The 20 Best Scleritis Doctors Near Me in Silver Spring, MD

Meghan Berkenstock, M.D., is an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. She specializes in ocular inflammatory and infectious diseases, cataract surgery, and comprehensive ophthalmology. Since joining the faculty of the Wilmer Eye Institute in 2016, she has established a research focus on risk reduction and quality assurance initiatives in the care of patients with uveitis. She has implemented several initiatives to improve laboratory monitoring and understanding barriers to care in patients on immunosuppressive medications. The bulk of her research focuses on identifying ocular adverse events (IRAE) associated with the use of immunotherapy agents in the treatment of systemic malignancies. She is a member and the only ophthalmologist on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Panel on developing guidelines to treat IRAEs. Dr. Berkenstock is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Scleritis, Episcleritis, Uveitis, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Berkenstock is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Douglas A. Jabs, M.D., M.B.A. is an internationally-recognized expert in the evaluation and management of patients with uveitis and related immune-mediated ocular disorders, particularly on the use of immunosuppression to treat severe ocular inflammatory diseases. Founder of the Division of Ocular Immunology and Uveitis at Wilmer, he now is the Director of the Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence Synthesis at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Jabs is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Uveitis, CMV Retinitis, Scleritis, Cataract Removal, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Jabs is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Bryn M. Burkholder, M.D., is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and the Antoinette R. Schifanelli Rising Professor of Ophthalmology, specializing in ocular inflammatory and infectious diseases, cataract surgery and comprehensive ophthalmology. Dr. Burkholder earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University, where she majored in biology, and received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing an internship at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, she moved to Baltimore for her residency in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Burkholder remained at Wilmer for her fellowship training in uveitis before joining the faculty in July 2012. Dr. Burkholder is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Uveitis, Scleritis, Neuroretinitis, Episcleritis, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Burkholder is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Alan Baer graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1978 and completed his post-graduate medical training in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the Johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt University Hospitals. He was a faculty member at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, from 1986 to 2007, and served there as Chief of the Section of Rheumatology and Fellowship Program Director. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2007 and is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of the Jerome L. Greene Sjogren's Syndrome Center. Since 2015, he has been an Investigator in the Sjogren's Syndrome Clinic at the National Institutes of Health. He was Chief of Rheumatology and Clinical Director of the Johns Hopkins University Rheumatology Practice at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland from 2007 to 2014. Dr. Baer is currently engaged in a number of research studies in the area of Sjogren's syndrome, both at Johns Hopkins and in the NIH Sjogren's Syndrome Clinic. He was the principal investigator of the NIH subcontract to Johns Hopkins to conduct the Sjogren's International Registry (SICCA) and enrolled 300 patients into the registry. The SICCA registry has been a rich source of clinical data and biospecimens for research that Dr. Baer is conducting with colleagues at both Hopkins and the University of California-San Francisco. He is conducting a longitudinal observational study of patients with Sjogren's syndrome. Dr. Baer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sjogren Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, and Interstitial Keratitis. Dr. Baer is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

"Dr. Shah is an AUPO-fellowship trained ophthalmologist specializing in diseases of the retina, macula, and vitreous. A Pennsylvania native, Dr. Shah attended college at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He later earned his medical degree at Drexel University College of Medicine and remained there to pursue his residency in Ophthalmology where he was also honored to serve as Chief Resident. Dr. Shah then pursued his fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery at the Associated Retina Consultants in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Shah has been privileged to author or co-author over 40 book chapters and topics as well as publish scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has been invited to lecture both physicians and students on current clinical issues. As a resident, he received multiple honors including Intern of the Year, Resident of the Year, and the Golden Apple for Teaching by the College of Medicine. He was even bestowed with Hahnemann University Hospital's highest award for training physicians – ""Excellence in Clinical Practice for a Fellow, Resident, or Intern."" Dr. Shah enjoys all aspects of retinal disease, but has particular interests in the management of acute, subacute, and chronic retinal disorders including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and complex retinal detachments. Dr. Shah is a member of the American Society of Retinal Specialists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.". Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Orbital Cellulitis, Hyphema, Kallikrein Hypertension, and Optic Nerve Atrophy. Dr. Shah is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Papilledema, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Optic Nerve Atrophy, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Carey is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Jennifer Thorne, M.D., Ph.D., is the Cross Family Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, where she is also chief of the Division of Ocular Immunology. Dr. Thorne holds a joint appointment as professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. An internationally recognized ophthalmologist, Dr. Thorne is an expert in the evaluation and management of patients with uveitis and other related immune-mediated disorders. Dr. Thorne also directs the Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid clinic, a multi-disciplinary specialty clinic designed to evaluate and treat patients with conjunctival diseases. Dr. Thorne's research interests include white dot syndromes including birdshot chorioretinitis, multifocal choroiditis and punctate inner choroiditis. She also studies juvenile idiopathic arthritis-related uveitis and treatment outcomes of immunosuppressive drug therapy. Dr. Thorne received her M.D. degree from the University of Virginia and completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania's Scheie Eye Institute. She completed her uveitis fellowship at Wilmer and completed her Ph.D. in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Thorne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Uveitis, Neuroretinitis, Punctate Inner Choroidopathy, and Cicatricial Pemphigoid. Dr. Thorne is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Paulus is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Everardo Hernandez-Quintela, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.S. is an accomplished cataract and cornea surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute’s locations in Baltimore and Lutherville, Maryland. He specializes in both refractive surgery (LASIK and PRK) and corneal transplant. Dr. Hernández-Quintela is the medical director for Wilmer's Patient Access Center for the Eye (PACE). Prior to joining Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dr. Hernandez Quintela was a professor of ophthalmology at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México where he led the course on research methodology in ophthalmology and the advanced course on cornea and refractive surgery. He is the founder of the international chapter of the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in Mexico, known as Colegio Nacional de Investigación en Ciencias Visuales (MARVO). Dr. Hernández-Quintela is a peer review editorial member of the Journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the International Journal of Ophthalmology among other prestigious journals. He held a clinical academic position as head of cornea and refractive surgery services, and head of research at the Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México Hospital in Mexico City, which is one of the largest eye hospitals in Latin America. Dr. Hernández-Quintela began his career at Universidad La Salle and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City. He performed his residency training at the Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México Hospital, in Mexico City, and completed his fellowships at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at Harvard Medical School in the United States with professor Dimitri Azar, and at the Hôtel Dieu Hospital, at Université Paris in France with Professor J.M. Legeais and Prof. Yves Pouliquen.Dr. Hernández-Quintela holds a Master in Science from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, School of Medicine. Dr. Hernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. His clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, and Blepharitis.

Prior to joining VED in December, 2017, Dr. Hammer was with Baltimore Washington Eye Center. Dr. Hammer earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland, School of Medicine followed by an Internship at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. He then completed his training with a residency in Ophthalmology at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center which serves the greater Washington, DC Metro area. Dr. Hammer served as Chief of Ophthalmology at Ireland Community Hospital in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Dr. Hammer enjoys spending time with his family and is very involved with the community. His commitment and his passion for his work is demonstrated by the loyalty of his patients. Dr. Hammer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dry Eye Syndrome, Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), and Cataract Removal. Dr. Hammer is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Dr. John Aucott is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. An internist and Lyme disease expert in the Division of Rheumatology, he is the director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center. With more than 15 years of research experience on the crippling effects of Lyme disease, he has published studies focusing on characteristics of early Lyme disease differences in males and females with an emphasis on prospects for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Aucott received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland. He is fellowship-trained in infectious disease and geographic medicine. Dr. Aucott and his colleagues were recognized by Johns Hopkins with a Discovery Fund Synergy Award in 2014. Dr. Aucott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lyme Disease, Synovitis, Reactive Arthritis, and Long Haul COVID. Dr. Aucott is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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 Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Interstitial Keratitis, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Cloudy Cornea. Dr. Yiu is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Louisa Ziglar is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Ziglar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. She is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Arthritis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Dr. Ziglar is board certified in Rheumatology and Clinical Densitometry.

Anshu Sinha is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Sinha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), and Ocular Hypertension (OHT). Dr. Sinha is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Seema Goyal is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in North Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Goyal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Raynaud Phenomenon, and Psoriatic Arthritis. Dr. Goyal is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Yevgeniy Sheyn is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Clinton, Maryland. Dr. Sheyn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 35 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fibromyalgia, Gout, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Tenosynovitis.

Dr. Brooks G. Brown III is an ophthalmologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital. He practices out of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Brown earned his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in ophthalmology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Brown is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Brown is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Blepharitis, Chalazion, Cataract, and Eyelid Bump. Dr. Brown is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

Jordan Heffez is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Heffez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, X-Linked Retinal Dysplasia, X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), and Vitrectomy.

Marc Berry is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Berry is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleritis. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Cataract, and Dry Eye Syndrome.