Dr. Leo Kim

Dr. Leo Kim is a retina surgeon and a full-time member of the Retina Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear who has extensive experience in the management of retinal diseases associated with neovascularization or angiogenesis. These include conditions such as retinal vein occlusions, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration. He sees patients at the main campus in Boston and at the Mass Eye and Ear Retina Consultants office in Stoneham.

After obtaining his MD/PhD from Yale University School of Medicine, Dr. Kim completed his ophthalmology residency at the Doheny Eye Institute, where he was recognized with the Doheny Resident Research Award for two consecutive years. He then continued at the Doheny Eye Institute as a vitreoretinal surgery fellow, supported by a prestigious grant from the Heed Foundation.

As a clinician scientist and a member of the K12 Harvard Vision Clinical Scientist Development Program, Dr. Kim focuses his research on understanding the mechanisms of vitreoretinal disease, including retinal toxicity from systemic medications and the molecular mechanisms of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. He also provides clinical and surgical supervision to residents and fellows, and teaches during the annual Mass Eye and Ear Vitrectomy Course.