Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology, specializing in inherited eye disorders, with a strong commitment to education and mentorship across medical students, residents, fellows, and multidisciplinary trainees. Actively engaged in teaching and academic collaboration at local, national, and international levels. Has served in leadership roles within the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

Research interests focus on ocular genetics, strabismus, and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), with an emphasis on improving clinical outcomes through collaborative multispecialty research, critical evaluation of emerging therapies, and the development of objective outcome measures. Committed to advancing pediatric ophthalmic care, training the next generation of physicians, and preventing avoidable childhood vision loss.