Dr. Briana Brunner is a board-certified and fellowship-trained ophthalmologist at Carroll Vision Center, who specializes in cataract and refractive surgery.

Dr. Brunner was raised in Myrtle Beach, SC with her parents and three siblings. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Biology at Clemson University where she graduated summa cum laude. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Brunner completed her internal medicine internship at Drexel University in Philadelphia followed by three years of ophthalmology residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA, where she served as chief resident. Following residency, Dr. Brunner completed a subspecialty fellowship in cataract and refractive surgery under the mentorship of Dr. Majid Moshirfar at Hoopes Vision in Salt Lake City, UT.

Dr. Brunner practices medical and surgical comprehensive ophthalmology including management of cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes, and macular degeneration. She offers our network of referring physicians her expertise in cataract surgery (both traditional and laser-assisted), MIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery), LASIK/PRK and ICL (implantable contact lens) surgery, and anterior segment surgery. She has published several papers in leading peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Brunner’s husband grew up in Carroll County and they relocated to the area to be closer to family. When she is not seeing patients, Dr. Brunner enjoys spending time with her husband and young son, being outdoors, cooking, traveling, and running.

Martin Weintraub has been practicing medical and surgical ophthalmology in Westminster since 1983. A Board Certified Ophthalmologist, the 1979 graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine completed an internal medicine internship at the Washington Hospital Center and went on to an ophthalmology residency at the University of Maryland Hospital. He served as Chief Resident in his last year.

When Dr. Weintraub began treating patients in Westminster, Carroll County General Hospital did not support modern eye surgery. All eye patients at the time traveled to GBMC or other hospitals. It was at Dr. Weintraub’s insistence that Carroll County added state-of-the-art ophthalmic surgery to its regular services. For over twenty years, patients from Westminster and the surrounding areas have benefited from this expansion into first-rate surgical eye care.

With the opening of the first outpatient eye surgery center in 2004, patients enjoy greater convenience for their eye care needs. Dr. Weintraub took an active role in the establishment of this outpatient facility and served as its first medical director. Dr. Weintraub met his wife Susan when they were undergraduates at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They have three children.

Bachelor of Science: University of Maryland, College Park, summa cum laude

Doctor of Medicine: University of Maryland, School of Medicine, cum laude

Internship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Residency: Ophthalmology, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Chief Resident

Diplomate: American Board of Ophthalmology

Member: American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Carroll County Medical Association, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, International Society of Refractive Surgery, American Board of Eye Surgery

Volunteer: National Eye Care Project (provider of eye care for disadvantaged senior citizens in partnership with Meals on Wheels Association and sponsored by the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc.), Pakistan's Christian Hospital; performed over 250 cataract procedures in four weeks, Diabetic Eye Screenings (sponsored by the American Diabetes Association).

Board-Certified: American Board of Ophthalmology

Fellowship: Cornea/External Disease/ Refractive Surgery, Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

Residency: Ophthalmology, Friedenwald Eye Institute, Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore, MD

MD: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Fellow: American Academy of Ophthalmology Member: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery; Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Hospital Affiliations: Maryland General Hospital, Carroll Hospital Center

Chief of Department: Ophthalmology, Carroll Hospital Center

Medical Director: Carroll County Eye Surgery Center

Published Author: Dr. Friedman’s research has been featured in several professional publications, including Clinical Transplantation, Maryland Medical Journal, American Journal of Ophthalmology and Archives of Ophthalmology.

Awards: Administrative Chief Resident of Ophthalmology, Friedenwald Eye Institute, Maryland General Hospital; Maryland State Senatorial Scholarship, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD; Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Appointed: Co-Director, Cornea Services, Friedwald Eye Institute, Maryland General Hospital Residency Program, Baltimore, MD

Associate Chairman

Krieger Eye Institute

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology

Current Position

Associate Chairman

Krieger Eye Institute

Oculoplastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery (1999-present)

Co-Director, Krieger Eye Institute ASOPRS Oculoplastic Fellowship (2004-present)

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology, 1999

Committees

Secretary, Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. (2003-present)

Treasurer, Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. (2001-2003)

National Cyberknife Protocol Steering Committee (2003 – present)

Institutional Review Board, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (2000-2002)

Education

1998-1999 Fellowship in Oculoplastic Surgery (ASOPRS)
Albany Eye Physicians and Surgeons and Albany Medical Center

1995 - 1998 Residency in Ophthalmology
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Department of Ophthalmology

1994-1995 Internship in Internal Medicine
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Department of Internal Medicine

1990-1994 Doctor of Medicine
Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1986-1990 Bachelor of Science, Biology with General Honors
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

Societies

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Society of Ophthal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

American College of Surgeons

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

American Medical Association

Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology

Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Cyberknife Society

Honors/Awards

Citation in General Honors

Phi Sigma National Biological Honors Society

Golden Key National Honors Society

Hospital Affiliations

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (1999 - present)

Clinical Instructor, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University

Mercy Medical Center

Northwest Hospital

York Hospital

Lancaster General Hospital

Current Research Interests

Optic nerve dose tolerances to hypofractionated stereotactic radiosurgery with the cyberknife system.

Eyelid retraction repair using a new porcine dermal implant.

Punctoplasty with adjuvant topical mitomycin-c.

Board-certified Eye Physician and Surgeon

John C. Baer, M.D. graduated from Swarthmore College and received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore and his ophthalmology residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Following residency, Dr. Baer completed clinical and research fellowships, specializing in cornea and ocular immunology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard University School of Medicine.

Before entering private practice, Dr. Baer served as an Associate Professor and Acting Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and as Chief of the Ophthalmology Service at the Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center. Dr. Baer is a board certified eye physician and surgeon and a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has more than 25 years of experience in the field of ophthalmology.