Primary Job Title William Holland Wilmer Professor of the Wilmer Eye Institute Primary Organization 
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Location Baltimore, Maryland, United States Regions Greater Baltimore-Maryland Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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McDonnell was appointed to the Board in 2013, and serves on our Corporate Governance and Compliance Committee and our Science and Technology Committee.
Dr. McDonnell is the Director and William Holland Wilmer Professor of the Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine since 2003. Dr. McDonnell also serves as the
Chief Medical Editor of Ophthalmology Times since 2004, and has served on the editorial boards of numerous ophthalmology journals.
Dr. McDonnell also served as the Assistant Chief of Service at the Wilmer Institute from 1987 to 1988. He served as a consultant to the United States Department of Health and Human Services in 1996. Dr. McDonnell served as a full-time faculty at the University of Southern California from 1988 until 1999, where he advanced to the rank of professor in 1994.
Dr. McDonnell is an international leader in corneal transplantation, laser refractive surgery and the treatment of dry eye. Dr. McDonnell’s research interests include the causes and correction of refractive error, corneal wound healing and microbial keratitis.
In 1999, Dr. McDonnell was named the Irving H. Leopold Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California-Irvine. He is the recipient of research grants from the National Eye Institute, Research to Prevent Blindness, and other funding agencies. He has published over 250 scientific articles and holds four patents. The American Academy of Ophthalmology honored him with the Honor Award in 1991 and the Senior Achievement Award in 2001. In 2003, he received the Alcon Research Institute Award. Dr. McDonnell has served on the editorial boards of six ophthalmology journals. Dr. McDonnell is a member of many professional ophthalmology and medical societies.
