Kerry D. Solomon, MD
Mt. Pleasant, SC

Kerry D. Solomon, MD, is the Director of the Carolina Eye Research Institute at Carolina Eye Care Physicians in Charleston, SC. He was the first recipient of the Arturo and Holly Melosi professor of ophthalmology chair and was a physician at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) for 17 years. Dr. Solomon has held key positions at MUSC, including Director of the cataract, refractive and cornea services at Storm Eye Institute, Medical Director of the Magill Vision Center.

A graduate of Yale University medical school, Dr. Solomon completed his fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, specializing in cataract and refractive surgery and corneal transplantation. He also completed a fellowship in ophthalmic pathology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. A certified member of the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Solomon is a member of many national and international professional and scientific societies, and is currently Chair of the Food and Drug Administration liaison committee for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Additionally, Dr. Solomon has authored over 170 publications and has received numerous awards including the Lee Nordan Refractive Surgeon of the Year Award.