Research Faculty at OHSU Casey Eye Institute

Research faculty

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, School of Medicine
      • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
    • Steven Bailey, M.D.
    • Ophthalmology, Macular Degeneration and Retina and Vitreous Disease Portland and The Dalles

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
    • Kavita Bhavsar, M.D.
    • Assistant professor
    • Ophthalmology, Macular Degeneration and Retina and Vitreous Disease Portland

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
    • Mitchell V. Brinks, M.D., M.P.H.
    • The Sterling H. and Anna Marie Tebbetts Professor of Global Ophthalmology
    • Ophthalmology, Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Eye Exams (Adult) - Ophthalmology Portland

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • The Sterling H. and Anna Marie Tebbetts Professor of Global Ophthalmology, Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Head, Glaucoma Division
      • Fred P. and Joan Thompson Family Endowed Professor

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Improving glaucoma screening using machine learning, data science, and advanced imaging technology
    • J. Peter Campbell, M.D., M.P.H.
    • Edwin and Josephine Knowles Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology
    • Ophthalmology, Retina (Pediatric) and Retina and Vitreous Disease Longview and Portland

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Edwin and Josephine Knowles Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Faculty, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Inherited retinal diseases, photoreceptor cells, iPSCs, retinal organoids, gene editing

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Lester T. Jones Chair of Oculoplastic Surgery, Surgery, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
      • Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
      • Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
    • Julie Falardeau, M.D.
    • Thelma and Gilbert Schnitzer Professor of Opthalmology
    • Ophthalmology and Neuro-Ophthalmology Portland and Vancouver

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Thelma and Gilbert Schnitzer Professor of Ophthalmology

    • Additional associations

      • Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Associate Residency Program Director
      • Director for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Retina and Vitreous Disease
    • Christina J. Flaxel, M.D., FARVO
    • Bula Buck Arveson and Charles C. Arveson Professor of Macular Degeneration Research
    • Ophthalmology, Macular Degeneration and Retina and Vitreous Disease Portland

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Bula Buck Arveson and Charles C. Arveson Professor of Macular Degeneration Research
      • Director of the Wold Family Macular Degeneration Center

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
      • Wold Family Chair in Ophthalmic Imaging
      • Associate Director & Director of Research, Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Optical coherence tomography
      • Optical coherence tomographic angiography
      • Biomedical optics
      • Biophotonics
      • Imaging
      • Glaucoma
      • Keratoconus
      • Laser Vision Correction/LASIK/PRK
    • Thomas S. Hwang, M.D.
    • Chief, Retina Division; Kenneth C. Swan M.D. Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology
    • Ophthalmology, Macular Degeneration and Retina and Vitreous Disease Astoria and Portland

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Kenneth C. Swan M.D. Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology
      • Chief, Retina Division
      • Vice Chair for Education

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Graduate medical education
      • Clinical informatics
      • Ophthalmic imaging

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Medical Director, Casey Reading Center

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Ocular Imaging, Image Processing, Machine Leaning, Artificial Intelligence, Glaucoma, Ophthalmology

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
      • Jennie P. Weeks Professor of Ophthalmology

    • Additional associations

      • Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
      • OCT angiography
      • Retinal imaging
      • Artificial intellifence

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • optical coherence tomography; high performance computing; artificial intelligence

    • Appointments and titles

      • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Ocular Biomechanics

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Graduate Faculty, Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
    • Andreas K. Lauer, M.D.
    • Margaret Thiele Petti and August Petti Chair of Ophthalmology
    • Ophthalmology, Macular Degeneration and Retina and Vitreous Disease Portland

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Director, Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
      • Chair, Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Margaret Thiele Petti and August Petti Chair of Ophthalmology, Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Medical image processing
      • Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
    • Allison Loh, M.D.
    • Ophthalmology, Eye Alignment/Strabismus and Eye Exams (Children) - Ophthalmology Portland

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Retina and Vitreous Disease
      • Macular degeneration
      • Retinal imaging

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
    • John D. Ng, M.D., M.S., FACS
    • Head of Oculofacial Plastics, Orbital and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Co-director of Facial Nerve Center
    • Ophthalmology, Oculofacial Plastic Surgery and Ophthalmology Portland

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Head, Oculofacial Plastics, Orbital and Reconstructive Surgery Division
      • Co-director of Facial Nerve Center

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Surgical management of eyelid, orbital and lacrimal disorders
      • Facial paralysis and orbital surgery
      • Treatment of orbital and periocular tumors
      • Eyelid and orbital reconstruction
      • Facial nerve rehabilitation
      • Orbital surgery

    • Appointments and titles

      • Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Retinal Dystrophies
      • Congenital/Genetic Disease
    • Leah Greenhill Reznick, M.D.
    • Elks of Oregon Professor of Pediatric Opthalmology
    • Ophthalmology, Eye Exams (Children) - Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology (Pediatric) Portland and Vancouver

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Director, Elks Children's Eye Clinic, Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
      • Director for Faculty Development, Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
      • Elks of Oregon Professor of Pediatric Opthalmology

    • Areas of interest

      • Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus
      • Amblyopia
      • Pediatric cataract
      • Clinical efficiency
      • Faculty development

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Novel therapeutics for retinal diseases
      • Non-human primate models of retinal degeneration
      • Gene therapy
      • Cell-based therapy

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Visual Neuroscience neural circuits
      • Electrophysiology
      • Glaucoma

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Paul H. Casey Chair in Ocular Oncology, Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Amblyopia
      • Myopia
      • Exotropia
      • Equitable access to pediatric eye care

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Head of Uveitis Division, Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Uveitis
      • Ocular inflammatory diseases

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Optical coherence tomography
      • Medical image analysis
      • Computer aided diagnosis of eye disease
    • Merina Thomas, M.D.
    • Ophthalmology, Retina and Vitreous Disease and Retina Surgery Portland and Vancouver

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
    • Lorri Wilson, M.D.
    • Ophthalmology, Eye Alignment/Strabismus and Eye Exams (Children) - Ophthalmology Portland

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine
      • Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus
      • Amblyopia
      • Pediatric cataract
      • Medical education

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Casey Eye Institute, School of Medicine

Joint faculty

    • Appointments and titles

      • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine
      • Adult Ambulatory Associate Medical Director, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health

    • Areas of interest

      • Machine Learning/Deep Learning
      • Double Hierarchical Generalized Linear Models (DHGLMs)
      • Statistical models for big data, RNAseq, single-cell and microbiome
      • Artificial intelligence (AI)
      • Biostatistics

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine
      • Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Photobiology/photochemistry
      • Spectroscopy
      • Molecular pharmacology
      • G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs)

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Program, School of Medicine
      • Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Integrative Biosciences, School of Dentistry

    • Areas of interest

      • Proteomics of the Lens
      • Lens Crystallin Structure
      • Age-related Modifications of Lens Proteins
      • Deamidation of Lens Crystallins
      • Oxidation of Lens Crystallins

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Molecular and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine
      • Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
      • School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Molecular Medicine, Molecular and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Molecular and Medical Genetics Graduate Program, School of Medicine
      • Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Program, School of Medicine
      • Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, School of Medicine
      • Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine
      • Oregon National Primate Research Center

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center
      • Research Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

    • Additional associations

      • Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • Nonhuman primate models of retinal disease
      • Gene and cell therapies for retinal disease
      • Nutritional factors in development and aging of the retina and brain
      • Cognitive aging

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, School of Medicine

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor, Vollum Institute
      • Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine
      • Senior Scientist, Vollum Institute

    • Additional associations

      • Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine
      • Physiology and Pharmacology Graduate Program, School of Medicine
      • Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • exocytosis and endocytosis of synaptic vesicles
      • short and long-term plasticity in the retina and brainstem
      • electrophysiology of auditory pathway
      • ribbon synapses

    • Appointments and titles

      • Professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
      • Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine
      • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
      • OHSU Endowed Professor of Public Health

    • Appointments and titles

      • Associate Professor, Vollum Institute
      • Scientist, Vollum Institute

    • Additional associations

      • Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine
      • Molecular and Medical Genetics Graduate Program, School of Medicine
      • Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, School of Medicine

    • Areas of interest

      • neurodevelopment
      • axon guidance
      • neuronal migration
      • synaptogenesis
      • neural circuitry