Dr. Hageman is the John A. Moran Presidential Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Utah. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he conducted both his undergraduate and graduate studies in biology and marine biology.
His primary research interest has been directed toward assessment of genes and pathways involved in the etiology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), where he and his colleagues have been pioneers in providing a strong body of evidence that supports a role of variant genes of the complement system in the etiology of this disease.
Prior to his move to the Moran Eye Center, Dr. Hageman served for three years as the Iowa Entrepreneurial Endowed Professor and Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. At Iowa he directed the Cell Biology and Functional Genomics Laboratory. He held additional appointments as a Senior Member of the University of Iowa Center for Macular Degeneration, an Associate Faculty in the Center for the Study of Macular Degeneration, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Honorary Professorships at Queens University, Belfast, UK and Shandong Eye Institute, Qingdao, China.
Dr. Heier received his medical degree from Boston University, then did his transitional internship and ophthalmology residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Between his internship and residency, Dr. Heier served as a physician in a Combat Support Hospital in the Persian Gulf War, where he was awarded a Bronze Star. Dr. Heier then completed a vitreoretinal fellowship at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston/Tufts University School of Medicine. He is a partner at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, and the co-director of the vitreoretinal fellowship. Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston is one of the largest and most prestigious multi-specialty ophthalmology practices in the United States. Dr Heier is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts School of Medicine, and a Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Heier is the Secretary of Online Education for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the past President of the Center for Eye Research and Education Foundation in Boston, MA. Dr. Heier is a member of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Retina Society, and the Macula Society.
From the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Heier received the Senior Achievement Award in 2010, the Secretariat Award in 2007, and the Honor Award in 2003. He is also the recipient of the Honor Award and Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists.
Dr. Heier is one of the leading retinal clinical researchers in the country for new treatments in exudative and non-exudative macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, venous occlusive disease, vitreoretinal surgical techniques and instrumentation, and diagnostic imaging of the retina. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Board or as Clinical Design Consultant to over twenty biotechnical or pharmaceutical companies.
Dr. Heier lectures nationally and internationally on retinal research and the innovative approach to the treatment of retinal diseases. He has authored or co-authored numerous works in peer-reviewed journals, as well as served as a reviewer for Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Retina, and numerous other journals.
Dr. Heier enjoys time with his family, especially watching, with his wife of over 25 years, his two beautiful daughters as they dance at Boston Ballet.
Dr. Gehrs received her medical degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Upon completing her internship at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, Dr. Gehrs finished her post graduate education by completing a residency and fellowship (vitreoretina) at Duke University Eye Center prior to becoming Chief Resident in 1993.
Dr. Gehrs specializes in retina/vitreous disorders and focuses her research in diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. She is certified in both the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Gehrs is an accomplished teacher, frequent lecturer and is very active in several professional associations.
After more than a dozen years as a vitreoretinal faculty member at the University of Iowa, Dr. Gehrs joined the Center for Retina and Macular Disease, in Florida, in 2009. Dr. Gehrs has been distinguished as one of the Best Doctors in America for the past four years in a row.
Suber S. Huang, MD, MBA, is President of the American Society of Retina Specialists and has served on the Steering Committee for the National Eye Health Education Program, an advisory board to the National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health, since 2003. He is also Vice-Chairman and Director of Center for Retina and Macular Disease of the University Hospitals Eye Institute and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Northeast Ohio Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the University School.
Dr. Huang received his undergraduate degree from the Johns Hopkins University, his medical degree in 1990 from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and his MBA in 2004 from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. He completed his ophthalmology residency training at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute at Johns Hopkins University and a fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami.