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Vision Discovery Institute

Vision Discovery Institute Faculty

Our faculty members represent clinical and basic science expertise and have appointments in four of the five colleges of Augusta University (Allied Health, Dental College of Georgia, Graduate Studies and Medical College of Georgia)

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Yutao Liu, PhD

  • Professor, Cellular Biology & Anatomy
  • Basic Science Co-Director

706-721-2015

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Steven Brooks, MD

  • William S. Hagler, MD
  • Chair in Ophthalmology
  • Dept. Chair, Ophthalmology
  • Clinical Co-Director

706-721-1150

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Manuela Bartoli, PhD

  • Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-9797

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David Bogorad, MD

  • Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1160

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Wendy Bollag, PhD

  • Professor, Physiology & Endocrinology

706-721-0698

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Kathryn Bollinger, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-6175

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Ruth B. Caldwell, PhD

  • Professor,
  • Vascular Biology Center

706-721-6145

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R. William Caldwell, PhD

  • Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology

706-721-3383

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Dr. Jianzhong Chen

  • Assistant Professor,
  • Cellular Biology & Anatomy

706-721-3783

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Atanaska Dobreva, PhD

  • Assistant Professor,
  • Department of Mathematics
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Khaled ElMasry, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Dental College of Georgia
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Diego Espinosa-Heidman, MD

  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1148

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Amy Estes, MD

  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1160

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Xingjun Fan, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Cellular Biology & Anatomy
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Lin Gan, PhD

  • Professor, Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine
  • Director, Transgenic & Genome Editing Core

706-721-9635

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Stephanie Goei, MD

  • Professor, Pediatrics

706-721-6175

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Pamela Martin, PhD

  • Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

706-721-4220

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Priya Narayanan, PhD

  • Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Experimental Therapeutics Program

706-721-0611

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Philip O'Herron, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Physiology & Endocrinology
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Folami Lamoke Powell, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

706-721-9797

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Andrea Prosser, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1160

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Ashok Sharma, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Population Health Sciences

706-721-6335

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Shruti Sharma, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-6522

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Brian K. Stansfield, MD

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics Neonatology

706-721-2331

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Menaka Thounaojam, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Cellular Biology and Anatomy

706-721-7910

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Lane Ulrich, MD

  • Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1160

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Jing Wang, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Cellular Biology & Anatomy

706-721-0876

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Mitchell A. Watsky, PhD

  • Professor, Cellular Biology and Anatomy

706-721-9541

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Ming Zhang, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Cellular Biology & Anatomy

706-721-6772