The Doctors
The physicians in our group are Reid Schindler, M.D., Cameron Javid, M.D., April E. Harris, M.D., Egbert Saavedra, M.D., and Mark Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.. Each doctor is a well-trained, board certified ophthalmologist who has had additional expert training in the diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the retina and vitreous. The doctors are also investigators in several current and past clinical research studies.
Our doctors make a special effort to explain each phase of diagnosis and treatment to our patients. It is important for patients and their families to be fully informed about their eyes; we also provide brochures and show video tapes related to specific eye conditions.
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Reid Schindler, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C.)
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Current Academic Appointment: Professional Memberships:
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Mark Walsh, M.D., Ph.D. (Arriving September 2009)
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Dr. Schindler was born in Winnipeg, Canada and received his medical degree from the University of Alberta. Following residency training in ophthalmology at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Schindler completed his retina fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada) and the American College of Surgeons. He has been practicing in Tucson since 1987.
Dr. Javid was born in Washington State and raised in Montana. He received his medical degree from the University of Illinois, followed by Internship at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, and completed an Ophthalmology residency at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans. Following residency training he performed his retina fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School, Boston. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has been practicing in Tucson since 1999. Dr Javid also takes an active role in training Ophthalmology residents and medical students from the University of Arizona.
Dr. Harris was born in Nebraska and raised in Kansas. She received her medical degree from the University of Texas at Dallas, followed by Internship at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and completed an Ophthalmology residency at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. Following residency training, she performed her retina fellowship at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has been practicing in Tucson since 2004. Prior to her arrival in Tucson, she was in private practice for two years in Vermont.
Dr. Saavedra received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. This was followed by internship at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia and Ophthalmology residency at Cole Eye Institute/Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH. Following residency, Dr. Saavedra completed a fellowship in medical and surgical retina at the Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Saavedra is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has been practicing in Tucson since 2006.
Dr. Walsh received his medical degree and PhD from Washington University in St Louis, MO. This was followed by an internship at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL and Ophthalmology residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Following residency Dr. Walsh completed his retina fellowship at Associated Retina Consultants in Royal Oak, MI. He has been practicing in Tucson since 2009.