Dr. Gretchen Walter APN

Mathew W. MacCumber, MD, PhD, is a nationally recognized expert in the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal disease. He serves as Professor and Associate Chairman for Research in the Department of Ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is also Chairman of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Council and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Board of Trustees. He has been with Illinois Retina since 1996.

Emily Anne (Annie) Shepherd, MD attended Univ. of Notre Dame for undergraduate education, pursued a medical degree at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN and then completed her surgical retina fellowship with Illinois Retina Associates and Rush University. She serves as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center.