Areas of Interest
Research Areas
- Cornea, Ocular Surface and Refractive Disorders
- eHealth
- Clinical Trials - Cornea
- Clinical Trials - Retina
Research Summary
Corneal transplantation and eye banking; telemedicine for ophthalmology with specific focus on anterior eye diseases; residency education and surgical training
Clinical Interests
Comprehensive eye care; cataract surgery; corneal transplantation (including full-thickness and lamellar grafts); refractive surgery (including IntraLase technology); medical and surgical management of anterior segment diseases; corneal infections; corneal dystrophies
Subspecialty: Cornea
Make an Appointment
- Patients
- Make an appointment with Dr. Woodward
- Information for Patients - locations, maps and directions, patient resources
- Clinical Service: Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Referring Physicians
- M-LINE, 800-962-3555
- Information for Health Providers
Honors & Awards
2018
- Telemedicine and Refractive Error, Warby Parker
2017
- Program Committee, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Associate Editor, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, BMC Ophthalmology
In the News
Older Adults with Smaller Social Support Networks Less Likely to Undergo Cataract Surgery
Study links familial relationships to the likelihood older adults will get needed cataract surgery.
A High-Tech Camera that Could Improve Eye Care
A complex camera has the potential to help doctors get a clearer, more accurate look at the human eye.
Study: 1 in 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies
A new study by Brian Stagg, MD, Maria Woodward, MD, and Joshua Stein, MD, MS, finds that nearly one-quarter of people who visited the ER for an ocular problem received a diagnosis of a nonurgent condition. The work recommends ways to help those patients get the right level of care.
To provide better eye care, ask more questions in advance
Maria Woodward, MD, MS, an assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at U-M Kellogg Eye Center, is first author of a study showing wide disparities in the content of pre-appointment patient questionnaires and what a clinician wrote down in to
Credentials
- Medical School - Columbia University, 2004
- Residency - Ophthalmology, Emory University, 2008
- Fellowship - Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery, Emory University, 2009
- Board Certification - American Board of Ophthalmology
