Subspecialty / Clinical Expertise:
Director, Cornea Service
Director, Refractive Surgery Service
Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Practice Locations:
Loyola Outpatient Center
Loyola Center for Health at Oakbrook Terrace North
Loyola Center for Health at Hickory Hills
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Appointments:
(888) LUHS-888
Contact Information:
(708) 216-3408
Education/Training
Undergraduate School:
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts, Cognitive Science, 1999
Medical School:
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Doctor of Medicine, 2003
Residency:
Residency in Ophthalmology, 2004-2007
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Fellowship:
Fellowship in Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery (under Dr. Roger
Steinert), 2007-2008
University of California
Irvine, CA
Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology, certified 2008
Professional Organizations
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
- Association of Veterans Affairs Ophthalmologists (AVAO)
- Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology (AUPO), Medical Student Educator
- Cornea Society
Awards/Distinctions
- 2010 Department of Ophthalmology Outstanding Teacher, Loyola University Medical Center
- 2006 Best Research Award, Northwestern University Department of Ophthalmology Resident Research Day
- 2006 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
Research Interests
- Presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses
- Refractive surgery
- New techniques in corneal transplantation
- Robert J. Barnes, MD
- Geeta Belsare Been, MD
- Charles S. Bouchard, MD
- Ping Bu, MD
- Michael Cassidy, MD
- Cathleen M. Cronin, MD
- Mark J. Daily, MD
- Felipe de Alba, MD
- Eileen Gable, OD
- Bruce Gaynes, OD, Pharm D
- Omer Iqbal, MD
- Walter M. Jay, MD
- Thomas John, MD
- Anuradha Khanna, MD
- Kelly A. Langert, PhD
- Bruce Larson, MD
- Amy Lin, MD
- Varun Malhotra, MD
- James F. McDonnell, MD
- Linda Novak, MD
- Daniel Owens, MD
- Rebecca Parrish, CO
- Shuchi Patel, MD
- Lois Polatnick, MD
- Jay I. Perlman, MD, PhD
- Brian Proctor, DO
- Peter A. Russo, OD
- Nehali Saraiya, MD
- Evan B. Stubbs, Jr, PhD
- Edward Sung, MD
- Shivan Tekwani, MD
- Susanne Tidow- Kebritchi, MD
- Susan Vierling, MD
- Cynthia Von Zee, PhD
- R. Tracy Williams, OD
- David Yoo, MD
