Overview
Brian Brooks is an Ophthalmologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Brooks is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia. His top areas of expertise are Coloboma, Albinism, Oculocutaneous Albinism, and Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 1.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 136 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia.
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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.
5 Clinical Trials
Thomas Bosley is an Ophthalmologist and a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bosley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia. His top areas of expertise are Duane-Radial Ray Syndrome, Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency, Isolated Duane Retraction Syndrome, and Kearns-Sayre Syndrome.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
Andrew R. Carey, MD is a the Neil R. Miller Rising Professor of Ophthalmology in the division of Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He specializes in neuro-ophthalmic disorders such as optic neuritis, uveitis related papillitis, ischemic & hereditary optic neuropathies as well as diseases of the retina, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, toxic retinopathies and inherited disorders of the retina such as retinitis pigmentosa. Dr. Carey’s clinical and research interests include comparative effectiveness and cost-benefit of intravitreal medications, long-term outcome of treatments for choroidal neovascularization, novel treatments for papillitis, and the use of novel imaging modalities to better diagnose and understand optic nerve and retinal diseases. Dr. Carey received his bachelor's from Davidson College in mathematics in 2006. In 2010, he received his medical degree from the University of South Florida. He completed his ophthalmology residency as Chief Resident in 2014 at the University of South Florida. He then went on to complete his fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in 2015 and his fellowship in medical retina at the University of Iowa in 2016. Videos Dr. Andrew R. CareyNeuro-Ophthalmology. Dr. Carey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia. His top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Optic Nerve Atrophy, and Optic Neuritis.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Yannis M. Paulus, M.D., F.A.C.S., is the Jonas Fridenwald Professor in Ophthalmology, an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, and a vitreoretinal surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine’s East Baltimore and Columbia locations. Dr. Paulus served as a surgical retina specialist and director of a research laboratory at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center for almost 10 years, where he developed novel imaging systems, lasers and long-lasting therapies and nanotechnologies to allow physicians to determine cellular markers of disease, enabling early diagnosis, improved treatment monitoring and more individualized, personalized precision medicine tailored to each patient’s needs. After earning his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and physics from Harvard University and his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Paulus completed an internship at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a residency in ophthalmology at the Stanford University School of Medicine Byers Eye Institute, and a surgical and medical retina fellowship at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. CVhttps://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/wilmer/documents/cvs/Paulus_CV%2021225.pdf. Dr. Paulus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- AlbinismDr. Brooks isElite. Learn about Albinism.
- ColobomaDr. Brooks isElite. Learn about Coloboma.
- Coloboma of IrisDr. Brooks isElite. Learn about Coloboma of Iris.
- MicrophthalmiaDr. Brooks isElite. Learn about Microphthalmia.
- Micropthalmia Associated with Colobomatous Cyst
- Oculocutaneous AlbinismDr. Brooks isElite. Learn about Oculocutaneous Albinism.
- Distinguished
- Blue Cone MonochromatismDr. Brooks isDistinguished. Learn about Blue Cone Monochromatism.
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Brooks isDistinguished. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Late-Onset Retinal DegenerationDr. Brooks isDistinguished. Learn about Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.
- Ocular AlbinismDr. Brooks isDistinguished. Learn about Ocular Albinism.
- Retinitis PigmentosaDr. Brooks isDistinguished. Learn about Retinitis Pigmentosa.
- Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental RetardationDr. Brooks isDistinguished. Learn about Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation.
- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- AniridiaDr. Brooks isAdvanced. Learn about Aniridia.
- Anophthalmia Plus SyndromeDr. Brooks isAdvanced. Learn about Anophthalmia Plus Syndrome.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Brooks isAdvanced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- Coach SyndromeDr. Brooks isAdvanced. Learn about Coach Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD)Dr. Brooks isExperienced. Learn about Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD).
- CHARGE SyndromeDr. Brooks isExperienced. Learn about CHARGE Syndrome.
- ChoroideremiaDr. Brooks isExperienced. Learn about Choroideremia.
- Coloboma of Optic PapillaDr. Brooks isExperienced. Learn about Coloboma of Optic Papilla.
- Cone DystrophyDr. Brooks isExperienced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Doyne Honeycomb Retinal DystrophyDr. Brooks isExperienced. Learn about Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy.

