Sharon Fekrat Author & Editor

Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS is a vitreoretinal surgeon at the Duke University Eye Center, Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine, and Associate Chief of Staff at Duke’s Veterans Affairs affiliate, the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where she previously held positions as Chief of Ophthalmology and Interim Chief of Surgery. She has co-authored over 120 peer-reviewed articles and over 40 book chapters, holds 2 surgical instrument patents, has received 2 American Society of Retina Specialists Rhett-Buckler Awards for surgical video, is on the editorial board of 6 professional journals, and has served as site principal investigator for numerous multicenter clinical trials. She is co-editor of Duke Eye Center’s All About Your Eyes book for the lay public. Dr. Fekrat has been selected by her peers as one of Best Doctors each year for over a decade, was chosen as one of the top 150 leading retina innovators in the United States by Ocular Surgery News, and is past president of the North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. She is Director of the Duke Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship and of Ophthalmology Faculty Mentoring and Career Development.