UNC Ophthalmology is delighted to welcome Marlee Silverstein, MD, a Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus specialist, to the UNC Eye family. Dr. Silverstein completed her Pediatric Ophthalmology fellowship (2023 – 2024) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the pediatric eye care hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania’s renowned Scheie Eye Institute (Philadelphia, PA). Dr. Silverstein completed her Ophthalmology residency (2020 – 2023) and her Internal Medicine Preliminary Year (2019 – 2020) at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH). She completed medical school at Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2015-2019) at Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA), graduating in the top 10% of her class.
Dr. Silverstein provides pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus care at UNC Kittner Eye Center and at UNC Eye Holly Springs. She treats surgical cases at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough campus and UNC Children’s Hospital ORs.