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Wills Eye Hospital

Wills Eye Hospital has provided comprehensive ophthalmology care for patients since 1832. Our skilled physicians and staff are dedicated to improving and preserving sight locally, regionally, and globally, and treat more than 350,000 patients a year.

Wills Eye has ranked consistently among the best ophthalmology hospitals in the U.S. Our team comprises some of the world's top eye doctors and has more top eye surgeons than any hospital in the United States.

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Why Choose Wills Eye?

You'll receive expert, specialized care from one of the nation's premier academic eye hospitals.

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You'll receive expert, specialized care from one of the nation's premier academic eye hospitals.

Established in 1832, Wills Eye Hospital is a renowned eye hospital and global leader in ophthalmology. Ours doctors and staff are focused on treating patients with eye disease and specialize in providing the best care and treatment for your eyes. From comprehensive eye exams to rare and complex vision conditions, our specialists ensure the best care that is customized for each patient’s need.

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Established in 1832, Wills Eye Hospital is a renowned eye hospital and global leader in ophthalmology. Ours doctors and staff are focused on treating patients with eye disease and specialize in providing the best care and treatment for your eyes. From comprehensive eye exams to rare and complex vision conditions, our specialists ensure the best care that is customized for each patient’s need.

Best Ophthalmology Hospital in the U.S.

Firmly established by a deeply rooted history and strong leadership, Wills Eye is focused on providing world-class eye care to patients around the globe, driven by the need to protect sight and further our ever-growing efforts to advance eye research.

Wills Eye has long been recognized for numerous achievements in ophthalmology. We are honored to have been named at the top of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" every year since the survey began and annually recognized in Philadelphia magazine's "Top Doctors."

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Cataract & Primary Eye Care
Cataract & Primary Eye Care

Doctors on the Cataract & Primary Eye Care Service (CPEC) of Wills Eye Hospital provides comprehensive eye care and treatment for patients with conditions that affect vision and ocular health. Services include comprehensive eye examinations, evaluations, and surgical care for cataracts.

Douglas M.
Wisner, MD
Chief, CPEC

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chief of Wills Eye Cornea Service

Su Mae
Ang, MD

John C.
Anhalt, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Mark H.
Blecher, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Christine A.
Chung, MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

Bren
Davis, MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

Elizabeth
Derham, MD

Walter
Harris Jr., MD

Christina
McGowan, MD

Jeffrey
McMahon, MD

Danijel
Pericic, MD

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chief of Wills Eye Cornea Service

Louis
Sweterlitsch III, MD

Amy
Weber, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Michael Abendroth, MD

Robert Bailey Jr., Chief of Wills Eye Cataract & Primary Eye Care Service"

Robert S.
Bailey Jr. MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

Leslie
Brown, MD

Ayan
Chatterjee, MD

Drew
Chronister, MD

Carolyn
Cutney, MD

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chief of Wills Eye Cornea Service

John
DeStafeno, MD

Kristin M.
DiDomenico, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

John D.
Dugan, MD

Eric S.
Dunn, MD

John A.
Epstein, MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

Brad
Feldman, MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

David
Galiani, MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

Janice
Gault, MD

Susan M.
Gordon, MD

Colleen
Halfpenny, MD

Alessandra K.
Intili, MD

Suzanne K.
Jadico, MD

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chief of Wills Eye Cornea Service

Lawrence E.
Kenney, MD

Robert D.
Lehman, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Steven K.
Luminais, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Bruce
Markovitz, MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

Ananth V.
Mudgil, MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

Michael
Negrey, MD

Thomas J.
O'Connor, MD

Kristina
Pao, MD

Raymond T.
Pekala, MD

Sagun
Pendse, MD

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chief of Wills Eye Cornea Service

David R.
Pernelli, MD

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chief of Wills Eye Cornea Service

Mark F.
Pyfer, MD

Mark S.
Pyfer, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Katie E.
Schrack, MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

Chirag
Shah, MD

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

Melissa
Sieber, MD

John J.
Siliquini Jr., MD

Holly
Simpson, MD

Michele D.
Solarte, MD

Janine
Tabas, MD

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chief of Wills Eye Cornea Service

Sydney
Tyson, MD, MPH

Brett
Weinstock, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Christopher
Williams, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

John
Witherell, MD

Cornea
Cornea

Wills Eye cornea specialists are world leaders in the treatment of cornea diseases.
They perform a wide range of state-of-the-art surgical procedures, including LASIK and PRK.

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chief of Wills Eye Cornea Service

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD
Chief, Cornea Service

Nicholas Hadjokas, MD

Aditya Kanesa-thasan, MD

Beeran Meghpara, MD

Zeba A. Syed, MD

Brandon D. Ayres, MD, Cornea

Brandon D. Ayres, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO

Brenton D. Finklea, MD

Sadeer B. Hannush, MD, Cornea

Sadeer B. Hannush, MD

Ravi Patel, MD, Cornea

Ravi Patel, MD, MBA

Melvin I. Roat, MD, FACS, Cornea

Melvin I. Roat, MD

Marisa Schoen, MD

Glaucoma
Glaucoma

Founded in 1963 by world-renowned ophthalmologist George Spaeth, MD, the Wills Eye Glaucoma Service provides patients with personalized, high-quality care using the newest surgical techniques and drug therapies available. Our doctors are also engaged in numerous research efforts into the diagnosis and treatment of this leading cause of vision loss.

Jonathan S. Myers, MD, Glaucoma, Co-Director

Jonathan S. Myers, MD
Chief, Glaucoma Service

Joel Schuman, MD
Co-Director, Glaucoma Service

Dilru Amarasekera, MD

Lauren E. Hock, MD

Ping Huang, MD, PhD

Natasha Kolomeyer, MD

Jonathan S. Myers, MD, Glaucoma, Co-Director

Ranjoo K. Prasad, OD

M. Reza Razeghinejad, MD, Glaucoma

Reza Razeghinejad, MD

Mary Jude Cox, MD, Glaucoma

Mary Jude Cox, MD

Elizabeth Dale, MD, Glaucoma

Elizabeth Dale, MD

Jason Flamendorf, MD

L. Jay Katz, MD, Glaucoma, Director

L. Jay Katz, MD

Jonathan S. Myers, MD, Glaucoma, Co-Director

Daniel Lee, MD

Lindsay A. Machen, MD

Rachel M. Niknam, MD, Glaucoma

Rachel M. Niknam, MD

Michael J. Pro, MD, Glaucoma

Michael J. Pro, MD

Jesse Richman, MD, Glaucoma

Jesse Richman, MD

Courtland M. Schmidt, Jr., MD, Glaucoma

Courtland Schmidt Jr. MD

Jonathan S. Myers, MD, Glaucoma, Co-Director

Geoffrey P. Schwartz, MD

George L. Spaeth, MD, Glaucoma

George L. Spaeth, MD

Alice L. Williams, MD

Gadi Wollstein, MD

Tina Xia, MD

Cindy Zheng, MD

Neuro-Ophthalmology
Neuro-Ophthalmology

Physicians on the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service have a long history of investigating and treating optic neuritis, thyroid-related eye disease, ischemic optic neuropathy, blepharospasm, and hemifacial spasm.

Robert C. Sergott, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Director

Robert C. Sergott, MD
Chief, Neuro-Ophthalmology

Robert C. Sergott, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Director

Shruthi Harish, MD

Robert C. Sergott, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Director

Danijel Pericic, MD

Robert C. Sergott, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Director

Sarah Thornton, MD

Ocular Oncology
Ocular Oncology

The Wills Eye Ocular Oncology Service is the largest eye cancer center in the United States and provides care for patients with common and rare cancers, many of which are serious life-threatening conditions.

Carol L. Shields, MD
Chief, Ocular Oncology Service

Sara Lally, MD, Ocular Oncology

Sara E. Lally, MD

Ocular Pathology
Ocular Pathology

The Wills Eye Ophthalmic Pathology Department provides resources for diagnosis and research purposes. The lab, staffed by our team of expert pathologists and fellows, examines more than 3,000 specimens a year. We use the latest technology and most advanced diagnostic methods in order to provide clinicians and scientists with an accurate evaluation and interpretation of results.

Ralph C. Eagle Jr., MD, Ocular Pathology, Director

Ralph C. Eagle Jr., MD
Chief, Ocular Pathology

Tatyana Milman, MD, Ocular Pathology

Tatyana Milman, MD

Oculoplastic & Orbital Surgery
Oculoplastic & Orbital Surgery

The Wills Eye oculoplastic specialist treats a wide range of conditions affecting the structures surrounding the eye, including complex medical or surgical issues such as trauma, thyroid eye disease, disorders of the lacrimal system, and ptosis. Our doctors also perform a full range of cosmetic periocular surgery and rejuvenation, including brow lifting, eyelid surgery, BOTOX, and other injectable treatments.

Robert B. Penne, MD, FACS, Oculoplastics & Orbital Surgery, Director

Robert B. Penne, MD
Chief, Oculoplastic & Orbital Surgery

Jurij R. Bilyk, MD, FACS

Charlotte Marous, MD

Edward H. Bedrossian, Jr., MD, FACS,

Edward H. Bedrossian Jr., MD, FACS

Jacqueline R. Carrasco, MD, FACS, Oculoplastics & Orbital Surgery

Nina S. Boal, MD

Jacqueline R. Carrasco, MD, FACS, Oculoplastics & Orbital Surgery

Jacqueline R. Carrasco, MD, FACS

Michael Rabinowitz, MD, Oculoplastics & Orbital Surgery

Michael Rabinowitz, MD, FACS

Sathyadeepak (Deepak) Ramesh, MD

Jacqueline R. Carrasco, MD, FACS, Oculoplastics & Orbital Surgery

Mary A. Stefanyszyn, MD

Ravi Patel, MD, Cornea

Alison Watson, MD

Christine L. Zolli, MD, Oculoplastics & Orbital Surgery

Christine L. Zolli, MD

Pediatric Ophthalmology
Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus

The Wills Eye oculoplastic specialist treats a wide range of conditions affecting the structures surrounding the eye, including complex medical or surgical issues such as trauma, thyroid eye disease, disorders of the lacrimal system, and ptosis. Our doctors also perform a full range of cosmetic periocular surgery and rejuvenation, including brow lifting, eyelid surgery, BOTOX, and other injectable treatments.

Kammi B. Gunton, MD, Pediatric

Kammi B. Gunton, MD
Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service

Sharon S. Lehman, MD

Maureen Lloyd, MD

Jade M. Minor, MD

Sadeer B. Hannush, MD, Cornea

J. Mark Engel, MD, FAAO

Judith Lavrich, MD, Pediatric

Judith Lavrich, MD

Brandon D. Ayres, MD, Cornea

Leonard B. Nelson, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Nichi Rana, OD, FAAO

Sepideh T. Rousta, MD, FAAO

Sadeer B. Hannush, MD, Cornea

Bruce Schnall, MD

Melvin I. Roat, MD, FACS, Cornea

Barry N. Wasserman, MD

Retina
Retina

Wills Eye retina specialists tackle a wide range of conditions, ranging from common retinal diseases to the most challenging cases requiring retina surgery. These highly-skilled and experienced surgeons provide the highest standard of care and have been intimately involved in the development of most of the treatments for many retinal diseases.

Julia A. Haller, MD
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chief of Wills Eye Cornea Service

Carl D. Regillo, MD, FACS
Chief, Retina Service

Allen C. Ho, MD
Co-Director, Retina Service
Director, Retina Rsearch

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Arunan Sivalingam, MD
Co-Diroector, Retina Service

James P. Dunn, MD, Uveitis, Director

James P. Dunn, MD
Director, Uveitis Unit

Sunir J. Garg, MD
Co-Director, Retina Research

Jason Hsu, MD, Retina

Jason Hsu, MD
Co-Director, Retina Research

Richard S. Kaiser, MD
Co-Director, Retina Fellowship

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Allen Chiang, MD

Michael N. Cohen, MD

Jason Hsu, MD, Retina

Jordan D. Deaner, MD

Mitchell S. Fineman, MD

Omesh Gupta, MD - Retina Service

Omesh P. Gupta, MD

Robert C. Kleiner, MD

Michael Klufas, MD, Retina

Michael Klufas, MD

Jason Hsu, MD, Retina

Ajay E. Kuriyan, MD

Sonia Mehta, MD, Retina

Sonia Mehta, MD

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, Cornea

Anton Orlin, MD

Carl H. Park, MD

Samir N. Patel, MD

Jose Pulido, MD, MBA

Meera Sivalingam, MD

Marc J. Spirn, MD, Retina

Marc J. Spirn, MD

Joshua H. Uhr, MD

James F. Vander, MD, Retina

James F. Vander, MD

David Xu, MD

Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD

 
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Donor Stories

Philanthropy plays an important role at
Wills Eye Hospital and advances innovations in clinical care, research, education, and community outreach.

Anna Rhodes: “If I can contribute to research, patient care, and giving each physician the opportunity to create miracles, I am grateful.”

Peter and Ruth Laibson

Joseph Markoff, MD

Dr. and Mrs. Edward Jaeger