Overview
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interstitial Keratitis. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 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 4 articles in the study of Interstitial Keratitis.
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 455, Lutherville, MD 21093
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.
1 Clinical Trials
Robert H. Chu, Md, PA
Dan Yin is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Yin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interstitial Keratitis. 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.
Physicians Eye Care Center LLC
Jonathan Etter is an Ophthalmologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Etter is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interstitial Keratitis. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, Blepharitis, and Sjogren Syndrome. Dr. Etter is currently accepting new patients.
Eye Doctors Of Washington PC
Deepika Shah is an Ophthalmologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Shah has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interstitial Keratitis. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome, Glaucoma, and Cataract. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.
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
- CataractDr. Behrens isDistinguished. Learn about Cataract.
- Interstitial KeratitisDr. Behrens isDistinguished. Learn about Interstitial Keratitis.
- Advanced
- BlepharitisDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Coloboma of Eye LensDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Coloboma of Eye Lens.
- Optic Atrophy Type 1Dr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Atrophy Type 1.
- Optic Nerve AtrophyDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Nerve Atrophy.
- Sjogren SyndromeDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Sjogren Syndrome.
- VitrectomyDr. Behrens isAdvanced. Learn about Vitrectomy.
- Experienced
- Allergic ConjunctivitisDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Conjunctivitis.
- AstigmatismDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Astigmatism.
- Cataract RemovalDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Cataract Removal.
- ChalazionDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Chalazion.
- Cloudy CorneaDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Cloudy Cornea.
- ColobomaDr. Behrens isExperienced. Learn about Coloboma.