Rachel A. F. Wozniak, M.D., Ph.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 273-3937

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Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 659
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)
Associate Professor - Department of Microbiology and Immunology (SMD) - Joint

Patient Care Setting

Ophthalmology

Biography

Rachel Wozniak, MD, PhD is a member of the Flaum Eye Institute's Cornea Service. She provides expert and compassionate medical and surgical care to patients challenged by hereditary and infectious corneal disease, anterior segment injuries, complications of systemic disease, cataract, and ocular surface disease. Dr. Wozniak treats both children and adults and enjoys working with her colleagues from other FEI subspecialties to deliver comprehensive eye care solutions that maximize patient outcomes.

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.

Credentials

Specialties

Education

2012
MD | Tufts University School of Medicine

2012
PHD | Tufts University School of Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2016 - 07/31/2017
Fellowship in Ophthalmology at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/2013 - 06/30/2016
Residency in Ophthalmology at University of Rochester Medical Center

06/15/2012 - 06/15/2013
Internship in Transitional Year at Cambridge Hospital-GME

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Awards

2016 - 2016
Drug Development Delivery Pilot Award
Location: University of Rochester, NY

2016 - 2016
ASCRS Foundation Research Award

2016 - 2016
Snell Ophthalmology Resident Investigator Award
Location: University of Rochester, NY

2016 - 2016
Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellow Award

2014 - 2014
Young Investigator Track, ARVO/NAEVR Advocacy Day
Location: Washington DC

2014 - 2014
Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Resident Retreat
Location: Chicago, IL

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Patents

Patent Title: Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Patent #: 3500254
Issue Date: Mar 23, 2022
Country: Europe
Invented By: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak

Patent Title: Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Patent #: FR3500254
Issue Date: Mar 23, 2022
Country: France
Invented By: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak

Patent Title: Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Patent #: DE3500254
Issue Date: Mar 23, 2022
Country: Germany
Invented By: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak

Patent Title: Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Patent #: IT3500254
Issue Date: Mar 23, 2022
Country: Italy
Invented By: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak

Patent Title: Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Patent #: NL3500254
Issue Date: Mar 23, 2022
Country: Netherlands
Invented By: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak

Patent Title: Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Patent #: ES3500254
Issue Date: Mar 23, 2022
Country: Spain
Invented By: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak

Patent Title: Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Patent #: GB3500254
Issue Date: Mar 23, 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Invented By: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak

Patent Title: Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Polymyxin B/Trimethoprim Based Therapeutics
Patent #: 11,096,923
Issue Date: Aug 24, 2021
Country: United States
Invented By: Paul M Dunman, Rachel A Wozniak

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Publications

Journal Articles

9/12/2023
Chen ER, Wozniak RAF. "Reimagining the Past: A Future for Antibiotic Drug Discovery in Ophthalmology." Cornea.. 2023 Sep 12; Epub 2023 Sep 12.

5/1/2023
Johnson WL, Sohn M, Woeller CF, Wozniak RAF. "Staphylococcal Enterotoxins Promote Virulence in Bacterial Keratitis." Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2023 May 1; 64(5):5.

4/28/2023
Dunster E, Johnson WL, Wozniak RAF. "Antimicrobial Drug-Drug Interactions in the Treatment of Infectious Keratitis." Cornea.. 2023 Apr 28; Epub 2023 Apr 28.

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