Dr. Ian Kirchner
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Meet Dr. Ian Kirchner
About Me
Dr. Ian Kirchner is an ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist who provides a variety of eye care services including routine eye exams, traditional and laser-assisted cataract surgery, diabetic eye care, vision treatment, and eye infection treatment.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College and his doctorate from the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago. His ophthalmology residency was at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore/Krieger Eye Institute, and he was chief resident during his final year. His glaucoma fellowship was at the Yale University Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, where he was also an instructor.
Dr. Kirchner has co-authored numerous publications about eye care health and has been involved in a number of research projects. He has also offered volunteer medical care to patients in the United States, Kenya, and Honduras.
Training
Glaucoma
2019Yale School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
FellowshipOphthalmology, Chief Resident (2017-2018)
2018Sinai Hospital of Baltimore/Krieger Eye Institute
ResidencyDoctor of Medicine with honors in bioethics
2014Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Medical SchoolBachelor of Arts in psychology with pre-medicine, summa cum laude
2009Wheaton College
Undergraduate
Publications & Press
Incidence of pars plana vitrectomy for complications related to proliferative diabetic retinopathy in patients previously treated with panretinal photocoagulation
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science•2018Ophthalmic complications following acoustic neuroma resection
Operative Neurosurgery•2018A series of five patients with foveal hypoplasia with good visual acuity
Retina Cases and Brief Reports•2017In office gas-fluid exchange and face-down positioning for treatment of refractory macular edema in post-vitrectomy patients
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science•2016Macular edema due to CRVO in a leukemia patient: anti-VEGF therapy was effective in a pediatric patient
Retinal Physician•2015Ocular complications following acoustic neuroma resection
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science•2014
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- CT, MD, NC
- License Numbers
- 60908, P30103, 2019-01287
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