Ishrat Ahmed, MD

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Ishrat Ahmed, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor of ophthalmology in the Retina Division of the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Ahmed received her combined medical degree and doctoral degree in neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2017. She is also an alumna of the Wilmer 2021 ophthalmology residency program. Most recently, Dr. Ahmed completed a vitreoretinal surgical fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston.Dr. Ahmed specializes in the management of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal tears, retinal vein occlusion and other vascular diseases of the retina. She also specializes in the surgical management of retinal detachments, retinal trauma, macular holes, and epiretinal membranes, among others. With a research background in neurodegeneration, Dr. Ahmed has a clinical and research interest in inherited retinal diseases.