HENRY ALEXANDER LEDER, M.D.
Training:
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
- Assistant Chief of Service, The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
- Fellowship in Medical and Surgical Retina, The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
- Fellowship in Ocular Immunology and Uveitis, The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
- Fellowship in Medical Retina, Duke Eye Center, Duke University
- Residency in Ophthalmology, LSU/Ochsner
- Internship in Internal medicine, Alton Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Yale University, BS Physics
Awards and Special Accomplishments:
Dr. Leder has practiced Ophthalmology for over 15 years, specializing in diseases of the retina, vitreous, and ocular inflammation. He is the only ophthalmologist in Northeast Florida fellowship trained in ocular immunology and uveitis, surgical treatments for retina diseases and medical treatments for retinal diseases. He has been involved in many clinical trials and authored dozens of publications on retinal diseases and surgery. He has served as Editor of the Clinical Reference Systems and as a consultant for the Food and Drug Administration Division of Ophthalmic Devices, the division which clears ophthalmic medical devices for clinical use in the United States.
Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Leder is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Ochsner Clinic Foundation and his residency in Ophthalmology at the Louisiana State University Eye Center in New Orleans. He was on call as the senior ophthalmologist in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, caring for patients and helping to evacuate Charity Hospital. He went on to receive Advanced Subspecialty Fellowship Training in Medical Diseases of the Retina at the Duke University Eye Center. He also completed fellowships in Ocular Immunology and Uveitis, as well as Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous at the Wilmer Eye Institute, of the Johns Hopkins University. He had the privilege to be chosen for the very prestigious position of Assistant Chief of Service (Chief Resident) at Wilmer, during which time he served as the Assistant Director of the Maryland Ocular Trauma Center, and Director of the General Eye Service at Wilmer. He went on to be an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University and the Albert Einstein School of Medicine.
Dr. Leder participates in charitable missions to provide free care including missions to Grenada and Vision is Priceless in Jacksonville. Dr. Leder and his wife are actively involved in many community organizations. Together, they are the devoted parents of their sons, Benjamin and Jonathan.