Laura L. Harris, M.D., F.A.C.S. has been providing exceptional specialized surgical care to patients in the Wilmington area for over ten years. Having performed her own father’s cataract surgery, she knows how important the decision is to each and every patient and understands that the complete experience — from the initial consultation to post-surgery follow-up — should be conducted with the highest quality of care and consideration.
| 2008-Current | Cataract, Corneal, External Disease, Refractive Surgery Specialist, Cataract Consultants, PA
1135 Military Cutoff Road Suite 201, Wilmington, NC 28405 |
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| 2001-08 | Cataract, Corneal, External Disease, Refractive Surgery Specialist, Surgical Eye Care, PA
1717 Shipyard Blvd. Suite 140, Wilmington, NC 28403 |
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| 1998-01 | Cornea, External Disease, Refractive Surgery Specialist, Coastal Carolina Eye Clinic, PA
1120 Medical Center Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401 |
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| 1997-98 | Assistant Faculty, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Cornea and External Disease, The Wilmer Ophthalomological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
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| 2009 | Akreos Training & Certification |
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| 2008 | Dseak Certification & Training |
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| 2008 | 2.4mm Incision Certification & Training |
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| 2007 | ReSTOR Aspheric IOL Certification |
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| 2007 | Bausch & Lomb AO SofPort Certification |
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| 2007 | Alcon Toric Certification |
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| 2007 | ReZoom IOL Certification |
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| 2006 | STAAR Visian Intraocular Collamer Lens Certification |
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| 2005 | Amniotic Graft Training & Certification |
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| 2005 | ReSTOR IOL Certification |
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| 2005 | Botox Certification |
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| 2005 | Allegretto Wave-Light Laser Certification & Training |
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| 2004 | Crystalens Certificaion Course |
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| 2003 | Bausch & Lomb Laser Certification |
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| 2003 | Conductive Keratoplasty Certification, Refractec |
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| 1997-98 | Post Doctoral Fellowship, Cataract, Cornea, and External Disease, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, MD |
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| 1994-97 | Residency, Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD |
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| 1993-94 | Internship, Internal Medicine, University Medical Center, East Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, NC |
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| 1991-92 | Howard Hughes Research Scholars Program, N.I.H., Bethesda, MD |
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| 1988-93 | Doctorate of Medicine, East Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, NC |
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| 1987-88 | Master of Science, Department of Biochemistry, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
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| 1977-82 | Bachelor of Science, Biology Major, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC |
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| 2005 | Certificate of Excellence from Refractec |
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| 2004 | Awarded Laser Vision Gold Surgeon Status from TLC |
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| 2004 | Recognized as Fellow by American College of Surgeons |
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| 1995 | Ronald Michaels Resident Research Award, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute |
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| 1993 | William R. Frisell Biochemistry Research Award, East Carolina School of Medicine |
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| 1993 | Department of Medicine Research Award, East Carolina School of Medicine |
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| 1991 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute $50,000 Continuing Education Fellowship, National Institutes of Health |
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| 1990 | Howard Hughes Research Scholars Program |
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| 1990 | Lange Publications Award for Outstanding Sophomore Medical Student |
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| 1989 | NIH Summer Research Fellowship Program |
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| 1988 | First Place Oral Presentations: National Student Research Forum, UTMB Galveston, TX |
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| 1988 | First Place Poster: Eastern Student Research Forum, Miami, FL |
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| 1988 | Brody Fellow Scholarship, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC |
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| 1988 | Mary Helms Research Award, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
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| 1991-92 | Howard Hughes Research Scholars Program, Laboratory of Development and Molecular Biology, N.E.I., N.I.H. Dr. Peggy S. Zelenka, Preceptor, Dr. Joram Piatogorsky, Laboratory Director |
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| 1989 | NIH Summer Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, N.I.D.D.K., N.I.H., Dr. John Hanover, Preceptor |
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| 1987-88 | Graduate Research Student, Department of Biochemistry, East Carolina School of Medicine, Dr. Hisham Barakat, Mentor |
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| 1985-86 | Research Specialist II, Department of Pharmacology, Miami School of Medicine, Dr. James Potter, Preceptor |
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| 1984-85 | Research Specialist I, Department of Physiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. James Cook, Laboratory Director |
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| 1996 | Ronald G. Michaels Resident Research Award Lecture. The 25th Annual Wilmer Resident Alumni Day "Colten antigen and aquaporins: Implications in corneal allograft rejection." |
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| 1995 | Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group. American Academy of Ophthalmology. "Spontaneous perforation in a patient with Fuchs' Superficial Marginal Keratitis." Lecture. Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Atlanta, GA |
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| 1991 | Howard Hughes Research Scholars Interview Lunch Seminar "N-Myc-Role in differentiation and proliferation in chicken lens." The Cloister, NIH, Bethesda, MD |
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| 1988 | Dr. Wilhelm Frisell Student Research Presentation Day "LDL alterations in male-type adiposity." ECU-SOM, Greenville, NC |
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| 1988 | National Student Research Forum "Physical and chemical abberations of low density lipoproteins in subjects with male-type adiposity." Lecture. UTMB, Galveston, TX |
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| 1988 | Eastern Student Research Forum "Alterations of low density lipoproteins in subjects with male-type adiposity." Miami School of Medicine, FL |
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