Dr. Everardo Hernandez Quintela

Biography

Everardo Hernandez-Quintela, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.S., is an accomplished cataract and cornea surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute, primarily located in Baltimore and Lutherville, Maryland. He specializes in refractive surgery, including LASIK and PRK, and corneal transplants. As the medical director of the Patient Access Center Eye (PACE) at Wilmer, Dr. Hernandez-Quintela has an extensive background in ophthalmology and has held significant academic positions. Prior to his tenure at Johns Hopkins Medicine, he was a professor of ophthalmology at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he led advanced courses in cornea and refractive surgery and research methodology in ophthalmology. A founding member of the international chapter of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in Mexico, Dr. Hernandez-Quintela has a strong profile in academic literature, serving as a peer reviewer for respected journals such as the Journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the International Journal of Ophthalmology. His research interests encompass the development and validation of medical diagnostic devices, confocal microscopy, keratoconus, and ocular surface disease. Dr. Hernandez-Quintela completed his medical education at Universidad La Salle and has trained at prominent institutions, including the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

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