John C. Michael, MD

• University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
• University of Wisconsin (Madison) Ophthalmology Residency
• University of Wisconsin (Madison) Retina Fellowship
• American Board of Ophthalmology Board Certified

Matthew M. Wessel, MD

• Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Medical School
• Weill Cornell Ophthalmology Residency
• Weill Cornell Surgical Vitreo-retinal Fellowship
• American Board of Ophthalmology Board Certified

Rumya R. Rao, MD

• University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Medical School
• Northwestern University Ophthalmology Residency
• Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Retina Fellowship
• American Board of Ophthalmology Board Certified

Ru-ik Chee, MD

• Trinity College of Dublin School of Medicine
• University of Illinois at Chicago (Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary) Retina Fellowship
• Weill Cornell Ophthalmology Residency
• American Board of Ophthalmology Board Certified

Katarzyna Brodowska, MD, Ph.D

• Jagiellonian University School of Medicine
• Case Western Reserve University Ophthalmology Residency
• University of Pittsburgh Retina Fellowship
• Research fellowship: Harvard University

Hong-Gam Le, MD

• University of Michigan Medical School of Medicine
• Northwestern University Ophthalmology Residency
• University of Utah / Moran Eye Center Vitreoretinal Fellowship
• American Board of Ophthalmology Board Certified

Anna Sporysheva, MD

• Russian State Medical University in Moscow
• specialized training in Ophthalmology at the Moscow Helmholtz Research Institute of Eye Diseases
• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
• Fellowship at Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: Ophthalmology, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist
• Fellowship 2 year Medical Retina at the University of Miami's Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Susan Vierling, MD

Dr. Vierling has been providing retinal care to patients in the Chicagoland area since 1995, after she completed her fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. She founded Suburban Retina, Ltd. in 2004, with the goal of providing state of the art care to patients with diseases of the retina and vitreous in a compassionate and comfortable environment. She serves as a clinical assistant professor at Loyola University and is active in teaching medical and surgical retina to ophthalmology residents from Loyola University. She resides in Elmhurst, with her husband, Tim, a physician with the Women's Center for Health in Naperville, and their two sons.