Nicholas Mahoney
Distinguished in Ptosis

Dr. Nicholas Mahoney

General Surgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
6430 Rockledge Drive, Building 6, Building 6, 
Bethesda, MD 

Distinguished in Ptosis
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
6430 Rockledge Drive, Building 6, Building 6, 
Bethesda, MD 
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Overview

Nicholas R. Mahoney, M.D., is an Oculoplastic surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute's locations in Bethesda and Baltimore, Maryland. He is the chief of Wilmer's Oculoplastics Division. Dr. Mahoney specializes in surgery of the tissue surrounding the eyes, including the eyelids, eye socket (orbit) and tear drainage system. This includes removal of benign and malignant lesions of the eyelid and eye socket, repair of eyelid and eye socket trauma, reconstruction of the tear ducts and surgery for correcting abnormal eyelid position. Eyelid surgeries include surgeries for drooping eyelids, extra eyelid skin and heavy eyebrows for both functionally reconstructive and cosmetic reasons. Dr. Mahoney received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his ophthalmology residency at the Scheie Eye Institute, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He then completed additional specialty training as an American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) fellow at the Wilmer Eye Institute and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Mahoney joined the Wilmer faculty in 2012. He has held various administrative responsibilities and is currently the Vice Chair of Information Technology & Data Science for the Department of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Mahoney is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ptosis. His top areas of expertise are Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Entropion, Blocked Tear Duct, and Osteotomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 40 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Ophthalmology, 2010
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
6430 Rockledge Drive, Building 6, Building 6, Bethesda, MD 20817
Call: 240-482-1100
Other Locations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5080

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

An Open Label Trial of Celecoxib in the Treatment of Mild Thyroid Eye Disease
An Open Label Trial of Celecoxib in the Treatment of Mild Thyroid Eye Disease
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 31, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2

40 Total Publications

Correction: Lee et al. Establishment and Characterization of Three Human Ocular Adnexal Sebaceous Carcinoma Cell Lines. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 10183.
Correction: Lee et al. Establishment and Characterization of Three Human Ocular Adnexal Sebaceous Carcinoma Cell Lines. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 10183.
Journal: International journal of molecular sciences
Published: September 04, 2025
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