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Baltimore LASIK Eye Surgeon Roy Chuck, M.D., Ph.D.
 

Appointments:

(410) 583-2800

Address:

Wilmer Eye Institute

10753 Falls Road
Pavilion II, Ste. 455
Lutherville, MD 21093

Web site:

Wilmer Laser Vision Center

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Credentials and Qualifications

Dr. Roy Chuck has extensive qualifications that Trusted LASIK Surgeons estimates place him among the top 1% of LASIK and laser eye surgery and refractive surgeons in the United States.

For your convenience, these credentials and criteria have been grouped by Experience, Patient Care and Credentials. In addition, Dr. Chuck 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. Chuck’s qualifications and credentials as one of the top LASIK surgeons include:

Experience

  • Over 12 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK
  • Over 14 experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens implants and RK)
  • Performed over 5,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
  • Principal Investigator for 5 FDA studies for laser manufacturers as well as a Co-Investigator for 5 other FDA studies

Premier Patient Care

  • Use of Intralase system for “All-Laser” or “Bladeless” LASIK
  • Use of Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK
  • Use of iLASIK Procedure- WaveScan Technology, Intralase, and Visx Advanced CustomVue treatments
  • Offers complete refractive surgery care, including LASIK, PRK, RLE / CLE, CK (Conductive Keratoplasty), Phakic Implants, Limbal Relaxing Incisions, and cataract lens implants procedures
  • Management of complications of surgery for new patients who had problems from a LASIK or other vision correction procedure performed by another doctor
  • Other eye surgeons, optometrists, opticians, employees of companies that specialize in refractive surgery instrumentation or their family members have had their LASIK and other refractive surgeries performed by Dr. Chuck
Professional Credentials

Inventions and Patents

  • Chuck RS. Optimized topical drug formulation for the treatment of dry eye disease. (provisional).
  • Baerveldt G, Chuck RS. Minimally invasive glaucoma surgical instrument and method. (December 27, 2005, 6,979,328). [510K, licensed and in production for clinical use]
  • Chuck RS, Suwan-apichon O. Small animal model of dry eye for high throughput testing of therapeutics and drug absorption. (provisional).
  • Chuck RS, Shehada RE, McDonnell PJ. System and method for quantitative and qualitative measurement of exogenous substances in tissue and other materials using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy. (application 20040199079, October 7, 2004)
  • Chuck RS. Isolation of live stem cells by fluorescence spectroscopy. (provisional/converted 2005) [licensed]
  • Chuck RS, Chou JS, Baerveldt G. Implantable devices and methods for measuring intraocular, subconjunctival or subdermal pressure and/or analyte concentration. (application 20040254438, December 16, 2004) [licensed]
  • Chuck RS. Devices and methods for harvesting limbal stem cells. (January 20, 2004; 6,679,898; addended application 20040167556, August 26, 2004) [licensed]
  • 2001 Chuck RS, Cohen D, Bearman GH, McDonnell PJ, Grundfest WS. Fluorescence- guided excimer laser ablation of corneal tissue. (provisional).
  • Cantor CR, Chuck RS and Tse DB. Design and synthesis of bispecific reagents: use of double stranded DNAs as chemically and spatially defined cross-linkers. (December 15, 1998; 5,849,878)
  • Cantor CR, Chuck RS and Tse DB. Design and synthesis of bispecific DNA-antibody conjugates. (June 3, 1997; 5,635,602).
  • Libutti SK, Oz MC, Chuck RS and Bass LS. Dye-enhanced laser photosclerosis of venous varicosities and other vascular malformations. (provisional).
  • Oz MC and Chuck RS. Laser tissue welding with dye-enhanced biologically compatible solders. (provisional). [licensed]

Additional Career Highlights

Education

  • Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley, BS Engineering
    • California Honor Society Golden Seal Bearer
    • Academic Achievement Scholar for the City of Berkley, CA
    • American Savings and Loan Mathematics Scholar
    • Chancellor’s Scholar
    • Dean’s List
    • Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
    • ARCS Foundation / Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Collegiate Research Fellow
  • Medical School: Columbia University, MD, PhD
  • Internship: St. Mary's Health Center, St. Louis, MO- PGY1, Intern in Internal Medicine
  • Residency: Washington University/Barnes Hospital, PGY2-4, Resident in Ophthalmology
    • Rosenbaum Research Award (1996)
    • Chief Resident in Ophthalmology
  • Additional Post Doctorate Education/Training:
  • Cornell University Medical College, Visiting Scientist, North Shore University Hospital
  • University of California, Berkeley, Exchange Scholar, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology
  • Columbia University, Graduate Research, Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies, Assistant
  • Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellow, Instructor
  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Laboratory For Laser Research and Technology Development, Visiting Scientist

Personal Bio

Baltimore Roy S. Chuck M.D., Ph.D. is the Tom Clancy Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Refractive Surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. A cornea specialist and board certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Chuck has expertise in the field of laser techniques for refractive eye problems and has published, patented and lectured extensively throughout his career. Dr. Chuck also has a strong research interest in ocular surface corneal transplantation and sight restoration.

Dr. Chuck, a UC Berkeley trained engineer, graduated from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where he received his M.D., Ph.D. degree. He then proceeded on to internship at St. Mary's Health Center and ophthalmology residency in the Dept of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Washington University School of Medicine, where he also served as Chief Resident. He completed his fellowship training in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the Doheny Eye Institute of the University of Southern California. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Chuck served on the faculties of Ophthalmology and Engineering at Washington University, University of Southern California and University of California, Irvine.


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