. Learn about Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.
- Experienced
- Central Serous ChorioretinopathyDr. Pappas isExperienced. Learn about Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
- Choroid Plexus CarcinomaDr. Pappas isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.
- Cone DystrophyDr. Pappas isExperienced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Pappas isExperienced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Pappas isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.

