Dr. Maria A. Woodward

I am a physician-scientist focused on healthcare delivery specifically for the anterior segment of the eye. My career goal is to dramatically extend high-quality, affordable eye care to underserved and under-represented communities nationally and globally. My research focuses on novel ophthalmic technologies and eHealth clinical programs – particularly disease-monitoring tools with low acquisition and delivery costs funded by the National Eye Institute and other sources. My research goal is to create tools to support clinicians decision making. I am the director of the Technology Eye Care Services program at the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Medical Center I serves on American Academy of Ophthalmology’s groups including its Health Policy committee and lead its Task Force on Eye Care and Community Health Centers. I am on The Cornea Society board. I collaborate with national and international leaders in telemedicine, cornea, health sciences, and engineering, including close collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospitals in India.

Dr. Woodward is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Cataract, Sjogren Syndrome, Corneal Transplant, and Vitrectomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 155 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.