ECS Co-Chairs

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.

Katherine E. Talcott, MD, FASRS

Dr. Talcott is a vitreoretinal surgeon at Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. She also serves as Program Director of the Ophthalmology Residency at Cole Eye Institute. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and earned her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. She completed her ophthalmology residency at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston, followed by a chief residency year in which she served as Director of Ocular Trauma and Instructor at Harvard Medical School. She was elected to the Society of Heed Fellows and went on to complete a vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital/Mid Atlantic Retina in Philadelphia.

She is an active member of the retina community, serving on committees for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology, the Macula Society, the Retina Society, and the Vit-Buckle Society. She is a principal investigator on multiple clinical trials, has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, and serves as an Associate Editor of both Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science and Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina. She is deeply committed to the education and training of medical students, residents, and retina fellows.