Howard F. Fine

Howard F. Fine received the B.S. degree in chemical engineering and biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, in 1996, the M.D. (cum laude) degree from Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, in 2001, and the M.H.Sc. degree in clinical trials from Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, in 2000. In 2005, he completed the Ophthalmology Residency at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, MD, and, in 2007, the fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery from Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, where he is currently the Medical Director of the Gerstner Clinical Research Center and an Assistant Professor of ophthalmology. He has authored or coauthored literature on minimally invasive vitreoretinal surgical outcomes, autofluorescence imaging of the retina, and the use of monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of retinal vascular diseases. His current research interests include expanding vitreoretinal surgical capabilities, retinal imaging, and novel therapeutics for retinal vascular disease.