Bio
Assistant Professor Edward H. Wood, MD is a board certified and fellowship trained vitreoretinal surgeon in the department of ophthalmology at the Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Wood?s clinical practice focuses on both adult and pediatric vitreoretinal disease. His approach to patients with retinal disorders is to ensure that every patient and their family are treated with respect and compassion. Dr. Wood takes a team approach in creating a treatment plan tailored to each patient?s individual needs with the goal of achieving a lifetime of useful and high quality vision.
In addition to medical and surgical care for retina patients, Dr. Wood engages in translational research with the goal of developing new therapies and approaches for patients without viable treatment options. He does so through leveraging the technologies of patient derived stem cells, optogenetics, and phenotypic drug screening in conjunction with active clinical research and surgical device development. Dr. Wood has filed numerous patents and founded several healthcare startups with the goal of improving patients? quality of life. Areas of interest include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular disease, retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, congenital x-linked retinoschisis, stickler syndrome, surgery for the macula (such as treatment of epiretinal membranes and macular holes), and correction of aphakia and dislocated intraocular lenses. His research interests are significantly inspired by his patients, and he is driven towards not only delivering the highest quality of care currently available, but also in developing the future standard of care in the field of medical retina and vitreoretinal surgery.
Dr. Wood received his BS in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University graduating Magna cum laude with Honors, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He then returned to his home state to complete medical school at the University of Kentucky where he served as Class President and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Following this, he completed his ophthalmology residency at Stanford University where he served as chief resident and was awarded the Heed Fellowship, the most prestigious national award for ophthalmology residents in the country. He underwent fellowship training in adult and pediatric vitreoretinal surgery at Associated Retinal Consultants of William Beaumont Hospital, under the mentorship of distinguished retina faculty such as Dr. Michael Trese, Dr. George Williams, Dr. Antonio Capone, Dr. Tamer Mahmoud, and others. In 2018, he received the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Award, the highest honor for a vitreoretinal surgery fellow in the United States. Following fellowship, Dr. Wood returned to Stanford University's School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Department of Ophthalmology.
He has published over 40 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts and book chapters, and presents regularly at national and international symposia. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the American Society of Retina Specialists.
Clinical Focus
- Ophthalmology
Honors & Awards
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Ronald G. Michels Fellow, Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation (2018)
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Best Consulting Department of the Year Award, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics / Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency (2017)
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Chief Resident in Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine (2017)
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Heed Fellow, Heed Ophthalmic Foundation and Society of Heed Fellows (2017)
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Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Residents Retreat, Heed Ophthalmic Foundation (2016)
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Stanford Society of Physician Scholars and Stanford MedScholars, Stanford University School of Medicine (2015)
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Patient Advocate Honor, University Medical Center Brackenridge, Transitional Year Program (2014)
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Francis Massie Award from the Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine (2013)
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Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, University of Kentucky College of Medicine (2012)
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Elected Medical School Class President, University of Kentucky College of Medicine (2011-2013)
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Best Research Poster out of over 1,000 submissions, American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS) Annual Meeting (2011)
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Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Distinction, Vanderbilt University (2008)
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Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa at Vanderbilt University (2008)
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Vanderbilt College Scholars Program, Vanderbilt University (2005)
Professional Education
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Board Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology (2019)
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Vitreoretinal Fellowship, Associated Retinal Consultants of William Beaumont Hospital, Medical and Surgical Retina; Ronald G. Michels Fellow (2019)
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Ophthalmology Residency, Stanford University School of Medicine, Ophthalmology; Chief Resident, Heed Fellow (2017)
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Medical Internship, Dell Medical School at University of Texas Austin, Medicine and Surgery; Patient Advocate Honor (2014)
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MD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Medicine; Elected Class President (2013)
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BS, Vanderbilt University, Neuroscience with Distinction; Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa (2008)