Michael W. Stewart MD

Michael W. Stewart, MD is a Professor in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. For the past 7 years, Dr. Stewart has also served as Chairman of the Mayo Clinic Facilities Planning Committee where he heads the institution's construction projects and maintenance services.

Dr. Stewart received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Harvard College and graduated from the McGill University School of Medicine. He served as an Internal Medicine resident at Jackson Memorial Hospital/the University of Miami and completed a residency of Ophthalmology at Emory University. This was followed by vitreoretinal fellowships at the Retina Research Foundation at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans and the University of California, Davis. Dr. Stewart spent 10 years in private practice before joining the Mayo Clinic in 1999.

Dr. Stewart is a past president of the Florida Society of Ophthalmology and the current councilor of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American Society of Retina Specialists and Macula Society and received an Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. His research interests include the treatment of infectious retinopathies, the mathematical modeling of vitreoretinal diseases and treatments, and the pharmacokinetics of ophthalmic drugs.