
Rachel A. F. Wozniak, M.D., Ph.D.
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Rachel A. F. Wozniak, M.D., Ph.D.
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210 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14642
About Me
Dr. Wozniak earned her medical degree and completed a doctorate in genetics at Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Rochester School Of Medicine and Dentistry's Flaum Eye Institute. Here she also went on to complete a fellowship in Cornea and External Disease at the Flaum Eye Institute under a Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellow Award.
Besides her clinical pursuits, Dr. Wozniak is actively engaged in basic scientific research and has already authored an impressive list of peer-reviewed publications. Her particular area of research interest focuses on the pathogenesis of bacterial corneal infections and novel antimicrobial drug discovery. She is board certified through the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Women in Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
Certified Specialties
Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology
Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)
Associate Professor - Department of Microbiology and Immunology (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Ophthalmology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2016 - 2017
Residency, Ophthalmology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2013 - 2016
Internship, Transitional Year, Cambridge Hospital-GME. 2012 - 2013
Education
MD | Tufts University School of Medicine. 2012
PHD | Tufts University School of Medicine. 2012
Awards
Drug Development Delivery Pilot Award. 2016 - 2016
ASCRS Foundation Research Award. 2016 - 2016
Snell Ophthalmology Resident Investigator Award. 2016 - 2016
Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellow Award. 2016 - 2016
Young Investigator Track, ARVO/NAEVR Advocacy Day. 2014 - 2014
Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Resident Retreat. 2014 - 2014
Research
Research Lab
Patents
Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Issue date: March 23, 2022
Patent #: 3500254
Country: Europe
Inventors: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak
Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Issue date: August 24, 2021
Patent #: 11,096,923
Country: United States
Inventors: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak
Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Issue date: March 23, 2022
Patent #: FR3500254
Country: France
Inventors: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak
Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Issue date: March 23, 2022
Patent #: DE3500254
Country: Germany
Inventors: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak
Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Issue date: March 23, 2022
Patent #: IT3500254
Country: Italy
Inventors: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak
Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Issue date: March 23, 2022
Patent #: NL3500254
Country: Netherlands
Inventors: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak
Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Issue date: March 23, 2022
Patent #: ES3500254
Country: Spain
Inventors: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak
Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Issue date: March 23, 2022
Patent #: GB3500254
Country: United Kingdom
Inventors: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak
Publications
Journal Articles
Chen ER, Wozniak RAF
Cornea.. 2023 September 12 Epub 09/12/2023.
Johnson WL, Sohn M, Woeller CF, Wozniak RAF
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2023 May 164 (5):5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Dunster E, Johnson WL, Wozniak RAF
Cornea.. 2023 April 28 Epub 04/28/2023.
Three-dimensional heads-up cataract surgery
Mayro E.; Wozniak RAF.
Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry. 2023; doi.org/10.1016/j.yaoo.2023.02.0.
Shah S, Wozniak RAF
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology.. 2023 13 :1250257. Epub 08/21/2023.
Wozniak RAF, El-Herte R
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology.. 2023 13 :1263568. Epub 08/25/2023.
Meijome TE, Wozniak R, Kang L, Azzouz L, Niziol LM, Johnson WL, Kriegel M, Woodward MA
Translational vision science & technology.. 2022 November 111 (11):12. Epub 1900 01 01.
Maretz C, Green KM, Wozniak RAF
American journal of ophthalmology case reports.. 2022 June 26 :101561. Epub 04/29/2022.
Mei JA, Johnson W, Kinn B, Laskey E, Nolin L, Bhamare P, Stalker C, Dunman PM, Wozniak RAF
Translational vision science & technology.. 2022 May 211 (5):26. Epub 1900 01 01.
Pak CM, Savage DE, Plotnik R, Wozniak RAF
Case reports in ophthalmology.. 2022 13 (2):550-555. Epub 07/14/2022.
Chojnacki M, Dobrotka C, Osborn R, Johnson W, Young M, Meyer B, Laskey E, Wozniak RAF, Dewhurst S, Dunman PM
mSphere.. 2021 March 36 (2)Epub 03/03/2021.
Johnson WL, Sohn MB, Taffner S, Chatterjee P, Dunman PM, Pecora N, Wozniak RAF
PloS one.. 2021 16 (5):e0250975. Epub 05/03/2021.
Laskey E, Chen Y, Sohn MB, Gruber E, Chojnacki M, Wozniak RAF
Cornea.. 2020 July 6 Epub 07/06/2020.
Savage DE, Plotnik R, Wozniak RAF
American journal of ophthalmology case reports.. 2020 June 18 :100713. Epub 04/17/2020.
He X, Simmons NL, Wozniak RAF
Cornea.. 2020 March 27 Epub 03/27/2020.
Chojnacki M, Philbrick A, Scherzi T, Pecora N, Dunman PM, Wozniak RAF
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.. 2019 July 22 Epub 07/22/2019.
Chojnacki M, Philbrick A, Wucher B, Reed JN, Tomaras A, Dunman PM, Wozniak RAF
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.. 2019 January 63 (1)Epub 12/21/2018.
Antibiotics in Ophthalmology Practice
Wozniak RAF and Aquavella J.
Expert Review of Ophthalmology. 2017; 12(3): 243-250.
Wozniak RA, Gonzalez M, Aquavella JV
Cornea.. 2016 July 35 (7):1026-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Blanchard C, Brooks L, Ebsworth-Mojica K, Didione L, Wucher B, Dewhurst S, Krysan D, Dunman PM, Wozniak RA
mSphere.. 2016 1 (5)Epub 09/14/2016.
Venkateswaran N, Wozniak RA, Hindman HB
Case reports in ophthalmological medicine.. 2016 2016 :4502105. Epub 09/29/2016.
Considering keratitis: critical questions in disease management
Wozniak RAF; Aquavella J.
Review of Cornea and Contact Lenses. 2015; 10: 28-31.
Colquhoun JM, Wozniak RA, Dunman PM
PloS one.. 2015 10 (11):e0143033. Epub 11/11/2015.
Wozniak RA, Waldor MK
Nature reviews. Microbiology.. 2010 August 8 (8):552-63. Epub 07/05/2010.
Wozniak RA, Fouts DE, Spagnoletti M, Colombo MM, Ceccarelli D, Garriss G, Déry C, Burrus V, Waldor MK
PLoS genetics.. 2009 December 5 (12):e1000786. Epub 12/24/2009.
Wozniak RA, Waldor MK
PLoS genetics.. 2009 March 5 (3):e1000439. Epub 03/27/2009.
Osorio CR, Marrero J, Wozniak RA, Lemos ML, Burrus V, Waldor MK
Journal of bacteriology.. 2008 May 190 (9):3353-61. Epub 03/07/2008.
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