Faculty and Physicians

Hans E. Grossniklaus, MD, MBA

F. Phinizy Calhoun Jr. Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, L.F. Montgomery Pathology Laboratory
Director, Section of Ocular Oncology and Pathology

Dr. Grossniklaus, director of the Ocular Oncology and Pathology service and L.F. Montgomery Laboratory, is board certified in both ophthalmology and anatomic pathology. He has expertise in diagnostic ophthalmic pathology, ocular oncology and ophthalmic pathology research, including drug delivery.

Diagnostic ophthalmic pathology includes surgical pathology of ocular and periocular tissue, including cornea, vitreous, retina, uvea, conjunctiva, eyelid, and orbit. Ocular oncology includes conjunctival, retinal, iris, ciliary body and choroidal tumors.

He has expertise in translational research, having served as the director of the Submacular Surgery Trials (SST) Pathology Center and a clinical trial to treat patients with uveal melanoma.

His clinical areas of interest are ocular oncology and ophthalmic pathology. His research areas of interest are treatment of primary ocular melanoma and retinoblastoma and control of metastatic melanoma from the eye to the liver.

Dr. Grossniklaus regularly sees and treats patients with ocular malignancies and other ophthalmic conditions.

Publications (PubMed link)

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Medical School
Ohio State University, Columbus OH: 1977-1980

Internship
Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus OH: 1980-1981

Residency in Ophthalmology
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH: 1981-1984

Residency in Pathology
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH: 1985-1988

Fellowship
Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD: 1984-1985

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC: 1988-1989

Preceptorship
Emory Eye Center (Thomas. M. Aaberg Sr. MD)