Neel R. Desai, M.D.

Stacia H. Goldey, M.D., F.A.C.S., received her undergraduate from the University of Central Florida, Summa Cum Laude, and her medical degree with honors from the University of Florida. She served her residency at Shands Teaching Hospital at the University of Florida, followed by a fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Goldey is board-certified in Ophthalmology and a member of the prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Medical Association.

Brittany Smith, PA-C is a NCCPA Certified Physician Assistant who joined The Eye Institute in 2023. Brittany graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. Her master’s degree is from South University – Tampa. Prior to Physician Assistant school, Brittany worked in Ophthalmology for 3 years as well as in the Emergency Department for 3 years. She has a passion for creating a collaborative environment in medicine where providers and patients can work together to create individualized care plans with each patient’s unique goals in mind. She is passionate about continuing education and is always excited to learn more about both medical, and non medical, topics!

Joshua Roe, MD is a fellowship-trained, board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cornea and refractive surgery. He continues to be active in the field academically publishing both research and review articles. He spent the first part of his career in the Air Force where he was the Director of the Cornea & Refractive Surgery services at Madigan Army Medical Center. There, he received multiple teaching awards and performed hundreds of corneal transplants and thousands of refractive surgery procedures.