Medical College of Wisconsin Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 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.
Meet Our Team


Jennifer Adeghate, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor



Alexandra J. Beachnau, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor

Simran K. Brar, OD, FAAO
Pediatric Optometrist & Assistant Professor, Children’s Wisconsin

Sarah E. Carballo, MD
Assistant Professor

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


Shyam S. Chaurasia, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

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


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

Robert F. Cooper, PhD
Assistant Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Deborah M. Costakos, MD, MS
Interim Dean of the School of Medicine, Professor
Specialties: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus, Genetics

Samantha Czerniak, OD
Clinical Instructor

Vinicius De Stefano, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor

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

Eric Habbe, MD
Instructor

Gerald J. Harris, MD, FACS
Professor
Specialties: Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology

Beth N. Healy, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Comprehensive Eye Care, Specialty Contact Lenses

Chad E. Hoitink, MD
Staff Physician

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


Joon-Bom Kim, MD
Assistant Professor

Daryl L. Kruse, OD
Optometrist

Christopher Langlo, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor

Jacquelyn Laplant, MD
Assistant Professor

Juna A. Lee, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor

Daniel M. Lipinski, MSc, DPhil
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy; Research Director

Jacob S. Martin, MD
Assistant Professor

Megan E. Maticek, MD
Staff Physician

Joel B. Miesfeld, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy


Pedram Pourhosseini, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor

Aparna Ramasubramanian, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Edward L. Randerson, MD
Assistant Professor


Miranda L. Scalabrino, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

McKenna Scott, OD, FAAO
Clinical Instructor

Elena Semina, PhD
Marjorie and Joseph Heil Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Professor, Pediatrics; Professor, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy



Heather Stiff, MD
Assistant Professor

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



Jourdan Valkner Krause, OD, FAAO

Amrita-Amanda D. Vuppala, MD, AQH
Assistant Professor


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



Jeffrey S. Young, MD
Staff Physician
Professor Emeriti

Joseph Besharse, PhD, FARVO
Professor Emeritus

Dennis P. Han, MD
Professor Emeritus

Dale Heuer, MD
Professor Emeritus
