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

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Appointment: (585) 273-3937

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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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