Clinical Faculty

Rodolfo Bonatti, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Adult & Pediatric Glaucoma
Cataract Surgery
Oculoplastics

Beatrice Y. Brewington, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Medical Retina: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Eye Disease, Retinal Disease

Jon P. Brisley, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Medical Director - UNC Kittner Eye Center

Specialties
Comprehensive Eye Care
Laser Surgery for Glaucoma & Secondary Cataracts

Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH

Kittner Family Distinguished Professor
Chair - UNC Department of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Cataract Surgery
Glaucoma

David Fleischman, MD, MS, FACS

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair - UNC Ophthalmology
Glaucoma Fellowship Program Director
Director - Ocular Trauma

Specialties
Glaucoma
Cataract Surgery
Ocular trauma

Beth R. Friedland, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Comprehensive Eye Care
Dry eye disease
Soft contact lens
Cataract diagnosis
Ocular surface disorders
Laser Treatment: Glaucoma & Secondary Cataracts

Christopher J. Hwang, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Oculofacial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Cosmetic & Functional Eyelid/Eyebrow Surgery
Orbital & Lacrimal Disorders
Thyroid Eye Disease
Facial Rejuvenation

Alessandro Iannaccone, MD, MS, FARVO

Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties

Inherited Retinal Disease
Autoimmune Retinopathy

Meredith R. Klifto, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Adult & Pediatric Glaucoma
Cataract Surgery
Ocular Trauma

Arpita S. Maniar, MBBS, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties

Ocular Oncology
Oculoplastic Surgery

Miguel A. Materin, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ocular Oncology / Ocular Tumors

Michael Mendsen, OD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Contact Lenses
Comprehensive Eye Care
Management: Complex Refractive and Binocular Vision Problems

Christopher Morais, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties

Neuro-Ophthalmology
Cataract Surgery

Sinthu Ranjan, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Corneal Disease & Transplantation
Cataract surgery
Intraocular lens exchange
Complex anterior segment surgery

Daniel E. Rubinstein, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Residency Program Director

Specialties
Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery: Eyelids and Face
Periocular and Facial Trauma

Marlee Silverstein, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Pediatric Ophthalmology

Bonnie Sklar, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Corneal / Ocular surface & External Eye Disease
Dry Eye Disease (DED)
Cataract surgery
Keratoconus treatment / Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL)
Complex anterior segment surgery

Mohammad Soleimani, MD, FICO

Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair of Quality
Cornea Fellowship Program Director

Specialties
Corneal disease and keratoplasty
Cataract surgery including complex cases
Refractive surgery including femtosecond laser assisted surgery
Ocular surface and stem cell transplantation

Karl G. Stonecipher, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Cornea, Dry Eye, Cataract & Refractive Surgery

Gabriella Szatmáry, MD, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Adult & Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology

J. Niklas Ulrich, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship Program Director

Specialties
Retina & Vitreoretinal Surgery

Kathy Whitfield, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Comprehensive Pediatric Eye Care

Keirnan Willett, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Retina & Vitreo-Retinal Surgery
Uveitis and Ocular Immunology

Alice Zhang, MD

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Residency Program Director

Specialties
Retina & Vitreo-Retinal Surgery