Mathew W. MacCumber, MD, PhD
Illinois Retina Associates, S.C.
2845 N. Sheridan Road
Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60657
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Illinois Retina Associates, S.C.
610 South Maple Street
Suite 1700
Oak Park, IL 60304
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Illinois Retina Associates, S.C.
Rush University Medical Center
1725 W. Harrison
Suite 915
Chicago, IL 60612
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(773) 871-8444 office
Professional Affiliations
Academic Appointments- Professor and Associate Chair for Research
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Rush University Medical Center
Biography
Dr. MacCumber completed an AB at Princeton University and an MD and PhD in Neurosciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He served as a resident and the Assistant Chief of Service at the Wilmer Eye Institute. His retina training was under Robert Machemer, MD at the Duke University Eye Center when he received the Heed Fellowship and the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship. In 1996, Dr. MacCumber joined Illinois Retina Associates and Rush University Medical Center, where he now holds the positions of Professor and Associate Chairman for Research for the Department of Ophthalmology.
He has been very active in organized ophthalmology. He completed the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Leadership Development Program, has served as the delegate to the American Medical Association and as a councilor to the AAO Council both from the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS). He completed a six-year term on the Board of Directors of the Macular Society as Website Chair and served on the Board of Directors of the ASRS. He is currently serving as the Chair of the AAO Council and a member of the AAO Board of Trustees and as the Past-President of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society.
Dr. MacCumber has served as an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) and, from 2006 thru 2013, directed the vitreoretinal fellowship program at Rush University Medical Center and Illinois Retina Associates. He has received the AAO Achievement Award (2004), the AAO Senior Achievement Award (2015), the ASRS Honor Award (2005), the ASRS Senior Honor Award (2009) and two Secretariat Awards from the AAO for Education and Advocacy (2008).
He has personally authored or co-authored 34 peer-reviewed articles, 10 book chapters, and edited the text Management of Ocular Injuries and Emergencies. He is a frequent speaker nationally and internationally. He has served as Principal Investigator for over 20 multicenter clinical trials including the NIH-funded Submacular Surgery Trials, the Studies of the Ocular Complications of AIDS and several protocols for the Diabetic Clinical Research Network. Current research interests include new pharmacologic treatments for age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and uveitis.
Dr. MacCumber lives in Chicago with his wife Judith Weinstein, MA, MPH and their sons David and Ethan. Their daughter, Abigail, attends Scripps College in Claremont, CA. In his free time, Dr. MacCumber enjoys tennis, biking, skiing and spending time with his family.