Katzen Eye Group, Maryland’s largest private eye care practice, announced that Verinder S. Nirankari, M.D. F.A.C.S. has joined the practice. Specializing in cornea-external diseases and complicated anterior segment surgery, Dr. Nirankari will see patients in the Towson, Mercy Hospital, Rosedale and Owings Mills offices.

Dr. Nirankari brings more than 38 years of experience to Katzen Eye Group and has performed thousands of surgeries. He is a board-certified Ophthalmologist, Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology.

After attending medical school at the Medical College of Amritsar, India, he completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland. Dr. Nirankari then went on to complete a fellowship in Cornea and External Disease at the University of Pittsburgh. He served as the Director of Cornea, Complicated Cataracts, and Refractive Surgery at Union Memorial Hospital and currently holds a Clinical Professorship of Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland, where he served as the head of cornea service and professor in the Department of Ophthalmology for more than 15 years.

Dr. Nirankari has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Service Certificate and Honor Award and the Lois A. Young-Thomas Award for Excellence in Teaching. He also received a lifetime fellowship from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Ophthalmological Society. His research focuses on the effects of deep corneal vascularization on corneal clarity, management of the intraocular lens and astigmatism after corneal transplantation, refractive and therapeutic use of crosslinking in keratoconus, ectasia and ocular infections and corneal graft rejection.

About Katzen Eye Group

Katzen Eye Group, founded in 1968 by Dr. Leeds Katzen, is the largest private eye care practice in Maryland with offices in Lutherville/Towson, Rosedale, Bel Air, Parkton, Reisterstown and at Mercy Medical Center. The 30 doctors of Katzen Eye Group provide a full range of services, from comprehensive eye exams to the treatment and management of complex eye diseases. For more information, visit www.katzeneye.com or www.facebook.com/Katzeneyegroup.