Welcome Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida to the RGF Family!
We're excited to announce that Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida has joined RGF. Please join us in welcoming these award-winning physicians: Dr. Paul A. Raskauskas, Dr. Tom Ghuman, Dr. Ashish G. Sharma, and Dr. Katrina A. Mears.
Dr. Paul A. Raskauskas
Dr. Paul A. Raskauskas is an experienced and award-winning retina specialist with a particular interest in studying Geographic Atrophy, a type of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Dr. Raskauskas earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Harvard University and attended medical school at Duke University. He completed his retina and vitreous surgical training at the renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami.
Dr. Raskauskas has received the honor of being named a Best Doctor and a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, and has authored numerous articles and abstracts that have been presented at regional, national, and international conventions, as well as published in respected medical journals. He serves his community on the Advisory Council for Lighthouse of Southwest Florida, a nonprofit organization that provides aid to people who are blind at no cost. He looks forward to serving more patients at RGF.
Learn more about Dr. Raskauskas.
Dr. Tom Ghuman
Dr. Tom Ghuman is an accomplished retina specialist with extensive experience. He completed his retina and vitreous medical and surgical training at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. He has been the principal investigator in dozens of pivotal clinical trials that have led to FDA approval of new therapies to treat retinal and vitreous diseases, and is currently the principal investigator for multiple National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute studies.
Dr. Ghuman has received the honor of being named a Best Doctor and a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, and has authored numerous articles and abstracts that have been presented at regional, national, and international conventions, as well as published in respected medical journals. He looks forward to using his extensive experience to help RGF's patients protect and preserve their vision.
Dr. Ashish G. Sharma
Dr. Ashish G. Sharma is an award-winning retina specialist. He completed his retina and vitreous medical and surgical training at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He has been the principal investigator in dozens of pivotal clinical trials that have led to FDA approval of new therapies for treating retinal and vitreous diseases.
Dr. Sharma has received the honor of being named a Best Doctor and a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, and has authored numerous articles and abstracts that have been presented at regional, national, and international conventions, as well as published in respected medical journals. He looks forward to using his experience to enhance the quality of life for patients at RGF.
Dr. Katrina A. Mears
Dr. Katrina A. Mears completed her retina and vitreous medical and surgical training at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She has been the principal investigator in dozens of pivotal clinical trials that have led to FDA approval of new therapies for treating retinal and vitreous diseases.
Dr. Mears has contributed her time and expertise to advancing medical and ophthalmic education by serving as a lecturer to her peers and has also collaborated on and authored publications in textbooks and peer-reviewed journals. In 2012, she was awarded the David Barsky Kresge Eye Institute Best Research Project prize and the Obertynski Kresge Eye Institute Best Published Ophthalmology Research prize. Dr. Mears is excited to help patients at RGF make the most of their vision.
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At the Retina Group of Florida, we're committed to providing patients across Florida with access to the most advanced retinal treatments, delivered by our team of world-class retinal specialists. We're proud to welcome Dr. Raskauskas, Dr. Ghuman, Dr. Sharma, and Dr. Mears to our practice, all of whom share our commitment to this mission. Contact us today to schedule appointments with them in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, or Naples - Pine Ridge.