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Robert S. Bailey, MD

Cataract & Primary Eye Care Service

Subspecialty: Cataract, Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Primary Eye Care

Areas of Interest

Cataract Surgery

Biography

Robert S. Bailey Jr., MD is a Clinical Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University and Director Emeritus of the Cataract & Primary Eye Care Service at Wills Eye Hospital. A diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, he is also on active staff at Chestnut Hill Hospital, and currently serves as Chief of its Division of Ophthalmology. He serves on numerous committees at Wills, and has an integral role there in teaching surgery to Ophthalmology residents. His numerous publications, presentations, and lectures focus on cataract and anterior segment surgery and their complications. Dr. Bailey’s practice emphasizes excellence in cataract surgery in both routine and high-risk patients. He also provides meticulous diagnosis and treatment of comprehensive ophthalmology patients.

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Credentials

Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology

Academic Affiliation
Associate Professor, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Education

  • Residency: Wills Eye Hospital – 1984
  • Medical School: Hahnemann University Medical School – 1980

Honors and Awards

“Top Doctors” Philadelphia magazine 2011-2023
“America’s Top Doctors” Castle Connolly 2014-2021

Language Spoken

English

Wills Eye Hospital
840 Walnut Street, Suite 1230
Philadelphia, PA 19107 Google Maps

Wills Eye Physicians - Bailey Weber Wisner
4060 Butler Pike | Suite 100
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
215-836-1290