Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS is a Professor of Ophthalmology on the Retina Service at Wills Eye Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University, and a partner at Mid Atlantic Retina. He also serves as Co-Director of the Retina Research Unit at Wills Eye Hospital and is the principal investigator for numerous national and international clinical trials.
Dr. Garg earned his Bachelor of Science with Honors and Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of Michigan, where he completed his ophthalmology residency and was appointed Chief Resident. He completed his fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery at Wills Eye Hospital.
A nationally and internationally recognized leader in retina care and research, Dr. Garg has authored more than 600 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and edited or co-edited four major textbooks. He is the former Editor-in-Chief of Retina Times and currently serves as Ophthalmology Editor for the Merck Manual and Editor-in-Chief of the American Academy of Ophthalmology ONE Network. He serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Ophthalmology and the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology and is Managing Editor of Ophthalmic Research. He also serves on the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care Committee.
Dr. Garg is a past president of the Greater Philadelphia Ophthalmology Society and former Chair of the Wills Eye Annual Conference. He is a clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, serves on its Ethics Committee, and is Chair of the Academy’s Annual Meeting Retina Committee. His honors include two Secretariat Awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists, and the inaugural Women in Retina Champion Award. He is a member of the Retina Society, Macula Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Uveitis Society, and the American Society of Retina Specialists, and serves on the boards of the American Society of Retina Specialists and the Macula Society.
Clinically, Dr. Garg specializes in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, complex retinal detachments, retinal vascular diseases, inherited retinal degenerations, macular holes and puckers, and ocular inflammatory conditions.
Dr. Garg is frequently featured in national media, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Real Simple, as well as The Atlantic, Popular Science, Women’s Health, and Billboard. He has also appeared on Medscape/WebMD, NPR’s The Pulse, Fox 29 Philadelphia, CBC, Today, and Good Morning America.
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Our retina specialists treat everything from common retinal diseases to the most complex medical and surgical cases.
Dr Brett Foxman, Dr Scott Foxman, Dr Thomas Margolis and Dr Daniel Connors will continue to treat patients at the Northfield, Vineland and Cape May Court House locations.
