Dr. Samantha J. Lacroce

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.

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.

Robert Hodges is an Ophthalmologist in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Hodges is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interstitial Keratitis. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, Glaucoma, and Blepharitis. Dr. Hodges is currently accepting new patients.