ECS Co-Chairs

Priya Vakharia, MD, FASRS

Dr. Vakharia currently practices at Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida in Tampa, Florida. She is a Collaborative Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida/Morsani College of Medicine. She did medical school at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She completed ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she was co-chief resident. She did fellowship at Tufts New England Eye Center/Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston.

Dr. Vakharia is heavily involved in clinical trials, both as a principal investigator and a sub-investigator. She is on the Executive Committee of the Vit-Buckle Society and is on the editorial board of Ophthalmology Management and Ophthalmology 360. She was the Keynote Speaker at the Sankara Eye Foundation Gala for fighting blindness in 2024, was awarded the Joanne Angle Award for Research at the 2023 Women in Ophthalmology Meeting, and was voted as a “Top 40 under 40” doctor by Ophthalmology Management in 2022. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.

Brian K. Do, MD

Before pursuing a career in medicine, Dr. Do completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. He subsequently graduated from the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School with high honors. After completing an Internal Medicine internship at NY-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan, he completed his Ophthalmology residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Following his residency training, Dr. Do completed fellowship training in uveitis and ocular immunology at The Icahn School of Medicine and the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in New York City, primarily under the mentorship of Dr. Douglas Jabs. Next, he completed his vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the USC Roski Eye Institute/LA County Medical Center. 

Dr. Do practices primarily at the Retina Group of Washington (greater D.C metropolitan area) and holds a faculty appointment as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he is actively involved in both residency and medical student education and research. Dr. Do also has an active role in the education and training of vitreoretinal surgery fellows, through a joint fellowship program between the Retina Group of Washington and Georgetown University / Washington Hospital Center. 

He has served and continues to serve as Principal Investigator for many nationwide, multicenter clinical trials. Dr. Do has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters. 

Dr. Do is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Retina Specialists, the American Uveitis Society, the Vit Buckle Society, the American Society of Ophthalmic Trauma, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Additionally, he serves on the Executive Committee of the Vit Buckle Society, and also holds a seat on the AAO Council as a representative of the Vit Buckle Society.