School of Medicine

Department of Ophthalmology

Business Office

Mervin L. Trail Clinical Sciences Research Building
533 Bolivar Street
Suite 459
New Orleans, LA 70112

Susan Dandridge
Department Coordinator
(504) 568-3156
sdand1@lsuhsc.edu

Kelli Gerkin
Business Manager
(504) 568-2205
kmcmi1@lsuhsc.edu

Academic Office

Suite 451

Joshua Butrick
Education Coordinator
(504) 568-2242
jbutri@lsuhsc.edu

LSU EYE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

Ophthalmology Clinical Faculty

 

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 Jayne S. Weiss, MD
 Chair LSU Department of Ophthalmology
 Chief Medical Officer, LSU Healthcare Network
 Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs LSU School of Medicine
 Director LSU Eye Center of Excellence
 Hebert E. Kaufman, MD Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology
 Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology, and Pharmacology

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Maria Reinoso, MD

Residency Director LSU Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Prince Abdulaziz Bin Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Saud Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology

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Christine Connolly, MD

Associate Residency Director LSU Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Donald Edward Texada, MD Professorship of Ophthalmology

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Aravinda Rao, MD

Vitreoretinal Fellowship Director LSU Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Dominick D. and Wilhelmina L. Aiena Professorship of Ophthalmology

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Taylor Phelps, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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Maria Bernal, MD

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Medical Student Director

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Mallika Doss, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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Kevin Kirchner, MD

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Site Director Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center LSU Clinic, Baton Rouge, LA

EMERITUS FACULTY:

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Herbert E. Kaufman, MD, PhD

Chairman Emeritus LSU Department of Ophthalmology
Emeritus Boyd Professor of Ophthalmology, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics 

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Donald Bergsma, MD

Chairman Emeritus LSU Department of Ophthalmology
Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology

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I. Butler Fuller, MD

Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology

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Jean  T.  Jacob , PhD

Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology and   Neuroscience

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Bahram  Khoobehi , PhD                        

Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology