Hugo Quiroz-Mercado

Dr. Hugo Quiroz-Mercado is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity as the Director of Ophthalmology Service at Denver Health Medical Center. With over 25 years of practice experience, Dr. Mercado has held previous appointments as Director of the Retina Department and Chief of the Experimental Surgery Laboratory at Luis Sanchez Hospital for the Prevention of Blindness, as well as a professor of ophthalmology at the Facultad de Medicine Universidad Autonoma de Mexico. He specializes in treating patients with severe retinopathy and helping them cope with the impending complications.

Dr. Mercado completed his medical degree at Facultad de Medicine Universidad Nacional Automa de Mexico, and completed his postgraduate residency at Luis Sanchez Hospital for the Prevention of Blindness in Mexico City. Dr. Mercado then furthered his training by completing fellowships in Vitreo-Retinal Diseases at APEC in Mexico City and Schepens Eye Research Institute in Boston.