The 20 Best Retinitis Pigmentosa Doctors Near Me

Peter A. Campochiaro, M.D. is the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a clinician-scientist who directs a research laboratory and conducts clinical trials. His laboratory research is directed at understanding the pathogenesis of ocular neovascularization and excessive retinal vascular permeability, and the mechanism of cone cell death in inherited retinal degenerations. He helped to determine the importance of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hypoxia-inducible factor-1, and Tie2 in retinal and choroidal vascular diseases. The clinical trial group under Dr. Campochairo provided the first demonstration of the benefits of suppression of VEGF in diabetic macular edema and retinal vein occlusion. He has developed strategies for sustained suppression of VEGF that are currently being tested in clinical trials. Dr. Campochiaro trained at the University of Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the University of Virginia. He did a vitreoretinal fellowship and research fellowships at Johns Hopkins and joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in 1984. He became professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins in 1991. Dr. Campochiaro is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Vein Occlusion, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Trabeculectomy, and Vitrectomy.

Tomas Aleman is an Ophthalmologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Aleman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Choroideremia, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, and Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. Dr. Aleman is currently accepting new patients.

Jose' Sahel is an Ophthalmologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sahel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Cone-Rod Dystrophy, X-Linked Congenital Stationary Night Blindness, Retinitis Pigmentosa, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Sahel is currently accepting new patients.

Hiroko Terasaki practices in Nagoya, Japan. Ms. Terasaki is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Her top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, and Vitrectomy.

Mandeep S. Singh, M.D., Ph.D., is associate professor of ophthalmology and genetic medicine in the Retina Division of the Wilmer Eye Institute and the recipient of the 2023 Andreas C. Dracopoulos Professorship in Ophthalmology. Dr. Singh is a retinal specialist. He is Co-Director of the Genetic Eye Disease (GEDi) Center, and is a principal investigator at the Center for Stem Cells and Ocular Regenerative Medicine (STORM). Dr. Singh completed his medical degree at the National University of Singapore. In 2009, he was elected to the Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He earned a PhD in ophthalmology from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, in 2014. He completed fellowships in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at the Oxford Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, both in the United Kingdom. His clinical expertise includes surgical, medical and genetic conditions of the retina and macula. Dr. Singh is specialty-trained in vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment, macular holes, macular pucker, epiretinal membrane, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, complex retinal detachments including reoperations, vitreous hemorrhage removal, and other retinal surgeries. He also specializes in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusion, and choroidal neovascularization. Dr. Singh sees patients and families with genetic retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease and macular dystrophies. His research focus is retinal stem cell transplantation. Dr. Singh’s work has been recognized through the Eye Institute–Allergan Research Prize, the Merton College University of Oxford Graduate Prize Scholarship, the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress Founder’s Cup and Medal, the Ruskell Medal, the Johns Hopkins Clinician Scientist Award, and the Bert M. Glaser, MD Award for Innovative Research in Retina. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He is also a member of the Club Jules Gonin and the Macula Society. CV https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/wilmer/documents/cvs/Singh_CV.pdf. Dr. Singh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt Macular Degeneration, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, and Vitrectomy.

Carel Hoyng practices in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Hoyng is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Their top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Stargardt Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy.

Mark Pennesi is an Ophthalmologist in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pennesi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Vitrectomy.

Jacque Duncan is an Ophthalmologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Duncan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Her top areas of expertise are Usher Syndrome Type 2A, Usher Syndrome, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, and Vitrectomy.

Yusuke Murakami practices in Fukuoka, Japan. Mr. Murakami is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

Isabelle Audo practices in Paris, France. Ms. Audo is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Her top areas of expertise are Cone-Rod Dystrophy, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinitis Pigmentosa, X-Linked Congenital Stationary Night Blindness, and Vitrectomy.

Eberhart Zrenner practices in Tuebingen, Germany. Zrenner is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Their top areas of expertise are Retinitis Pigmentosa, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Stargardt Macular Degeneration, and Vitrectomy.

Eric Pierce is an Ophthalmologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pierce is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy, and Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.

Michel Michaelides practices in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Michaelides is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Color Blindness, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

Andrew Webster practices in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Webster is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Choroideremia, and Vitrectomy.

Yasuhiro Ikeda practices in Hofu, Japan. Mr. Ikeda is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinitis Pigmentosa, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

Katarina Stingl practices in Tuebingen, Germany. Ms. Stingl is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Her top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Usher Syndrome, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Dror Sharon practices in Jerusalem, Israel. Sharon is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Their top areas of expertise are Retinitis Pigmentosa, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD).

Edwin Stone is an Ophthalmologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Stone is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD), Retinitis Pigmentosa, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

Carlo Rivolta practices in Basel, Switzerland. Mr. Rivolta is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Cone-Rod Dystrophy, and Vitrectomy.

Eyal Banin practices in Jerusalem, Israel. Mr. Banin is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Color Blindness, and Vitrectomy.