Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS

Macular Diseases, Uveitis, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Degeneration, Macular Degeneration and Related Disorders

Treatment and disease mechanisms of ocular inflammations and infections, retinal vascular occlusions, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, management of complications of cataract surgery, ocular imaging.

 

Raquel Goldhardt, M.D., has been a critical figure in the national and international physician education program while playing an active role in the inclusion and diversity, admission, and executive committees for the University of Miami Medical School. As a cataract surgeon, medical retina, and uveitis specialist, Goldhardt has extensive surgical and clinical experience in the management of complicated cataract surgery, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases, retinal pathologies including macular degeneration, vein occlusions, and diabetic retinopathy. She is an exemplar for compassionate care, inspiring all around her, and has demonstrated a track record of achievement, driven by an ambition to make the world a better place. As associate director of international physician educations, she has been leading mission trips to South America, Mexico, and China for more than 10 years. Her research focuses on novel imaging techniques for macular degeneration, Stargardt’s disease, and corneal nerves in individuals receiving anti-VEGF injections, as well as biomarkers of ocular Gulf War illness. She was the first to describe posterior subhyaloid precipitates associated with cytomegalovirus retinitis.