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Group Photo of Ophthalmology Faculty, taken in 2016
 

FACULTY

Our faculty is committed to accelerating the rate of change in eye care to bring sight to life in ways never before imagined. We are a dynamic, focused and dedicated team that offers every sub-specialty under one roof. As the only teaching facility in the area, we are passing along a strong tradition of patient care while generating some of the ​most exciting discoveries in advanced treatment approaches for every kind of eye condition.

 Basic Science and Research

J. Mark Petrash, PhD, Vice Chair of Research

David Ammar, PhD

Joseph Brzezinski, PhD

Maria Valeria Canto-Soler, PhD

Anne Lynch, MD, BCh, BAO, MSPH, DCH, DObst.

Omid Masihzadeh, PhD

Niklaus Mueller, PhD

Ram Nagaraj, PhD

Rooban Nahomi, PhD

Jennifer Patnaik, MHS, PhD

Maria Natalia Vergara, PhD

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 Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Melanie Akau, OD, FAAO, Comprehensive Optometry

Brian Bucca, OD, FAAO, Diabetic Retinopathy

Marilyn Dougherty, MD, Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Joel Goldstein, MD, Comprehensive Ophthalmology

C. Rob Graef, OD, Comprehensive Optometry

Scott Hauswirth, OD, Comprehensive Optometry

Julia Kimball, OD, FAAO, Comprehensive Optometry

Richard Mangan, OD, FAAO, Comprehensive Optometry

William Roberts, MD, Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Loretta Todaro, MSHL

Erin Van Dok, OD, Comprehensive Optometry

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 Cornea and External Diseases

Michael Taravella, MD, Chief

Karen Christopher, MD, Fellow

Richard Davidson, MD

Derek DelMonte, MD

Michael Erlanger, MD

Christopher Gelston, MD

Darren Gregory, MD

Cristos Ifantides, MD, MBA

Ronald Wise, MD

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 Glaucoma

Malik Kahook, MD, Chief

Cara Capitena Young, MD, Fellow

Douglas MacKenzie, MD

Kaweh Mansouri, MD, MPH

Mina Pantcheva, MD

Leonard Seibold, MD

Robert Shields, MD

Jeffrey SooHoo, MD

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 Neuro-Ophthalmology

Prem Subramanian, MD, PhD, Chief

Jeffrey Bennett, MD, PhD

Victoria Pelak, MD

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 Ocular Pathology

Robert Keyser, MD

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 Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery

Eric Hink, MD, Chief

Sophie Liao, MD

Leslie Neems, MD, Fellow

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 Ophthalmic Oncology

Scott Oliver, MD, Director, Eye Cancer Program, Intraocular Tumors

Richard Davidson, MD, Corneal and Conjunctival Tumors

Michael Taravella, MD, Corneal and Conjunctival Tumors

Eric Hink, MD, Eyelid and Orbital Tumors

Sophie Liao, MD, Eyelid and Orbital Tumors

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 Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus

Robert Enzenauer, MD, MPH, Chief

Mariam Ahmad, MD, Fellow

Rebecca Sands Braverman, MD

Jennifer Lee Jung, MD

Stephen Maher, MD

Emily McCourt, MD

Jasleen Singh, MD

Daniel Smith, OD, FAAO

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 Refractive Surgery

Richard Davidson, MD

Derek DelMonte, MD

Michael Taravella, MD

Ronald Wise, MD

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 Uveitis and Ocular Immunology

Alan Palestine, MD

Paula Pecen, MD

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 Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery

Scott Oliver, MD, Chief

Stuart Fine, MD

Naresh Mandava, MD

Marc Mathias, MD

Jeffrey Olson, MD

Paula Pecen, MD

Frank Siringo, MD, OD

Jesse Smith, MD

 

Joel Chasan, MD, Fellow

Eric Feinstein, MD, Fellow

Marisa Lau, MD, Fellow

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 Vision Rehabilitation Service

Kara Hanson, OD, FAAO, Director

David Lewerenz, OD, FAAO

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 Faculty with Secondary Appointments in Ophthalmology

Carl Frick, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming

Todd Kingdom, MD, FACS, Department of Otolaryngology, CUSOM

Peter Koch, PhD, Department of Dermatology, CUSOM

Jason Kolfenbach, MD, Medicine-Division of Rheumatology, CUSOM

Uday Kompella, PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, CU School of Pharmacy

Maranke Koster, PhD, Department of Dermatology, CUSOM

Daniel LaBarbera, PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, CU School of Pharmacy

Tim Lei, PhD, Electrical Engineering, CU College of Engineering and Applied Science

Maria Nagel, MD, Department of Neurology, CUSOM

Daewon Park, PhD, Bioengineering, CU College of Engineering and Applied Science

Brandie Wagner, PhD, Biostatistics and Information, Colorado School of Public Health

Chris Yakacki, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, CU College of Engineering and Applied Science

Kelsey Zegar, MS, CGC, Pediatrics-Clinical Genetics and Metabolism, CUSOM 

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 Professors Emeriti


Philip Ellis, MD
Professor Emeritus
Comprehensive Ophthalmology

 


William Jackson, MD
Associate Professor Emeritus
Diabetic Retinal Disease

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