Dr. William Dzwierzynski

Dr. Aakalu serves as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and is an ophthalmologist and oculofacial plastic surgeon. He completed his undergraduate training at Johns Hopkins University and earned his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He subsequently completed residency and fellowship training at University of Illinois Chicago, where he later held multiple leadership roles. He went on to serve as section leader and medical director of Eye Plastics, Orbital, and Facial Cosmetic Surgery at the University of Michigan.Dr. Aakalu’s clinical interests include functional and aesthetic eyelid and facial surgery, thyroid eye disease, orbital and periorbital neoplastic conditions, and lacrimal surgery.An internationally recognized clinician-scientist, Dr. Aakalu has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and has received funding from the NIH, Department of Defense, and the VA. His research focuses on ocular surface disease and translational therapeutics for rare conditions such as Niemann-Pick disease type C. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a Gold Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He has also contributed extensively to national organizations, including service with the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Aakalu is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Blocked Tear Duct, and Graves Disease. Dr. Aakalu is board certified in Ophthalmology. Dr. Aakalu is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Havlik is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Berlin, Wisconsin. Dr. Havlik is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pierre Robin Sequence, Micrognathia, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Ganglion Cyst. Dr. Havlik is board certified in Plastic Surgery, Surgery Of The Hand, and Surgery. Dr. Havlik is currently accepting new patients.

Sameer Shakir is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Shakir is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.