Vanderbilt Eye Institute

Vanderbilt Eye Institute attracts some of the most talented doctors and researchers in the country. Our subspecialty ophthalmologists have completed a minimum of one year of fellowship training after residency and are board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Vanderbilt Eye Institute's award-winning research staff collaborates with our doctors as well as other Vanderbilt departments to pursue discoveries that enhance the vision of patients everywhere.

Administration

• Paul Sternberg Jr., M.D., G.W. Hale Professor and Chairman
• John S. Penn, Ph.D., Snyder Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
• David J. Calkins, Ph.D., O'Day Professor, Vice Chair and Director for Research
• Sean Donahue, M.D., Ph.D., Coleman Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
• Laura Wayman, M.D., Vice Chair for Education
• Brian Carlson, MBA, MHSA, Department Administrator

Comprehensive Ophthalmology

• James A. Bookman, M.D.
• F. Kirk Bowles, M.D.
• James H. Elliott, M.D., Emeritus
• Randolph R. Evans, M.D.
• James W. Felch, M.D., Ph.D.
• Mark A. Kroll, M.D., J.D.
• William D. Schenk, M.D.
• Chasidy D. Singleton, M.D.
• Daniel S. Weikert, M.D.

Cornea

• Mark Ewald, M.D.
• Uyen L. Tran, M.D.

Glaucoma

• Karen M. Joos, M.D., Ph.D.
• Jeffrey A. Kammer, M.D.
• Rachel W. Kuchtey, M.D., Ph.D.

LASIK/Refractive Surgery

• Mark Ewald, M.D.
• James W. Felch, M.D., Ph.D.
• Mark A. Kroll, M.D., J.D.
• Uyen L. Tran, M.D.
• Daniel S. Weikert, M.D.

Neuro-Ophthalmology

• Sean P. Donahue, M.D., Ph.D.
• Patrick Lavin, M.D.
• Louise A. Mawn, M.D.
• Mark R. Melson, M.D.

Oculoplastics

• Louise A. Mawn, M.D.
• Mark R. Melson, M.D.

Optometry

• Fred D. Davis, O.D
• Brad Kehler, O.D.,  Contact Lens and Low Vision
• Jeffrey Sonsino, O.D.,  Contact Lens and Low Vision
• Dora Sztipanovits Mathe, M.S., O.D., Contact Lens and Primary Care

Pediatric Ophthalmology

• Nancy Benegas, M.D.
• Sean P. Donahue, M.D., Ph.D.
• Robert L. Estes, M.D.
• Lori Ann Kehler, O.D., Pediatric Optometry
• David G. Morrison, M.D.

Retina

• Anita Agarwal, M.D.
• Milam A. Brantley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
• Edward Cherney, M.D.
• Stephen J. Kim, M.D.
• Janice Law, M.D.
• Paul Sternberg Jr., M.D.

Uveitis

• Anita Agarwal, M.D.
• Stephen J. Kim, M.D.