Robert Andrew Sisk, MD, FACS, FASRS
Cincinnati Eye Institute
Adult and Pediatric Retinal Surgery
1945 CEI Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45242
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(513) 984-5133 office
www.cincinnatieye.com
(513) 589-2323 office
Professional Affiliations
Academic Appointments- Professor of Ophthalmology
- Director of Pediatric Retinal Surgery
- Director of Ophthalmic Genetics
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- University of Cincinnati
- St. Elizabeth Hospital
- Bethesda North Hospital
Education and Training
- Retinal fellowship
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, USA
- Ophthalmology residency
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Internship
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Medical School
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- College
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Biography
Dr. Robert A. Sisk is a Board-Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His peers selected him as one of The Best Doctors in America.
Dr. Sisk is actively engaged in clinical research and ophthalmic education. Dr. Sisk is a principal investigator or co-investigator for many FDA-regulated investigational drug trials and studies for identification and treatment of genetic eye diseases. Dr. Sisk performs cell therapy and gene therapy procedures, including the FDA-approved gene therapy, Luxturna®. He is a Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati, where he educates residents and fellows in vitreoretinal surgery. He is the author of numerous publications in the peer-reviewed ophthalmic literature and presents regularly at international clinical and scientific meetings.
Dr. Sisk serves adults and older children at the CEI offices in Edgewood, Kentucky and Blue Ash, Ohio. He provides care for neonates, infants, and young children at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, a top 3 hospital nationally, where he is Director of Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery and Director of Ophthalmic Genetics. While he routinely manages all forms of medical and surgical diseases of the retina in adults, Dr. Sisk has specialized expertise in pediatric retinal surgery, retinal dystrophies, and retinal electrophysiology.