Faculty and Providers
Our doctors at the Eye Institute provide state-of-the-art clinical and surgical care in a compassionate and timely manner with more than 60,000 patient visits and 3,300 surgical cases each year.

Deborah M. Costakos, MD, MS
Chair, Professor
Specialties: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus, Genetics




Joseph Besharse, PhD, FARVO
Professor Emeritus
Cellular and molecular basis of circadian rhythmicity; the cellular basis of membrane turnover in retinal photoreceptors

Joseph Carroll, PhD
Richard O. Schultz, MD / Ruth Works Professor of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Biophysics, and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy Director, Advanced Ocular Imaging Program
High-resolution retinal imaging & structure-function relationships in the human retina


Ross Collery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy


John Elliott Conto, OD, FAAO
Associate Professor
Specialties: Comprehensive Eye Care, Ocular Surface Disease/Dry Eye

Robert F. Cooper, PhD
Assistant Professor

Neda Esmaili, MD
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology


Gregory J. Griepentrog, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Specialties: Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology





Sang Hun Hong, MD
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Neuro-ophthalmology, Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology



Joon-Bom Kim, MD
Assistant Professor


Daryl Kruse, OD
Optometrist

Juna Lee, OD
Optometrist

Daniel M. Lipinski, MSc, DPhil
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-mediated gene therapy, diabetic retinopathy, inherited retinal disease (e.g., Retinitis pigmentosa), age-related macular degeneration (AMD)



Scott Robison, OD, FAAO
Optometrist; Associate Professor
Specialties: Comprehensive Eye Care, Vision Rehabilitation


Kenneth B. Simons, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology
Specialties: Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology


Tracey J. Strombeck, OD
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Comprehensive Eye Care, Pediatric Optometry







Timothy Scott Wells, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Specialties: Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology


Contact Ophthalmology
For patient care inquires, call us at (414) 955-2020 or use MyChart. Email is for research and education inquiries only.
Eye Institute Location
925 N. 87th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Appointments
(414) 955-2020
(414) 955-6166 (fax)
Continuing Medical Education
Mary Schafer
(414) 955-7840
Medical Education Coordinator
Leslie Bencivenga
lbencive@mcw.edu or Ophth-Residency@mcw.edu
Director of Development - Ophthalmology
Gina Vrtochnick
(414) 805-3309
Refer to Us - Consultation requests
Fax to (414) 955-0136
Emergent Requests
Within 48 hours call
(414) 955-2020
Research
Vesper Williams
(414) 955-7862
Advanced Ocular Imaging Program
(414) 955-2647
Communications
Juliann Kelly
