Allen O. Eghrari, M.D., M.P.H., is director of the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He specializes in cornea, cataract and external eye diseases at the Wilmer Eye Institute's locations in Baltimore and Belcamp, Maryland. Dr. Eghrari treats a wide range of eye conditions, with special interest in Fuchs' dystrophy, cataract surgery, cornea transplantation including Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty, and Ebola-associated eye disease. Dr. Eghrari received his M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed both residency training in ophthalmology and subspecialty fellowship in cornea and cataract surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Eghrari is a recipient of the Claes Dohlman Society Fellowship Award, the ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Award, and the Research to Prevent Blindness Special Scholar Award. Dr. Eghrari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Cataract, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Nakul Shekhawat, M.D., M.P.H. is an ophthalmologist and eye surgeon at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute and the 2023 Stephen F Raab and Mariellen Brickley-Raab Rising Professor of Ophthalmology. He specializes in cataract surgery, complex cataract and anterior segment surgery, corneal and external diseases, and corneal surgery including both full- and partial-thickness corneal transplantation (DMEK, DSAEK, DALK, PKP). Dr. Shekhawat received his M.D. degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and his M.P.H. degree in epidemiology and biostatistics from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed ophthalmology residency at the renowned Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan where he received the Resident Excellence Award from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He completed additional subspecialty training in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute where he was awarded the prestigious Claes Dohlman Award from Harvard Medical School recognizing the most outstanding cornea fellow in the country. CV https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/wilmer/documents/cvs/Shekhawat_CV.pdf Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Laser cataract surgery now offered in Bethesda- Hopkins Medicine (April 2024) Johns Hopkins, Microsoft Extend Collaboration for Startups as Newest Grant Recipients Named - Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (July 2021) Taking a Wide View with Nakul Shekhawat - Hopkins Medicine (September 2020) A Patient’s Guide to Shingles: Prompt treatment is crucial to avoid severe neurological complications - US News & World Report (January 2020) Shingle White Female: Study finds three-fold increase in number of Americans diagnosed with shingles - The Ophthalmologist (July 2019). Dr. Shekhawat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, Amebiasis, Cataract Removal, and Vitrectomy.

Akrit Sodhi, M.D, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and holds the Branna and Irving Sisenwein Professorship in Ophthalmology. Dr. Sodhi specializes in the medical and surgical management of complex vitreoretinal diseases. Dr. Sodhi was trained at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of California at Davis, and the National Institutes of Health. After obtaining his M.D. and Ph.D., he interned at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and completed his Ophthalmology Residency training at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins in 2008. He then pursued a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Wilmer where he also served as the Assistant Chief of Service (Chief Resident). Dr. Sodhi joined the faculty of the Retina Division at Wilmer in 2010. His research interests, currently sponsored by grants from the National Eye Institute, include the examination of the role of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) and HIF-regulated genes in ocular diseases, including diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, sickle cell retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, and uveal melanoma. Dr. Sodhi's lab has identified novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of these vision-threatening diseases. Dr. Sodhi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Vein Occlusion, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, and Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.

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 Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Keratoconus, Astigmatism, Cataract, and Nearsightedness.

Samuel C. Yiu, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, specializing in cornea and external eye diseases, cataracts and refractive surgery (LASIK). In addition, he is a nationally and internationally recognized specialist in ocular surface diseases and ocular surface reconstruction surgery. Dr. Yiu received his M.Sc. (applied biometry) and Ph.D. (physiology and biophysics) from the University of Southern California. He then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in lacrimal physiology at the Schepens Eye Institute at Harvard Medical School and went on to earn his M.D. from the University of Alberta in Canada. Dr. Yiu completed an internship and his ophthalmology residency at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a fellowship in cornea, external disease and refractive surgery at the University of Southern California’s Doheny Eye Institute. After serving as the director of Doheny’s Ocular Surface Center and co-director of Doheny’s cornea division, Dr. Yiu joined the Wilmer faculty in 2011 and spent two years as the chief of the cornea division at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Wilmer’s affiliate hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before returning to Baltimore in 2013. Dr. Yiu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Cloudy Cornea.

Elia J. Duh, M.D., is the G. Edward and G. Britton Durell Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He has a joint appointment in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Whiting School of Engineering. He specializes in diseases of the retina, including diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Duh actively researches the molecular mechanisms underlying diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, particularly the process of ocular neovascularization and excessive retinal vascular permeability. His research has helped determine the role of the major antioxidant regulator, Nrf2, in retinal diseases, and also connected Nrf2 to lifespan. His work has also provided insights into the involvement of the eye in COVID-19. Dr. Duh’s interest in developing new treatments for retinal diseases includes nanomedicine approaches for targeted drug delivery to the eye. Dr. Duh graduated summa cum laude from Yale University and obtained his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology residency and medical retina fellowship at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation in 2016. Dr. Duh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Vitrectomy.

Erica Bernfeld is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bernfeld is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Glaucoma, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Blepharitis. Dr. Bernfeld is currently accepting new patients.

Hussam Banna is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Banna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Meibomianitis, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Glaucoma. Dr. Banna is currently accepting new patients.

Jonathan Katz is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Katz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), and Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome. Dr. Katz is currently accepting new patients.

Amy Zimmerman is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zimmerman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, Glaucoma, and Subconjunctival Hemorrhage. Dr. Zimmerman is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Loeb is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Loeb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Glaucoma, Cataract, and Eyelid Bump. Dr. Loeb is currently accepting new patients.

Wuqaas Munir is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Munir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Hereditary Keratitis, Keratoconus, Cataract Removal, and Corneal Transplant. Dr. Munir is currently accepting new patients.

Allan Jensen is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Jensen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, Glaucoma, and Chalazion. Dr. Jensen is currently accepting new patients.

Maria Romero is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Romero is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Glaucoma, and Cataract. Dr. Romero is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Wexler is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wexler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Glaucoma, Interstitial Keratitis, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Dr. Wexler is currently accepting new patients.

Sneh Dhannawat is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Dhannawat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. Her top areas of expertise are Meibomianitis, Eyelid Bump, Interstitial Keratitis, and Glaucoma. Dr. Dhannawat is currently accepting new patients.

Marjorie Warden is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Warden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, Chalazion, and Eyelid Bump. Dr. Warden is currently accepting new patients.

Sumana Kommana is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kommana is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Nearsightedness, Interstitial Keratitis, and Astigmatism. Dr. Kommana is currently accepting new patients.

Ivan Garcia is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Blepharitis, and Dry Eye Syndrome. Dr. Garcia is currently accepting new patients.

Laura Green is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Green is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pterygium. Her top areas of expertise are Blepharitis, Cataract, Glaucoma, and Dry Eye Syndrome. Dr. Green is currently accepting new patients.