Caroline R. Baumal

Caroline R. Baumal, MD is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts Medical Center and co-director of the retina service and medical retina fellowship at New England Eye Center in Boston, MA. She specializes in medical and surgical diseases of the retina and vitreous. Her research interests include novel retinal imaging and drug development, which are a continuation from her research background with the prototype OCT and working with drug implants and photodynamic therapy. Her clinical interests include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal circulatory disorders, complex vitreoretinal surgery, and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Dr. Baumal completed medical school and ophthalmology residency at the University of Toronto after undergraduate studies at McGill University. She completed two fellowships: one at New England Eye Center, Boston in Medical Retina and Lasers and another in Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Baumal is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. She has received multiple awards from various societies including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, The American Society of Retinal Surgeons, The Retinal Hall of Fame, the Donald J. Gass Beacon of Sight Award from the Florida Ophthalmologic Society, the ASRS Crystal Apple award and was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement award from the Vit-Buckle Society. She is on the editorial board for Retina Cases and Brief Reports and Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers, and Imaging (OSLI) Retina. Dr. Baumal has authored over 170 publications, 33 book chapters on retinal diseases and edited the book Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy. She is actively involved in mentoring and teaching vitreoretinal fellows and residents and was previously Director of Education and the Residency program at New England Eye Center.