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M Wilson, MD, Ophthalmology, Charleston, SC, MUSC Health University Medical Center

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Ophthalmology • Charleston, SC

Pediatric & Strabismus

N. Edgar Miles Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Storm Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina

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Summary

  • I am currently the N. Edgar Miles Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
    I was recently the President of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (AAPOS) and President Council of the American Ophthalmological Society
    I served as Storm Eye Institute Residency Program Director from 1990-1998 and then as Storm Eye Institute Director and Pierre G. Jenkins Professor and Ophthalmology Department Chair, Medical University of South Carolina for 15 years, from 1996-2011.
    I received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (2016) and from the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) (2010).
    I served on the editorial Board of the Journal of AAPOS and served as Executive Editor of the American Journal of Ophthalmology for more than a decade. I have been elected to thesis membership in the prestigious American Ophthalmological Society, and the Association for Research in Strabismus (“The Squint Club”).
    At MUSC and the Storm Eye Institute, I also serve as the Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Program Director. I am on the Appointment, Promotion, Tenure, and Mentoring Committee. I enjoy my role as a Career-in-Medicine Mentor for medical students and a Promotion and Tenure Mentor for academic faculty members. On a national scale, I serve in a leadership role on several clinical trials including my role on the Steering Committee of the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.
    I have given more than 700 invited presentations at national and international conferences including 21 named lectures. I have written or contributed to 27 books and published over 250 scientific papers, chapters, and invited editorials on a wide variety of subjects. I have trained residents and fellows for more than 20 years and maintains a large referral practice, receiving patients for consultation and surgery from around the country.

Education & Training

  • Children's National Medical Center/George Washington University
    Children's National Medical Center/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 1986 - 1987
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Ophthalmology, 1983 - 1986
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 1981 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2015 - 2021
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Life Achievement Award Honor Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2016
  • Senior Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Lifetime Achievement Award American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Penn Scientists Use CRISPR for First Time to Correct Clotting in Newborn and Adult Mice
    Penn Scientists Use CRISPR for First Time to Correct Clotting in Newborn and Adult MiceDecember 2nd, 2016
  • An Allergy to Red Meat May Be Tied to Heart Disease
    An Allergy to Red Meat May Be Tied to Heart DiseaseSeptember 1st, 2018

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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. M Wilson, Dr. M Wilson, MD, Dr. M Edward Wilson