Baltimore LASIK Laser Eye Surgeon, Cataract Surgeon Dr. Behrens (ML)

Dr. Ashley Behrens, M.D., LASIK Laser Eye Surgery, Cataract Surgery, Lens Implant, Cornea & External Eye Disease Expert

Credentials and Qualifications

Dr. Ashley Behrens has extensive qualifications that Trusted LASIK Surgeons estimates place him among the top 1% of LASIK, laser eye surgery, refractive surgeons as well as cataract surgery experts in the United States.

For your convenience, these credentials and criteria have been grouped by Experience, Patient Care and Credentials. In addition, Dr. Behrens has included some additional career highlights that while not used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons in our screening process, clearly supplement his highly distinguished career.

Dr. Behrens’ qualifications and credentials as one of the top LASIK and cataract expert surgeons include:

Experience

• Over 10 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK
• Over 10 years experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens implants and RK)
• Over 17 years experience in cataract surgery (including cataract surgery with lens implants
• Performed over 2,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
• Performed over 1,000 lens implant surgery procedures, including cataract surgery
• Performed over 12,500 cataract surgery procedures
• Principal Investigator for several FDA clinical studies for manufacturers of lasers and other devices, products, and/or medications related to vision and general eyecare

Premier Patient Care

• “All-Laser” LASIK (bladeless) using the IntraLase laser
• Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK laser eye surgery
• Use of iLASIK Procedure- WaveScan Technology, IntraLase, and Visx Advanced CustomVue treatments
• Offers complete refractive surgery care
  • LASIK and PRK laser eye surgery
  • Intraocular lens implant surgery (IOLs) including Refractive Lensectomy (RLE) or Clear Lensectomy (CLE)
  • Conductive Keratoplasty (CK)
  • Limbal Relaxing Incisions
  • Cataract Eye Surgery (including cataract surgery with lens implants)
• Management of complications of surgery for new patients who had problems from a LASIK or another vision correction procedure or cataract surgery performed by another doctor
• Other eye surgeons, optometrists, opticians, employees of companies that specialize in refractive surgery instrumentation or their family members have had chosen Dr. Behrens to perform LASIK and another refractive surgery procedure or cataract surgery.

Professional Credentials

• Current Faculty Appointments:
  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Cornea Service, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
• Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) Faculty Member, Johns Hopkins University
• Hospital Staff Appointments:
• Professional Society and Organizations (Membership and Affiliations
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• Achievement Award
• Twice received Best Poster Presentation Award, AAO Annual Meeting
• International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
  • Eye Bank Association of America Award at AVRO meeting
• Research to Prevent Blindness
• Pan American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO)
  • Best Selected Paper Award at PAAO Meeting
• Andean Course of Ophthalmological Sciences
• College of Medicine of the Federal District, Venezuela
• Venezuelan Society of Ophthalmology (SVO) (Diplomate Member)
  • Recognition Award for outstanding participation as a surgeon in the National Campaign “Venezuela Free of Cataracts”
• Venezuelan Group of Cornea
• Certified by American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)
• Consulting Positions: Dr. Behrens has served as consultant for the following companies:
  • Allergan Inc.
  • Conversion Energy Enterprises
  • Tissue Banks International
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ophthalmology
  • DuPont Healthcare and Medical
  • Inspire Pharmaceuticals
  • Abbott/Advanced Medical Optics
• Certification to Train Other LASIK and refractive eye surgeons
• Editorial Positions
  • Cornea and Cataract Surgery, Ophthalmology Times, Editorial Board
  • The Open Ophthalmology Journal, Editorial Board
  • Revista Oftalmologica Venezolana (Venezuelan Ophthalmological Journal), Associate Editor
• Reviewer of scientific articles for 20 ophthalmology journals and publications, including
  • The American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, Cornea, European Journal of Ophthalmology, Experimental Eye Research, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Journal of Refractive Surgery, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, and Ophthalmology
• Reviewer of scientific articles for 20 ophthalmology journals and publications, including
• Over 60 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles published
• Over 16 text book chapters published
• 5 videos and podcasts on ophthalmology

Inventions and Patents

• Surgical Techniques
  • Microkeratome-assisted posterior lamellar keratoplasty
  • Ipsilateral rotational limbal stem cell transplantation for non-healing epithelial defects
  • Descemetorhexis technique using an artificial anterior chamber
  • Endothelial cell transplantation through an autologous stromal carrier
• Surgical Techniques
  • Use of amniotic fluid for chemical injuries of the eye (Provisional Patent Application Feb. 22, 2005, JHU #4512).
  • Use of amniotic fluid for inflammatory diseases of the eye including dry eye syndrome (PCT Patent Application Feb. 22, 2006, JHU #4816, Application #PCT/US2006/005986, Publication # WO/2006/091546, U.S. and CE Patent 2007).
  • Flexible optical device coupled to standard intraocular lenses to allow accommodation after lens replacement surgery (Provisional Patent Application April 28, 2006, JHU # 4954).
  • Riboflavin-UVA for the treatment of infectious keratitis of the eye. (Provisional Patent Application, June 2007).
  • Prevention and treatment of ocular infection after eye injury. (Provisional Patent Application, Aug. 7, 2007. JHU#P10102-01).
  • Wearable photoactivator for therapeutic applications. (Provisional Patent Application, September 24, 2007).
  • Use of blue light and a photosensitizer for the treatment of corneal infections. (Provisional Patent Application, April 2008).
  • Use of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of dry eye. (Provisional Patent Application, June 2008).

Additional Career Highlights

• Named to Marquis “Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare”
• Named to Marquis “Who’s Who in America”
• Morton F. Goldberg, MD, Director’s Discovery Fund Award. Baltimore, MD.
• Fight for Sight Grant-in-Aid Award
• Invited Guest of the National Academy of Medicine, Caracas, Venezuela

• Education/Training

• Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
  • San Ignacio de Loyola School, Caracas, Venezuela
• Medical School:
  • Central University of Venezuela, Luis Razetti School of Medicine, Caracas
• Internship:
  • Jose Maria Vargas Hospital, La Guaira, Venezuela
  • Rural Medicine. Alfredo Machado Hospital, Maiquetía, Venezuela
• Residency:
  • Specialist in Ophthalmology. Residency training in the Department of Ophthalmology, Francisco A. Rísquez Hospital, Caracas
    • Venezuelan Society of Ophthalmology, Distinguished Resident Award, Amblyopia National Campaign
  Fellowships:
  • Corneal Fellowship, Department of Ophthalmology, Francisco A. Rísquez Hospital, Caracas.
  • Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
    • Doktor der Medizin (Dr. med), Magna Cum Laude distinction, Faculty of Medicine.
    • Prof. Dr. med., Eugen Schreck Award, Best Doctoral Thesis
  • Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship. Department of Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California
  • Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship. Department of Ophthalmology, University of California Irvine

Surgeon Bio:

Ashley Behrens, M.D., is a Cornea, Refractive Surgery and External Diseases Specialist. Before joining the Wilmer Eye Institute, he completed extensive subspecialty training in South America (Venezuela), Germany and the U.S., and became the Chairman of one of the largest ophthalmology departments in his home country. Dr. Behrens is a surgical innovator and has developed novel therapeutic approaches that have helped many patients regain their vision worldwide. He has published several studies in recognized journals in several languages and has devoted his career to the cure of corneal diseases and the surgical correction of refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia).

Dr. Behrens has been Editor and reviewer of prestigious scientific journals. He has been recipient of several national and international awards for his contributions to ophthalmology, especially from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Pan American Association of Ophthalmology. Due to his meritorious career, Dr. Behrens has been selected as a biographee in the famous publications “Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare” and “Who’s Who in America.”

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