Daniel F. Martin, MD

Daniel F. Martin, MD was appointed Chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute in December of 2008. He joined Cole Eye Institute from Emory University in Atlanta, where he served as the Thomas M. Aaberg Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Retina Service.

Dr. Martin completed medical school at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine followed by residency and chief residency in ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery and Diseases at Duke University Eye Center followed by a two-year fellowship in Uveitis and Ocular Immunology at the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

Clinically, Dr. Martin’s specialty interests include both medical and surgical treatments of the retina. Dr Martin has extensive experience in the management of age related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, macular pucker, macular hole, retinal detachment, and inflammatory and infectious diseases of the retina.

Dr. Martin’s has been involved in the design, development, and execution of many clinical trials having served as principal investigator for more than 25 studies including AREDS, SOCA, and numerous AMD and diabetes trials. In addition, he has served on numerous clinical trial committees including three Data and Safety Monitoring Boards and five Steering Committees. Finally, he has served as the study chairman for seven national randomized clinical trials. Dr Martin currently serves as the Study Chair for the Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials, an NIH sponsored study evaluating the comparative safety and efficacy of Lucentis and Avastin for the treatment of neovascular AMD. Dr Martin was extensively involved in the development of the ganciclovir implant and later valganciclovir for the treatment of CMV retinitis and led the clinical trials that resulted in FDA approval of both of these drugs. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and has delivered more than 220 invited lectures.