Yamini Attiku, M.D.

Dr. Mark Gillespie graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. and went on to receive his medical degree from Vanderbilt Medical School. He completed a medical internship at Evanston Hospital near Chicago and his ophthalmology residency training was at the University of Virginia. He was subsequently recognized and certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. With more than 35 years of experience, Dr. Gillespie specializes in cataract, glaucoma and LASIK surgeries. He is currently a member of several specialty societies including the: American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons; and Refractive Surgery Alliance. Dr. Gillespie believes that each patient should receive 100% of his attention in trying to achieve their vision goals and is inspired each time he sees a patient experience life-changing improvement the first day after cataract or LASIK surgery.

Dr. Sharma completed his retina and vitreous medical and surgical training at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan. He joined Dr. Walker, Dr. Wing, Dr. Raskauskas, and Dr. Ghuman at Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida in 2008. He has been the principal investigator in dozens of pivotal clinical trials that have led to FDA approval of new therapies to fight retina or vitreous diseases. He has received the honor of Best Doctor and Castle Connolly Top Doctor. He has contributed his time and expertise as a volunteer physician at the Bonita Springs Lions Club Clinic. In 2013, he was awarded the James W. Clower, Jr. MD Community Service Award, presented by the Florida Society of Ophthalmology Foundation. In 2014, he was honored by the Lee County Medical Society with the Health Education Award. He has authored numerous articles and abstracts that have been presented at regional, national, and international conventions and has been published in respected medical journals such as the American Journal of Ophthalmology, the Annals of Ophthalmology, and the Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Journal.

Dr. Ghuman completed his retina and vitreous medical and surgical training at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. He joined Dr. Walker, Dr. Wing, and Dr. Raskauskas at Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida in 2000. He has been the principal investigator in dozens of pivotal clinical trials that have led to FDA approval of new therapies to fight retina or vitreous diseases. He is currently the principal investigator for multiple National Health Institute/National Eye Institute studies. He has served as an instructor at University of Texas Medical Branch and West Virginia University and has served as an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Scientist for the Schepens Eye Research Institute affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.