EYE FOUNDATION of KANSAS CITY FACULTY
Board certified ophthalmologists supervise residents in surgery and in the clinic. Full-time supervision is provided by members of the Eye Foundation staff. Areas of scholarly interest include macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. Faculty are involved in numerous studies including multi-center studies, clinical trials, and resident studies.

Nelson Sabates, MD
Chairman / Professor
Retina / Vitreous
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Felix Sabates, MD
Professor
Retina |

David Lyon, MD
Associate Professor
Oculoplastics
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Abraham Poulose, MD
Associate Professor
Retina |

Jean Hausheer, MD
Associate Professor /
Residency Program Director Refractive Surgery
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Tim Walline, MD
Assistant Professor
Cataracts |

Rohit Krishna, MD
Associate Profesor
Glaucoma |

Mahendra Rupani, MD
Assistant Professor
Ocular Pathology |

Michael Cassell, MD
Assistant Professor
Retina / Vitreous |

Komai Desai, MD
Assistant Professor
Oncology |

Billi Wallace, MD
Assistant Professor
Neuro-ophthalmology
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David Gritz, MD
Assistant Professor
Cornea / Uveitis |

Kevin Pikey, DO
Assistant Professor
Glaucoma |

Dawn Bircher, OD
Clinical Faculty
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Additional Teaching Faculty from Children's Mercy Hospital
Basic Science Faculty
Ashim K. Mitra, PhD |
Thomas P. Johnson, PhD |
Simon H. Friedman, PhD |
William G. Gutheil, PhD |
Chi H. Lee, PhD |
Dhananjay Pal, PhD |
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