Dr. Divya Srikumaran

Divya Srikumaran, M.D., is the Walter J. Stark Chair of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, and practices at Wilmer's East Baltimore and Odenton, Maryland locations. She specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the cornea, performing corneal transplants, cataract surgeries, and refractive surgeries (LASIK). She is an investigator for several clinical trials at Wilmer offering her patients the latest treatment options. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and lectures at national cornea and cataract conferences. Dr. Srikumaran, an associate professor of ophthalmology in the Division of Cornea and External Disease at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute received her M.D. degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, after which she completed her ophthalmology residency and cornea fellowship training at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Srikumaran’s research interest includes the assessment of corneal transplant outcomes and risk factors for receiving keratoplasty through big data sources including administrative claims data. She received the Hoskins Center IRIS Registry Research Fund Award through the American Academy of Ophthalmology as well as the EBAA Pilot Research grant to study real-world endothelial keratoplasty outcomes. She is a busy clinician who is actively involved in multi-central clinical trials in cornea. In addition, she serves on the scientific program committee of the EBAA and is participating in their Physician Leadership Program. She is also a member of the editorial board for Cornea and will serve as an associate editor for the society’s new journal Cornea Open. She is also a renowned educator and currently serves as Vice Chair of Education and was previously residency program director. As vice chair of education, she has an interest in medical education and studying best practices to support doctors in training and has been awarded several teaching awards. Blending her passion for both education and expertise in corneal surgery, Dr. Srikumaran has also studied barriers to adoption of advanced keratoplasty procedures in the US and abroad. Dr. Srikumaran is also an examiner and member of the cornea and cataract exam content development committees for the American Board of Ophthalmology and was selected to participate in their Visiting Scholar Program.

Dr. Srikumaran is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Fuchs Dystrophy, Endophthalmitis, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 129 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.