UMDNJ-NJMS Ophthalmology Staff Directory

OPHTHALMOLOGY STAFF DIRECTORY

	Name	Function	Appointment	Subspeciality	e-mail
	Marco A. Zarbin, MD, PhD, FACS	Chair, IOVS Director of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Director, Center for Macular Degeneration Research and Treatment Ocular Trauma Service	Professor	Medical and Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreous, and Macula	zarbin@umdnj.edu
	Monique S. Roy, MD	Director, Medical Retina Division Diabetic Retinopathy Research	Professor	Medical retina	roymo@umdnj.edu
	Peter S. Hersh, MD, FACS	Director, Cornea/External Disease/Refractive Surgery Service Director, Center for Refractive Surgery Treatment & Research Ocular Trauma Service	Clinical Professor	Cornea and External Ocular Disease, Refractive Surgery	phersh@vision-institute.com
N/A	Alfonse A. Cinotti, MD	Former Chair Ophthalmology Historian	Professor Emeritus
	Larry P. Frohman, MD	Vice Chair, IOVS Science Director, Division of Neuro-ophthalmology Codirector, Immuno-ophthalmology Service	Professor	Neuro-ophthalmology	frohman@umdnj.edu
	Robert D. Fechtner, MD	Director, Glaucoma Division Ocular Trauma Service	Associate Professor	Glaucoma	fechtnrd@umdnj.edu
	Rudolph S. Wagner, MD	Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Division Fight for Sight Children's Eye Center Ocular Trauma Service	Clinical Associate Professor	Pediatric Ophthalmology	N/A
	Neelakshi Bhagat, MD	Director, Division of Vitreoretinal & Macular Surgery Ocular Trauma Service	Assistant Professor	Medical and Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreous, and Macula	bhagatne@umdnj.edu
	David Shu-Chih Chu, MD	Associate Director, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Comprehensive Ophthalmology Division Ocular Trauma Service	Assistant Professor	Cornea and External Ocular Disease	chuda@umdnj.edu
	Suqin Guo, MD	Director, Comprehensive Ophthalmology Division Pediatric Ophthalmology Division Director, Undergraduate Medical Education Ocular Trauma Service	Assistant Professor	Pediatric Ophthalmology	guos1@umdnj.edu
	Paul D. Langer, MD	Director, Integrated Eye Residency Program Director, Oculoplastics/Orbital Surgery Division Ocular Trauma Service	Assistant Professor (coterminous)	Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive, and Orbital Surgery	planger@umdnj.edu
	Ronald J. Rescigno, MD	Director, Uveitis Division Director of Ophthalmology, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Orange Comprehensive Ophthalmology Division Immuno-ophthalmology Service Medical Director, Ophthalmic Allied Health Program Ocular Trauma Service	Assistant Professor (coterminous)	Ocular immunology and uveitis; ocular manifestations of AIDS; CMV retinitis; mediators of inflammation in sarcoid uveitis	rescigrj@umdnj.edu
	Roger E. Turbin, MD	Associate Director, Division of Neuro-ophthalmology Director, Ocular Trauma Service Comprehensive Ophthalmology Division Oculoplastics/Orbital Surgery Division	Assistant Professor (coterminous)	Neuro-ophthalmology and Orbital Surgery	turbinre@umdnj.edu
SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS
N/A	Leonard J. Bielory, MD	Codirector, Immuno-ophthalmology Service	Associate Professor	Primary appointment: Medicine	bielory@umdnj.edu
ASSOCIATES
	Ilene K. Sugino, MS	Director, Ocular Cell Transplantation Laboratory	Senior Research Associate	RPE and photoreceptor cell transplantation	suginoik@umdnj.edu
BASIC SCIENCE FACULTY
N/A	Lois K. Laemle, PhD	Ocular Research	Associate Professor		laemlelb@umdnj.edu
N/A	Kathryn S. Pokorny, PhD	Director of Research Professor Codirector, Ocular Pathology	Adjunct Associate Professor		pokornkl@umdnj.edu
SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS
N/A	Patricia N. Farnsworth, PhD	Coordinator, Cooperative Cataract Research Group	Professor	Primary appointment: Physiology	farnswor@umdnj.edu
N/A	Betty Jean Wagner, PhD	Cooperative Cataract Research Group	Professor	Primary appointment: Biochemistry	wagner@umdnj.edu
N/A	Neena Mirani, MD	Codirector, Ocular Pathology	Associate Professor	Primary appointment: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	miraninm@umdnj.edu
N/A	Ellen Townes-Anderson, PhD	Retina Research	Associate Professor	Primary appointment: Neurosciences	andersel@umdnj.edu

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