Faculty
The Department of Ophthalmology serves as the ophthalmic referral center for central and western Virginia and for parts of West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The Department proudly employs over 60 dedicated and experienced staff members. Its nineteen (19) faculty members teach and conduct research with eleven (11) ophthalmology residents, three (3) ophthalmology fellows, and one (1) optometry resident. We offer comprehensive ophthalmic care as well as the following sub-specialties: anterior segment/cornea, contact lenses, glaucoma, LASIK, neuro-ophthalmology, oculo-plastics, pediatric eye care, and medical and surgical retina.
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Cornea & Anterior Segment
Cornea & Refractive
Glaucoma
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Ocular Oncology
Oculoplastics & Orbital Reconstructive Surgery
Optometry & Contact Lens
Pathology
Research
Vitreo-Retinal Disease, Uveitis, & Ocular Immunology
Vitreo-Retinal Disease & Surgery
Clinical Faculty
- B. Christian Carter, MD (Pediatric)
- Bruce T. Carter, MD (Pediatric)
- Brian P. Conway, MD (Vitreo-retinal Disease)
Visiting Faculty
- Jennifer Davis, OD (Contact Lens)
- Nicola G. Ghazi, MD (Vitreo-retinal Disease)
- David, M. Harman, MD (Comprehensive)
- Andrew Holzman, MD (Refractive)
- Binoy R. Jani, MD (Cornea & Refractive Surgery)
- David Khorram, MD (Comprehensive)
- Todd J. Long, MD (Comprehensive)
- Mohit Nanda, MD (Vitreo-retinal)
- G. Peyton Netrour, MD (Refractive)
- Rachna D. Patel, MD (Cornea & External Disease)
- L. Edward Perraut, MD (Refractive Surgery)
- Stephen Record, OD (Contact Lens & Low Vision)
- Marc Shields, MD (Oculopastics & Orbital Disease)
- Eric D. Weber, MD (Neuro-ophthalmology)
Joint Appointments
- Silvia S. Blemker, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
- Jianhua Cang, PhD (Neuroscience)
- Daniel J. Cox, PhD ABPP (Psychiatric Medicine)
- Noelle D. Dwyer, PhD (Cell Biology)
- Todd E. Fox, PhD (Pharmacology)
- Robert M. Grainger, PhD (Biology)
- Mark Kester, PhD (Pharmacology)
- Donald L. Kimpel, MD, MA (Medicine)
- Jonathan Kipnis, PhD (Neuroscience)
- Gordon W. Laurie, PhD (Cell Biology)
- Xiaorong Liu, PhD (Biology)
- Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
- Ignacio Provencio, PhD (Biology)
Emeritus Faculty
- Brian P. Conway, MD (Vitreo-retinal Disease)
- James S. Tiedeman, MD, PhD (Vitreo-retinal Disease)
VAMC Full-Time Faculty
- Kelly Kruk, MD (Comprehensive)
- Damien M. Luviano, MD, FACS (Comprehensive)
- John Wood, MD (Comprehensive & Cataract Surgery)
VAMC Visiting Faculty
- Timothy R. Byrnes, MD (Vitreo-retinal Disease)
- David G. Harper, MD (Neuro-ophthalmology)
- Craig D. Hartranft, MD (Vitreo-retinal Disease)
- John L. Hines, MD (Vitreo-retinal Disease)
- Nicholas A. Ramey, MD (Oculoplastics & Orbital Disease)
- George W. Riddick, Jr., MD (Comprehensive)
- William M. Thompson, MD (Comprehensive)