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Sarah Rodriguez, MD, MPH, provides comprehensive and compassionate care for children with decreased vision. Dr. Rodriguez's expertise includes treating conditions caused by abnormal eye development, amblyopia (lazy eye), strabismus (misalignment of the eyes), pediatric cataracts, and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). She specializes in adjustable sutures and adult strabismus/re-alignment surgery. Passionate about delivering high-quality care, Dr. Rodriguez is also actively involved in clinical research, having received the prestigious Knights Templar Eye Foundation Career-Starter Grant to study neurodevelopmental outcomes for infants screened for ROP. As a Principal Investigator at the University of Chicago, she contributes to the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG). Her research has been published in numerous esteemed scientific journals including Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, and Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (J AAPOS). In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Rodriguez is dedicated to addressing health disparities and has participated in medical missions to Ghana and Nicaragua, as well as workshops focusing on ROP in Vietnam and South Africa. She is a committee member of SIBA (Stop Infant Blindness in Africa), a program aimed at preventing the anticipated wave of ROP in Sub-Saharan Africa.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Associate Professor in Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, focusing on clinical interests and research.
Department of Philosophy