Medical College of Wisconsin Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Faculty and Providers
Our doctors at the Eye Institute provide state-of-the-art clinical and surgical care in a compassionate and timely manner with more than 60,000 patient visits and 3,300 surgical cases each year.
Meet Our Team
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Deborah M. Costakos, MD, MS
Chair, Professor
Specialties: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus, Genetics
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Alexandra J. Beachnau, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
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Simran K. Brar, OD, FAAO
Pediatric Optometrist & Assistant Professor, Children’s Wisconsin
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Sarah E. Carballo, MD
Assistant Professor
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Joseph Carroll, PhD
Richard O. Schultz, MD / Ruth Works Professor of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Biophysics, and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy Director, Advanced Ocular Imaging Program
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Shyam S. Chaurasia, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
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Ross Collery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
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John Elliott Conto, OD, Dipl. AAO
Associate Professor
Specialties: Comprehensive Eye Care, Ocular Surface Disease/Dry Eye
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Robert F. Cooper, PhD
Assistant Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
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Samantha Czerniak, OD
Clinical Instructor
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Vinicius De Stefano, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Neda Esmaili, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties: Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology
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Eric Habbe, MD
Assistant Professor
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Gerald J. Harris, MD, FACS
Professor
Specialties: Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology
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Beth N. Healy, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Comprehensive Eye Care, Specialty Contact Lenses
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Chad E. Hoitink, MD
Staff Physician
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Sang Hun Hong, MD
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Neuro-ophthalmology, Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology
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Joon-Bom Kim, MD
Assistant Professor
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Daryl L. Kruse, OD
Optometrist
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Jacquelyn Laplant, MD
Assistant Professor
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Juna A. Lee, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
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Daniel M. Lipinski, MSc, DPhil
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
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Jacob S. Martin, MD
Assistant Professor
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Megan E. Maticek, MD
Staff Physician
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Joel B. Miesfeld, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
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Pedram Pourhosseini, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
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Aparna Ramasubramanian, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
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Edward L. Randerson, MD
Assistant Professor
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Miranda L. Scalabrino, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
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Elena Semina, PhD
Marjorie and Joseph Heil Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Professor, Pediatrics; Professor, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
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Heather Stiff, MD
Assistant Professor
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Tracey J. Strombeck, OD
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Comprehensive Eye Care, Pediatric Optometry
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Amrita-Amanda D. Vuppala, MD, AQH
Assistant Professor
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Timothy Scott Wells, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Specialties: Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology
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Jeffrey S. Young, MD
Staff Physician
Professor Emeriti
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Joseph Besharse, PhD, FARVO
Professor Emeritus
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Dennis P. Han, MD
Professor Emeritus
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Dale Heuer, MD
Professor Emeritus
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