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 David A. Hill, M.D.
Dr. David Hill graduated Magna Cum Laude from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and then obtained his medical degree Cum Laude from the Yale University School of Medicine. After serving as a medical intern and resident at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Dr. Hill spent three years as a Research Associate at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland before completing his Residency in Ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. Following his residency, he did a Fellowship in Glaucoma at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary before moving to Hartford to practice ophthalmology. Dr. Hill is a founding partner of Consulting Ophthalmologists and was Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at Hartford Hospital from 1982 to 2004. He is on the Active Medical Staff at Hartford Hospital, and an eye surgeon at The Eye Institute at Hartford Hospital. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the New England Ophthalmological Society, the Hartford County Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. Dr. Hill practices ophthalmology with sub-specialty in the treatment of glaucoma, cataracts and disease and surgery of the anterior segment.
 Martin Wand, M.D.
Dr. Martin Wand received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale University and did his ophthalmology residency and glaucoma fellowship at Harvard. He is a Director of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Trustee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Chair of the AAO Council, past Chair of the AAO National Glaucoma Project, and past president of the New England Ophthalmological Society. He is currently Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He has published over 122 articles in scientific journals, chapters in medical textbooks, and educational videos, and has given over 227 talks and lectures in glaucoma around the world. Dr. Wand is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and was re-certified in 2003; he specializes in the treatment of glaucoma, cataracts and diseases of the anterior segment.
 C. Mitchell Gilbert, M.D.
Dr. Gilbert graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. He received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his medical internship and ophthalmology residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He attended Harvard’s eye hospital, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, as a Heed Ophthalmic Foundation fellow in cornea and external ocular diseases. He then served as the Wilmer Eye Institute’s Chief Resident, before beginning practice with Consulting Ophthalmologists, P.C. in 1987.
Dr. Gilbert is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the New England Ophthalmological Society (currently treasurer), and the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians. Besides being a comprehensive ophthalmologist, his subspecialty expertise includes cornea, complicated cataract and implant surgery, and diseases and surgery of the anterior segment.
 Martin G. Edwards, M.D.
Dr. Edwards graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. He attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland where he received his medical degree. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at The Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Edwards was Clinical Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at Scheie Eye Institute, The University of Pennsylvania. He was Chief of Ophthalmology at Walson U.S. Air Force Hospital where he established an excimer laser refractive surgery service for military beneficiaries.
He is a member of the New England Ophthalmic Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Edwards performs surgery at Constitution Eye Surgery Center, The Eye Institute at Hartford Hospital and the Precision Laser Vision Center. His subspecialty is diseases and surgery of the anterior segment and cataract and refractive surgery.
 Michael P. Gingold, M.D.
Dr. Gingold graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. He earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and then completed a fellowship in ophthalmic plastic, orbital and reconstructive surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.
Dr. Gingold is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a fellow of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS). He has surgery privileges at the Eye Institute at Hartford Hospital, John Dempsey Hospital at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, and The Constitution Eye Surgery Center.
Dr. Gingold specializes in plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the eyelids, orbit and lacrimal system. In the United States, there are only a few hundred doctors who have devoted themselves to the specialty of eye plastic surgery - ASOPRS surgeons. To master the specialty, doctors begin with three years of eye surgery training after completing medical school. They become board certified ophthalmologists. A year of extensive, advanced oculoplastic (eye plastic) surgery training is then completed, followed by qualifying examinations and a scientific thesis.
 Geoffrey T. Emerick, M.D.
Dr. Emerick received his undergraduate degree with distinction (Phi Beta Kappa) from Stanford University and his medical degree from University of California, San Diego. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and his glaucoma fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. Since finishing his training, he has been on the faculty at Loyola University in Chicago where he was an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Glaucoma Service. He is currently on the faculties of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the Yale School of Medicine.
Dr. Emerick has had a distinguished career with many scientific publications and lectures throughout the country. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is now an examiner for the Board. He is also a member of American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma Society, and numerous other professional societies. He specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma, cataract, and diseases of the anterior segment of the eye.
 Thomas P. Ward, M.D.
Dr. Ward completed a Residency in Ophthalmology and a Fellowship in Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and a Fellowship in Ophthalmic Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. Prior to his move to Connecticut, Dr. Ward served as Director of the Ophthalmology Residency Program at the Walter Reed Army Hospital and as the Ophthalmology Consultant to The Surgeon General of the Army. He has been awarded the Order of Military Medical Merit from the Army Medical Department and the Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Ward specializes in the consultation and treatment of retina diseases including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, and retinal vascular disorders.
 John B. Franklin, M.D.
Dr. Franklin graduated from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. His ophthalmology residency was at Baylor University-Cullen Eye Institute in Houston, Texas and additional training at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Franklin was a USPS post-doctoral ophthalmology fellow at Baylor College of Medicine. He is a past president of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians and the Hartford County Medical Association. Dr. Franklin was past chair of the Ethics Committee of Connecticut State Medical Society. He is also a member of the New England Ophthalmological Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Franklin specializes in medical ophthalmology and contact lenses.
 Craig A. Mehldau, M.D.
Dr. Mehldau graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and served a surgical internship at the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.
Prior to medical school, Dr. Mehldau completed flight training and was designated a U.S. Naval Aviator, and after medical school he served as a Naval Flight Surgeon. Dr. Mehldau is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a member of the New England Ophthalmological Society and Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians.
Before joining Consulting Ophthalmologists, P.C., Dr. Mehldau practiced general ophthalmology in West Hartford center with his good friend, the late H. E. Wassermann, M.D.
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