Dean Eliott, MD

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Title:

  • Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
  • Director of Clinical Affairs, Doheny Retina Institute

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Specialties:

  • Ophthalmology

Background:

Dr. Eliott is the director of clinical affairs of the Doheny Retina Institute and professor of ophthalmology at the Doheny Eye Institute and the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Eliott completed his residency at the Wilmer Ophthalmologic Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Maryland, and he received his vitreoretinal fellowship training at the Duke Eye Center, Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, North Carolina. He then served as the chief resident and vitreoretinal faculty member at the Duke Eye Center. Before joining the Doheny Eye Institute, Dr. Eliott was the director of the retina service and associate professor of ophthalmology at the Kresge Eye Institute of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Eliott is the principal investigator for several clinical trials and he has numerous publications in ophthalmic journals and textbooks. Dr. Eliott has special interest in diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, complex retinal detachment, surgery for complex retina-vitreous disorders and ocular trauma.

Education:

  • Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1988

Internships:

  • Cornell Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989

Residencies:

  • Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Ophthalmology, 1989 - 1992

Fellowships:

  • Duke University Eye Center, Vitreoretinal Surgery, 1992 - 1994

Board Certification:

  • American Board of Ophthalmology
  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Professional Society Memberships:

  • The Retina Society
  • Club Vit
  • American Society of Retina Specialists (formerly The Vitreous Society)
  • Duke Eye Center Alumni Association
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • The Society of Heed Fellows
  • The Machemer Fellows Association
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association
  • The Wilmer Residents' Association
  • Vanderbilt Eye Alumni Association
  • Alpha Omega Alpha (Medical Honor Society)
  • American Medical Association

Awards:

  • Best Doctors in America, 2005-2006
  • The American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, 2004
  • The Vitreous Society (American Society of Retinal Specialists) Honor Award, 2003
  • The Distinguished Teaching Award, Kresge Eye Institute, 1995 - 1996
  • The Golden Globe Award for Teaching, Duke Eye Center, 1993 - 1994

Languages:

  • English
  • Spanish