Faculty and Providers

CLINICAL FACULTY


COMPREHENSIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY AND CATARACT SURGERY

Daniel W. Knoch, MD

Professor, Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development, Director of Medical Student Education

Heather Potter, MD

Professor, Ophthalmic Pathology Service Chief

John E. Temprano, MD

Associate Professor, Comprehensive Ophthalmology Service Chief

Andrew T. Thliveris, MD, PhD

Professor, Vice Chair of Resident Education, Veterans Affairs Hospital Service Chief


CORNEA AND EXTERNAL DISEASE

Sarah M. Nehls, MD

Professor, Cornea and Anterior Segment Service Chief


GLAUCOMA

Gregg A. Heatley, MD, MMM

Professor, Director of Quality and Improvement

Yao Liu, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Director of Teleophthalmology, Glaucoma Service Chief, Glaucoma Fellowship Director

Anna C. Momont, MD

Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Director


INHERITED RETINAL DEGENERATIONS

Melanie Schmitt, MD

Assistant Professor, John W. and Helen Doolittle Professor

Kimberly E. Stepien, MD

Professor, Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, John W. and Helen Doolittle Professor


NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY

Yanjun (Judy) Chen, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Neuro-ophthalmology Service Chief


OPHTHALMIC GENETICS

Melanie Schmitt, MD

Assistant Professor, John W. and Helen Doolittle Professor

Kimberly E. Stepien, MD

Professor, Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, John W. and Helen Doolittle Professor

Terri L. Young, MD, MBA, FARVO

Chair, Peter A. Duehr Professor of Ophthalmology, Pediatrics and Medical Genetics


OPHTHALMIC PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Mark J. Lucarelli, MD, FACS

Richard K. Dortzbach Professor of Ophthalmic Facial Plastic Surgery, Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service Chief, UW Health University Station Eye Clinic Medical Director


OPHTHALMIC ONCOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Heather Potter, MD

Professor, Ophthalmic Pathology Service Chief


PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND ADULT STRABISMUS

Yasmin S. Bradfield, MD

John W. Doolittle Pediatric Ophthalmology Professor

David M. Gamm, MD, PhD

Professor, Director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute

Alexander R. Miranda, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Service Chief, Director of Informatics

Melanie Schmitt, MD

Assistant Professor, John W. and Helen Doolittle Professor

Terri L. Young, MD, MBA, FARVO

Chair, Peter A. Duehr Professor of Ophthalmology, Pediatrics and Medical Genetics


REFRACTIVE SURGERY

Sarah M. Nehls, MD

Professor, Cornea and Anterior Segment Service Chief


RETINA, MACULA AND VITREOUS DISEASES

Michael M. Altaweel, MD

Professor, Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship Director

Barbara A. Blodi, MD

Matthew D. Davis Professor, Wisconsin Reading Center Medical Director

Jonathan S. Chang, MD

Associate Professor; Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship Assistant Director

Justin L. Gottlieb, MD

Professor, Retina Service Chief

Mihai Mititelu, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Clinical Eye Research Unit Medical Director

Kimberly E. Stepien, MD

Professor, Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, John W. and Helen Doolittle Professor


UVEITIS

Research Faculty


BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCHERS

Curtis R. Brandt, PhD

UW Medical Foundation Professor; Vice Chair of Research

Amitha Domalpally, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Wisconsin Reading Center Research Director

David M. Gamm, MD, PhD

Professor, Director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute

Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong, PhD

Vilas Distinguished Professor, Advancing Vision Science Chair Professor, and RRF Edwin and Dorothy Gamewell Professor

shaoqingong@wisc.edu

(608) 316-4311

Colleen M. McDowell, PhD

William and Phyllis Huffman Research Professor

Robert W. Nickells, PhD

Frederick A. Davis Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor

Nader Sheibani, PhD

Professor, Retina Research Foundation Alice R. McPherson Research Chair

Terri L. Young, MD, MBA, FARVO

Chair, Peter A. Duehr Professor of Ophthalmology, Pediatrics and Medical Genetics


CLINICAL RESEARCHERS

Michael M. Altaweel, MD

Professor, Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship Director

Barbara A. Blodi, MD

Matthew D. Davis Professor, Wisconsin Reading Center Medical Director

Yasmin S. Bradfield, MD

John W. Doolittle Pediatric Ophthalmology Professor

Jonathan S. Chang, MD

Associate Professor; Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship Assistant Director

Yanjun (Judy) Chen, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Neuro-ophthalmology Service Chief

Justin L. Gottlieb, MD

Professor, Retina Service Chief

Gregg A. Heatley, MD, MMM

Professor, Director of Quality and Improvement

Daniel W. Knoch, MD

Professor, Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development, Director of Medical Student Education

Yao Liu, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Director of Teleophthalmology, Glaucoma Service Chief, Glaucoma Fellowship Director

Mark J. Lucarelli, MD, FACS

Richard K. Dortzbach Professor of Ophthalmic Facial Plastic Surgery, Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service Chief, UW Health University Station Eye Clinic Medical Director

Alexander R. Miranda, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Service Chief, Director of Informatics

Mihai Mititelu, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Clinical Eye Research Unit Medical Director

Anna C. Momont, MD

Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Director

Sarah M. Nehls, MD

Professor, Cornea and Anterior Segment Service Chief

Heather Potter, MD

Professor, Ophthalmic Pathology Service Chief

Melanie Schmitt, MD

Assistant Professor, John W. and Helen Doolittle Professor

Kimberly E. Stepien, MD

Professor, Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, John W. and Helen Doolittle Professor

Andrew T. Thliveris, MD, PhD

Professor, Vice Chair of Resident Education, Veterans Affairs Hospital Service Chief

clinical providers


OPTOMETRY

Karina A. Conlin, OD, FAAO

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Optometry Service Chief

Michele M. Martin, OD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sanbrita Mondal, OD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Chief of the Vision Rehabilitation Clinic

Nayan R. Patel, OD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Amy L. Walker, OD, MBA, FAAO

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs


PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS

CLINICAL ADJUNCT FACULTY


DEPARTMENT CLINICAL ADJUNCT FACULTY

Julia Agapov, DO

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

James Bell, MD

Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor

Stephen Boorstein, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Thomas Castillo, DO, MBA

Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor

Karina A. Conlin, OD, FAAO

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Optometry Service Chief

Daniel Fary, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sarah A. Groessl, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Amol D. Kulkarni, MD

Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor

Bradley N. Lemke, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Private Practice, ASOPRS Fellowship Faculty

Michele M. Martin, OD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Kevin Miller, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sanbrita Mondal, OD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Chief of the Vision Rehabilitation Clinic

Brett Pariseau, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Nayan R. Patel, OD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

John G. Rose, MD

Clinical Adjunct Professor, ASOPRS Fellowship Faculty

Amy L. Walker, OD, MBA, FAAO

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs

Mitchell Wolf, MD

Clinical Adjunct Professor


STATEWIDE CLINICAL ADJUNCT FACULTY

Joseph T. Bergmann, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Mark Duffy, MD, PhD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Richard Heckert, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Asha Okorie, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Brian Perkovich, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

William J. Reynders, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Kirk Scattergood, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jeffrey L. Shere, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Wei-Chaun Wang, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Kevin Wienkers, MD

Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor

Affiliate Faculty

Anne Griep, PhD

Professor, Cell and Regenerative Biology

Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, MPhil

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Donna Peters, PhD

Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

dmpeter2@wisc.edu

Raunak Sinha, PhD

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience

Emeritus Faculty