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Kerry D. Solomon, MD, is professor of ophthalmology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). He holds several key positions at MUSC, including Director of the cataract, refractive and cornea services at Storm Eye Institute, Medical Director of the Magill Laser Center for Vision Correction, and Director of the Magill Research Center.
Dr. Solomon joined the MUSC faculty twelve years ago, following his completion of his fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to his fellowship, he completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky and an internship in medicine at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. In addition, Dr. Solomon has completed a fellowship in ophthalmic pathology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and completed both his doctorate in medicine and bachelor degree at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont.
In addition to his local clinical practice and administrative duties, Dr. Solomon is active in multiple ophthalmic organizations. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, holds memberships in a number of professional and scientific societies and is actively involved on a national and international basis with many prominent societies. He is a fellow with the American Academy of Ophthalmology, where he serves on several committees and also received an honor award for his achievements. He is Chair of the Food and Drug Administration liaison committee for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) and also serves as a member of various committees for the ASCRS. Additionally, Dr Solomon is involved with the South Carolina Lifepoint Eye Bank, the South Carolina Medical Association, Charleston Ophthalmological Society, South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology and the Charleston County Medical Society.
In addition to speaking globally, he has written over 120 publications, including book chapters, book reviews, monographs and magazine articles, and produced more than 30 surgical videos. He has received awards for many of these videos which are used as teaching tools and to date has presented more than 400 lectures and live surgical demonstrations worldwide. | 