Ophthalmology 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

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




Alexandra J. Beachnau, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor

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

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
High-resolution retinal imaging & structure-function relationships in the human retina


Shyam S. Chaurasia, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor

Ross Collery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant 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
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


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


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

Dale Heuer, MD
Professor Emeritus


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

Jacquelyn Laplant, MD
Assistant Professor

Juna A. Lee, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor

Daniel M. Lipinski, MSc, DPhil
Research Director; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 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)

Jacob S. Martin, MD
Assistant Professor

Megan E. Maticek, MD
Staff Physician

Joel B. Miesfeld, PhD
Assistant Professor


Pedram Pourhosseini, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor

Aparna Ramasubramanian, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Edward L. Randerson, MD
Assistant Professor


Scott Robison, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Comprehensive Eye Care, Vision Rehabilitation

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



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



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


