Justis P. Ehlers, MD

Appointed
2010

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Duke University Medical Center
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Durham, NC USA
2010

Residency - Wills Eye Hospital
Ophthalmology
Philadelphia, PA USA
2008

Internship - Saint Luke's Hospital
Preliminary Medicine
Chesterfield, MO USA
2005

Medical Education - Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO USA
2004

Undergraduate - University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN USA
2000

Additional Training

Professional Highlights

• Co-chief Editor, Wills Eye Manual, 5th edition.
• Heed Fellow and Ronald G. Michels Fellow, Duke Eye Center
• Chief Resident, Wills Eye Institute
• Associate Editor, Retina, 2009-2010.

Certifications

• Ophthalmology

Specialty Interests

Diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, retinal vein occlusions, macular holes, macular puckers and epiretinal membranes, eye injuries and ocular trauma, myopic degeneration, retinal artery occlusions, cystoid macular edema, histoplasmosis, choroidal neovascularization, retinal neovascularization, and other vitreoretinal diseases. Advanced vitreoretinal imaging, with particular interest in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and utilizing OCT in the operating room to improve our understanding of vitreoretinal surgical diseases and the ultrastructural impact of surgical maneuvers, to help guide surgical interventions and improve outcomes.

Awards & Honors

• Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Award, 2009
• Heed Fellowship Award, 2008
• Shipman Award, 2008
• Alpha Omega Alpha, 2003
• Senior Merit Scholar, 2003
• Phi Beta Kappa, 2000

Innovations & Patents

• Furthering the progress of the use of intraoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) for the study of vitreoretinal surgical diseases and the impact of surgical manipulations on microstructural anatomy, such as with optic-pit related maculopathy.
• Development of the use of OCT contrast agents for enhanced visualization of tissue interfaces for ophthalmic applications of OCT imaging, including the development of “functional OCT” for incisional integrity assessment.
• Optimization and testing of OCT integration into the surgical microscope, allowing for real-time visualization of surgical maneuvers, characterization of intraocular instrumentations, and optimization of capturing OCT-visualized intraoperative motion.

Memberships

• American Society of Retina Specialists, 2008- present
• Society of Heed Fellows, 2008- present
• Wills Eye Hospital Society, 2008 - present
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2006 - present
• American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2005 - present
• American Medical Association, 2003 - present

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Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Ehlers receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

• Beyeonics 
• Regenxbio, Inc.
• Iveric bio, Inc.
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Roche (Hoffman-La Roche, Ltd.)
• Alcon, Inc.
• Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.
• Allegro Ophthalmics, LLC
• Stealth BioTherapeutics Incorporated
• Allergan, Inc
• Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

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