Vanderbilt Eye Institute attracts some of the most talented physicians and researchers in the country. All of our ophthalmologists hold appointments in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. 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 physicians as well as other Vanderbilt departments to pursue discoveries that enhance the vision of patients all over the world.
Chairman
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David K. Wallace, M.D., M.P.H.
George W. Hale Professor and Chair, Ophthalmology. Director, Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Administration
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Margaret Drewes, M.B.A.
Chief Business Officer/ Associate Operating Officer -
Milam Brantley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs -
David J. Calkins, Ph.D.
Denis O'Day Professor & Vice Chair for Strategy. Vice President for Research, VUMC. Director, Vanderbilt Vision Research Center -
Sean P. Donahue, M.D., Ph.D.
Coleman Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Pediatric Ophthalmology Division Chief -
Janice Law, M.D.
Gloria M. Sternberg Directorship in Ophthalmology and Vice Chair for Education -
Tonia S. Rex, Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Research and Marlene and Spencer Hays Director in Translational Vision Research
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
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Jessica Mather, M.D.
Co-Division Chief, Comprehensive Ophthalmology -
Nathan E. Podoll, M.D.
Co-Division Chief, Comprehensive Ophthalmology -
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Cornea
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Christine Shieh, M.D.
Director for Resident Research -
Uyen L. Tran, M.D.
Jean Ewing Love and James Randle Love Director, Cornea Division Chief
Glaucoma
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Eric N. Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship Director -
Sylvia Groth, M.D.
Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs -
Karen M. Joos, M.D., Ph.D.
Joseph and Barbara Ellis Professor, Glaucoma Division Chief -
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Reid Longmuir, M.D.
The Jane Elliot Director for Resident Education, Neuro-Ophthalmology Division Chief -
Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Sean P. Donahue, M.D., Ph.D.
Coleman Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Pediatric Ophthalmology Division Chief -
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Reid Longmuir, M.D.
The Jane Elliot Director for Resident Education, Neuro-Ophthalmology Division Chief -
Louise A. Mawn, M.D.
Oculoplastics Division Chief, Oculofacial Surgery Fellowship Director
Ocular Oncology / Eye Tumors
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Paul Sternberg, Jr., M.D.
Former Director, Vanderbilt Eye Institute; Medical Director, Development, Ocular Oncology Fellowship Director
Oculoplastics
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Louise A. Mawn, M.D.
Oculoplastics Division Chief, Oculofacial Surgery Fellowship Director -
Ophthalmology, VA Hospital
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Amy Chomsky, M.D.
Chief -
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Optometry
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Stephanie Jian, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Pediatrics, Optometry Residency Director -
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Lori Ann Kehler, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Pediatrics, Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs -
Dora Sztipanovits Mathe, M.S., O.D., F.A.A.O.
Optometry Division Chief -
Caitlyn Reynolds, O.D.
Pediatrics -
Joshua Robinson, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Janet and Jim Ayers Directorship for Leadership in Low Vision Care -
Pediatric Ophthalmology
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Ronald Biernacki, CO, COMT
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, VEI Orthoptic Program Director -
Sean P. Donahue, M.D., Ph.D.
Coleman Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Pediatric Ophthalmology Division Chief -
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Anvesh Reddy, M.D.
Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Director -
David K. Wallace, M.D., M.P.H.
George W. Hale Professor and Chair, Ophthalmology. Director, Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Retina
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Milam Brantley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs -
Edward Chaum, M.D., Ph.D.
Margy Ann and J. Donald M. Gass Chair -
Edward Cherney, M.D.
Associate Retina Fellowship Director -
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Avni Finn, M.D., M.B.A.
Retina Fellowship Director, Medical Director of ImagingAssociate Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs -
Sapna Gangaputra, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Director for Clinical Trials, Uveitis Division Chief -
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Stephen J. Kim, M.D.
Phyllis G. and William B. Snyder Chair and Retina Division Chief -
Janice Law, M.D.
Gloria M. Sternberg Directorship in Ophthalmology and Vice Chair for Education -
Paul Sternberg, Jr., M.D.
Former Director, Vanderbilt Eye Institute; Medical Director, Development, Ocular Oncology Fellowship Director
Uveitis
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Sapna Gangaputra, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Director for Clinical Trials, Uveitis Division Chief -
Stephen J. Kim, M.D.
Phyllis G. and William B. Snyder Chair and Retina Division Chief
Vision Research
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Milam Brantley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs -
David J. Calkins, Ph.D.
Denis O'Day Professor & Vice Chair for Strategy. Vice President for Research, VUMC. Director, Vanderbilt Vision Research Center -
Edward Chaum, M.D., Ph.D.
Margy Ann and J. Donald M. Gass Chair -
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Karen M. Joos, M.D., Ph.D.
Joseph and Barbara Ellis Professor, Glaucoma Division Chief -
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John S. Penn, Ph.D.
Knights Templar Director -
Tonia S. Rex, Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Research and Marlene and Spencer Hays Director in Translational Vision Research -
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