Overview
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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Usher Syndrome Type 2A. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 134 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Usher Syndrome Type 2A.
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Locations
Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
6430 Rockledge Drive, Building 6, Bethesda, MD 20817
10710 Charter Drive, Suite 310, Columbia, MD 21044
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Paulus has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
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Katzen Medical Associates PC
Joseph Harlan is an Ophthalmologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Harlan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Usher Syndrome Type 2A. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Artery Occlusion, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Dr. Harlan is currently accepting new patients.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Usher Syndrome Type 2A. His top areas of expertise are Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Sorsby Fundus Dystrophy, Usher Syndrome Type 2A, and Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Inc
Janet Sunness is an Ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sunness is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Usher Syndrome Type 2A. Her top areas of expertise are Stargardt Macular Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Dr. Sunness is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Paulus isElite. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
- Distinguished
- Retinal DetachmentDr. Paulus isDistinguished. Learn about Retinal Detachment.
- Retinal Vein OcclusionDr. Paulus isDistinguished. Learn about Retinal Vein Occlusion.
- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Central Serous ChorioretinopathyDr. Paulus isAdvanced. Learn about Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
- Choroid Plexus CarcinomaDr. Paulus isAdvanced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.
- Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)Dr. Paulus isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).
- EndophthalmitisDr. Paulus isAdvanced. Learn about Endophthalmitis.
- Geographic AtrophyDr. Paulus isAdvanced. Learn about Geographic Atrophy.
- Experienced
- Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD)Dr. Paulus isExperienced. Learn about Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD).
- Cat Scratch DiseaseDr. Paulus isExperienced. Learn about Cat Scratch Disease.
- CataractDr. Paulus isExperienced. Learn about Cataract.
- Cataract RemovalDr. Paulus isExperienced. Learn about Cataract Removal.
- Coats DiseaseDr. Paulus isExperienced. Learn about Coats Disease.
- Cone DystrophyDr. Paulus isExperienced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.