Doctoral Graduate (MD) – Universidad Catolica de Cordoba

Postdoctoral:

• Resident, Ophthalmology Hospital Santa Lucia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Intern, General Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
• Resident, Ophthalmology, LSU/Oschner, New Orleans, Maryland
• Fellowship, Surgical and Clinical, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

• Assistant Professor, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland. Full time.

• Cataract and Anterior Segment Surgeon, Levin Eye Care, Maryland .Full time.

• Romero MS. Intraocular lens exchange using the scaffold technique. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Washington, DC, April 13-14, 2018.
• Romero MS “The role of SD-OCT in the preoperative evaluation of cataract surgery”. Free paper. Cataract section. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting. Virtual meeting 2020.
• Romero MS, William S Anderson, Irfaan Karim,Adam Faridi, Mohammed Badwi, Emma Griffin .Literature Review of the Role of fMRI in Neuroadaptation after Cataract Surgery Using Diffractive Intraocular Lens.American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Los Angeles,  2021.

• Romero MS, Martino R, Zardini Marta: Acute Ophthalmoplegy in Idiopathic Cerebral Paralysis Argentinean Society of Ophthalmology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 7, 2002
• Wafapoor H, Chen CJ, Romero MS, Palmer ML, Sherwood CG: Sutured Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens (SPCIOL) Implantation through a Small Clear Corneal Incision. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 2003.
• Santiago ME, Wafapoor H, Romero MS, Subramony HS, Chen CJ, McDaniel DO, Lanford L: Findings and Clinical Observations in Spinocerebellar Ataxia, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 2003.

1. Wafapoor H, Chen CJ, Romero MS: Vitrectomy for Endophthalmitis, Chapter IV, of the Post-Surgical Endophthalmitis Textbook, by Brunzini-Pellegrino with the collaboration of G.Peyman. Grafica Integral SA. Argentina 2004

1. Romero, MS. Santhiago MR, Ghanem RC.J  Editorial Comments. Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Dec;44(12):1534. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2018.10.014.PMID: 30473091
2. Romero MS, Surgical techniques to repair ciliary body and iris trauma Sociedad Argentina de Catarata y Cirugia Refractiva, Edition 55, July 2021. ISN 1666-0552

National

• Romero MS. “New Trends in Ophthalmology”. Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University. Ophthalmological Education Series. Wilmer Eye Institute, Bel Air, MD. April 2015
• Romero MS. “Trends in Treatment of Presbyopia”. 2nd International Conference on Eye and Vision. Orlando, FL. September 2016
• Romero MS. “Updates in Ophthalmology”. Continue Medical Education. Mercy Hospital. Baltimore, MD. October 2016
• Romero MS.” Unexpected diplopia after cataract Surgery”.  Continue Medical Education. Aspen Cornea Society 37th Annual Meeting, Aspen, CO. February 2017

International

• Romero MS “Intraocular lens subluxation – Glued IOL technique”. Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India Annual Meeting, Chennai, India. July 2017
• 07/17 Romero MS “Scaffold Technique”. Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India Annual Meeting, Chennai, India. July 2017
• Romero MS “Surgical Experience and Mistakes during the First 10 Cases of Glued IOL Procedures”. Al Watany Ophthalmology Summit. Cairo, Egypt. October 2017
• Romero MS “Glue-IOL Technique: It’s Use in IOL and Capsular Subluxation”. Al Watany Ophthalmology Summit. Cairo, Egypt. October 2017

1. JHM IRB00129916 A Survey-Based Study of Dry-Eye Associated Ocular Pain Occurring with other Chronic Pain Syndromes. P.I.: W.S. Anderson. Approved 5/12/2017. Expired 5/10/2020.
2. UCLA IRB00000051 Field Test a Survey of Patient Experience with Intraocular Lens. P.I.: Julie Brown Approved 4/17/2019. Expired 2021
3. UNC IRB 17-0688 Voice/image research recordings, surveys/interviews/focus groups aim to improving African American Glaucoma Patient Involvement in Visits and Outcomes. P.I. Nacire Garcia. Approved 02/06/2019 Expires 7/30/24.

Certification

2012-present – Medical Licensure, the Board of Physicians of the State of Maryland (D74500). Exp – 9/30/2026

Professional Societies

• 2009 – present – American Academy of Ophthalmology.
• 2009 – present – Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology.
• 2012 – present – Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.
• 2012 – present – Women in Ophthalmology.
• 2012-   present – American Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society.
• 2016-   present- European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

• 2012 – LSU/Ochsner Best Residency Research Award (LSU/Ochsner Ophthalmology Program)
• 2017 – Gold Medal in Ophthalmology – Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India – Chennai, India