Felipe A. Medeiros

Felipe A. Medeiros, M.D., Ph.D. is a Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and the Joseph AC Wadsworth Endowed Chair at Duke University. He is also Vice-Chair for Technology and the Director of the Clinical Research Unit, where he leads clinical research efforts in the Department of Ophthalmology. He is also a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke.

Dr. Medeiros’ research has been focused on the development of innovative methods and technologies for early diagnosis and detection of glaucoma progression, the main cause of irreversible blindness in the world. His laboratory has pioneered the use of technologies such as virtual reality to investigate functional outcomes in ophthalmology. More recently, his work has focused on how artificial intelligence can improve the screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of eye diseases. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 6 books in ophthalmology. His publications have received over 22,000 citations, for an h-index of 81. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and through much other public and private institutions.

Dr. Medeiros has been the recipient of several international awards, including the Cogan Award from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the World Glaucoma Association Research Award, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Senior Achievement Award, the American Glaucoma Society Clinician-Scientist and Mid-Career Awards, among many others. Most recently, he received the Moacyr Alvaro Gold Medal, the most prestigious award in Ophthalmology in Latin America. He has trained numerous students, fellows, and postdocs from many parts of the world.