Sophie Bakri MD

Sophie J. Bakri, MD is Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, and holds the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Professorship in Ophthalmology in Honor of Robert R. Waller, M.D. Dr. Bakri is a specialist in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous, in particular, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, macular surgery, and repair of complex retinal detachments. She undertakes both clinical and translational research in the pathogenesis and treatment of retinal diseases. She is active in teaching residents and fellows and has served as Director of the Medical and Surgical Retina Fellowships at Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Bakri completed a vitreoretinal fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and her residency at Albany Medical College, New York. She graduated from the University of Nottingham Medical School, England. She has authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers and 26 book chapters on retinal diseases. She is a principal investigator in numerous multicenter clinical trials on novel drugs for retinal disease. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the book “Mayo Clinic on Vision and Eye Health”, and is on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Retina, Seminars in Ophthalmology, and OSLI Retina. She is an active participant in several ophthalmic societies. She has served the Macula Society as Meeting Planning Chair and as an Executive Committee member, and the American Society of Retinal Specialists as a Board member and member of the Program Committee. She is a member of the Retina Society, serving on the Nominating Committee. She has served the American Academy of Ophthalmology as an OTAC member, program committee for retina, and the committee on aging, and has participated in the AAO Leadership Development Program.

She has received numerous awards, including the Ophthalmologist Top 40 under 40 awards, a Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists, and was inducted into the Retina Hall of Fame. She has also been honored with receiving the Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists and is listed in Best Doctors in America and 135 Leading Ophthalmologists in America.