Michael W. Stewart, MD
Professor and chairman of ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
Expertise
About
Michael W. Stewart, MD, is professor and chairman of ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and the Knights Templar Eye Foundation Professor of Ophthalmology Research. He graduated with honors in chemistry from Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and from the McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Montreal. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and an ophthalmology residency at Emory University in Atlanta. Dr. Stewart completed vitreoretinal fellowships at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans and at the University of California Davis.
His research interests include diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions, and infectious retinitis. He has a particular interest in retinal pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and the mathematical modeling of ocular diseases and treatments.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), McGill University School of Medicine, Montreal
- Fellowships in Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery (Retina Research Foundation New Orleans, University of California Davis)
Certifications
- Board-Certified in Ophthalmology
Awards
- Knights Templar Eye Research Foundation Professor of Ophthalmology Research
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award