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Peter A. Campochiaro
Experienced in Cataract Removal

Dr. Peter A. Campochiaro

Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, 
Baltimore, MD 

Experienced in Cataract Removal
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Peter A. Campochiaro, M.D. is the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a clinician-scientist who directs a research laboratory and conducts clinical trials. His laboratory research is directed at understanding the pathogenesis of ocular neovascularization and excessive retinal vascular permeability, and the mechanism of cone cell death in inherited retinal degenerations. He helped to determine the importance of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hypoxia-inducible factor-1, and Tie2 in retinal and choroidal vascular diseases. The clinical trial group under Dr. Campochairo provided the first demonstration of the benefits of suppression of VEGF in diabetic macular edema and retinal vein occlusion. He has developed strategies for sustained suppression of VEGF that are currently being tested in clinical trials. Dr. Campochiaro trained at the University of Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the University of Virginia. He did a vitreoretinal fellowship and research fellowships at Johns Hopkins and joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in 1984. He became professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins in 1991.

Dr. Campochiaro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Vein Occlusion, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Trabeculectomy, and Vitrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 156 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Cataract Removal.

Residency
UVA Health University Hospital, Ophthalmology, 1982
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5080

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.


4 Clinical Trials

Connective Tissue Growth Factor in Patients With Neovascular Age Related Macular Degeneration
Connective Tissue Growth Factor in Patients With Neovascular Age Related Macular Degeneration
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 26, 2022
Oxidative Stress In Stargardt Disease, Age Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy
Oxidative Stress In Stargardt Disease, Age Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 26, 2022
Intervention Type: Other
A Phase 1b, Randomized, Uncontrolled, Single-masked, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic Study of Multiple Doses of Three Different Concentrations (0.1%, 1.0%, 5.0%) of SAR 1118 Ophthalmic Solution in Human Subjects Undergoing Elective Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV)
A Phase 1b, Randomized, Uncontrolled, Single-masked, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic Study of Multiple Doses of Three Different Concentrations (0.1%, 1.0%, 5.0%) of SAR 1118 Ophthalmic Solution in Human Subjects Undergoing Elective Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: May 10, 2017
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
Ranibizumab for Edema of the Macula in Diabetes: Protocol 3 With High Dose - the READ 3 Study
Ranibizumab for Edema of the Macula in Diabetes: Protocol 3 With High Dose - the READ 3 Study
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 28, 2017
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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156 Total Publications

Protocol for NAC Attack, a phase-3, multicenter randomized, parallel, double masked, placebo controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of oral N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.
Protocol for NAC Attack, a phase-3, multicenter randomized, parallel, double masked, placebo controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of oral N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: November 24, 2025
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Columbia, MD 
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Fasika A. Woreta, M.D., M.P.H. is a cornea and cataract specialist and the Eugene de Juan, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmic Education at Wilmer Eye Institute’s Baltimore and Columbia locations. Her expertise is in in corneal and external eye diseases, including complex cataracts and anterior segment reconstruction following trauma. Dr. Woreta is currently the director of the Eye Trauma Center and the director of the Ophthalmology Residency Program at the Wilmer Eye Institute. An associate professor of ophthalmology, Dr. Woreta received her M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her M.P.H. degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, then completed a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami, as well as an accident and emergency and cataract fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Dr. Woreta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Endophthalmitis, Cataract, Hyphema, Cataract Removal, and Corneal Transplant.

Divya Srikumaran
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Ophthalmology
Distinguished in Cataract Removal
Dr. Divya Srikumaran
Ophthalmology

Johns Hopkins Health Care Center - Odenton

Odenton, MD 
 (18.1 miles away)
410-874-1425
Languages Spoken:
English, Hindi, Spanish
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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 rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Fuchs Dystrophy, Endophthalmitis, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

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