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José-Alain Sahel, MD
Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
Eye and Ear Foundation Endowed Chair
Director, UPMC Vision Institute
Alexander J. Anetakis, MD
Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery Service
Director, UPMC Vision Institute Wexford
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Tatyana Beketova, MD
Clinical Fellow, Retina Service
Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology
Robert Bittner, OD, FAAO
Optometry and Contact Lens Service
Clinical Assistant Professor
Gabrielle R. Bonhomme, MD
Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Ellen Butts, OD
Director, Contact Lens and Low Vision Service
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Michael Chang, MD
Comprehensive Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Jay Chhablani, MD
Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery Service
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Ian P. Conner, MD, PhD
Director, Glaucoma and Cataract Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Kunal Dansingani, MD, FRCOphth
Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery Service
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair, Operations and IT
Emily DePew, OD
Contact Lens and Low Vision Service
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, LAc
Director, Refractive Surgery Service
Director, Center for Integrative Eye Care
Co-director, Funderburgh Cornea Regeneration Project
Professor of Ophthalmology
Amgad Eldib, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Andrew W. Eller, MD
Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery Service
Director, Ocular Trauma
Professor of Ophthalmology
Marie-Helene Errera, MD, PhD
Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery Service
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Jerome Finkelstein, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Service
Meghal Gagrani, MD
Pediatric and Neuro-Ophthalmology Service
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Denise Gallagher, MD
Medical Retina Service
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Jessica Glass, OD
Contact Lens and Low Vision Service
Anna Gushchin, MD
Comprehensive Service
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Marissa Heary, OD
Optometry Fellow
Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology
Nathan Isaacson, OD
Optometry and Low Vision Service
Clinical Assistant Professor
Vishal Jhanji, MD
Director, Quality
Cornea, Cataract & External Disease Service
Refractive Surgery Service
Co-director, Funderburgh Cornea Regeneration Project
Professor of Ophthalmology
Roheena Kamyar, MD
Comprehensive Eye Service; Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Lama Khatib, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Can Kocasarac, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
NeuroOphthalmology Service
Craig A. Luchansky, OD
Contact Lens and Low Vision Service; Pediatric Ophthalmology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Alex Mammen, MD
Cornea Service, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Center
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Joseph Martel, MD
Vice Chair, Patient Experience and Access
Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Sabrina Mukhtar, MD
Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Zachary Nadler, MD
Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Ken Nischal, MD, FRCOphth
Vice Chair, Quality
Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus & Adult Motility
Director, Pediatric Program Development
Professor of Ophthalmology
Preeti Patil, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Matthew Pihlblad, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Scott Portnoy, MD
Comprehensive Service
Clinical Assistant Professor
Gaurav Prakash, MD
Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Colin Prensky, MD
Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery Service
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Boris Rosin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery Service
Tarek Shazly, MD, MSc, FRCS
Neuro-Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Kateryna Sanders, OD
Optometry and Contact Lens Service
Clinical Assistant Professor
William Smith, OD
Director, Low Vision Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Marshall W. Stafford, MD
Director, UPMC Vision Institute St. Margaret
Glaucoma and Comprehensive Eye Services
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
S. Tonya Stefko, MD, FACS
Vice Chair, Continuity of Care and Consults
Director, Orbital, Oculoplastic, and Aesthetic Surgery Service
Director, Ophthalmology Consult Service
Director, Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
John Swogger, DO
Director, Information Systems
Glaucoma Service
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Anna Terrarosa, MD
Clinical Fellow in Orbital, Oculoplastic, and Aesthetic Surgery Service
Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology
Evan L. Waxman, MD, PhD
Vice Chair, Medical and Resident Education
Director, Comprehensive Eye Service
Director, UPMC Vision Institute Mercy
Director, Ophthalmology Residency Training Program
Professor of Ophthalmology
Andrew Williams, MD
Assistant Professor
Glaucoma Service
Kirsten Winter, OD
Optometry and Contact Lens Service
Clinical Assistant Professor