Edward Wilson, MD

M. Edward Wilson, MD was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1954. He received his undergraduate B.S. degree from Clemson University (with High Honor, Phi Beta Kappa) in 1976 and his M.D. from Medical University of South Carolina in 1980. His Internship in Internal Medicine and Residency in Ophthalmology were completed at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland followed by a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at the Children's Hospital National Medical Center under the direction of Marshall Parks, M.D.

Dr. Wilson is currently the N. Edgar Miles Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the Albert Florens Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C. He began his academic career as Assistant Professor at the National Naval Medical Center from 1987-1990. He returned to Charleston in 1990 as the Residency Program Director for Storm Eye Institute at M.U.S.C., a position he held for 8 years until becoming Department Chair. He received tenure in 1995 and was promoted to Professor in 1998. He served as Department Chair and Director of the Storm Eye Institute from 1996-2011. Dr. Wilson is actively involved in Fellowship training in Pediatric Ophthalmology, having trained 22 fellows from the USA and 31 international fellows from 15 different countries. His research interests include pediatric cataract surgery and childhood strabismus. He has been elected to the prestigious Squint Club and to the American Ophthalmological Society Council.

Dr. Wilson has received a Senior Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. He is a Past President and Statesmanship Award winner from the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology. Dr. Wilson served as an Executive Editor of the American Journal of Ophthalmology and on the editorial Board of the Journal of AAPOS. He has written 2 books, contributed chapters to 25 books and has published 175 peer-reviewed scientific articles and invited editorials. He has given 600+ invited presentations including 21 named lectures, including the Frank Costenbader, Claud Worth, and Marshall Parks lectures. Dr. Wilson serves on the steering committee for the NIH Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.