Brad H. Feldman, MD

Brad H. Feldman, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in cornea transplantation, cataract surgery, and refractive surgery. He is experienced in the implantation of astigmatism and presbyopia correcting intraocular lenses and performs state-of-the-art corneal surgeries, including partial thickness DSAEK and DALK corneal transplantation as well as Intacs ring segments for keratoconus.  He also specializes in ‘Bladeless’ Wavefront Customized LASIK using the VISX and IntraLase Systems, in addition to LASEK and advanced surface ablation.

Dr. Feldman joined the Wills Eye Hospital after completing a prestigious fellowship at the Duke University Eye Center, considered one of the nation’s premier training centers. He had majored in Biology at Duke University for his undergraduate training, then attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine, where upon graduation was chosen by his peers to deliver the class valedictory address.  After a year of internship at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, he completed a three-year ophthalmology residency at the George Washington University in Washington, DC, where he served as a Chief Resident during his final year.

Throughout his training and career, he has been particularly interested in improving health care quality both domestically and abroad.  He was awarded the ASCRS Foundation Grant in 2007 to study the role of virtual reality simulation in cataract surgical training—a tool that could improve the safety of surgery just as flight simulators have improved the safety of flying.  He has presented, lead instructional courses, and published extensively on this and other topics in leading ophthalmology journals and at the annual meetings of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.  In 2011, he was awarded the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Achievement Award for his contributions to the Academy's educational and scientific programs.

As Director of the Wills Eye Center for Academic Global Ophthalmology and as Chairman of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's International Subcommittee of the Young Ophthalmologist Committee, Dr. Feldman has had the incredible opportunity to collaborate with ophthalmologists across the globe. He has organized symposiums for the exchange of technological, surgical, and research breakthroughs, helped provide resources for  ophthalmologists training abroad, and advocated for impoverished populations suffering from high rates of blindness and visual disability.  He has also worked hard to help create opportunities for other ophthalmologists to become involved in global eye care.