Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Daniel Frank Martin, MD
Ophthalmology, Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Emory Eye Center
1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Bldg B, Fl 3, Atlanta, GA 30322Booking information not available
(404) 778-2020About
Daniel F. Martin MD is the M. Louise Simpson Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology at the Emory University School of Medicine and the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Ophthalmology at Emory. He completed medical school at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine followed by residency and chief residency in ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Duke University Eye Center followed by a fellowship in uveitis and clinical trials at the National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health. From 1993 to 2008, Dr. Martin rose through the academic ranks at Emory to serve as the Thomas M. Aaberg Professor of Ophthalmology and Interim Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology. From 2008 to 2024, Dr Martin served as Chair of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute and the Barbara and A. Malachi Mixon III Institute Chair in Ophthalmology. He returned to the faculty at Emory in 2025.
Dr. Martin currently serves as the Network Chair for the DRCR Retina Network. He previously served as the Study Chair for the Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials (CATT) and has served as Study Chair for many other national clinical trials including those that led to FDA approval of the ganciclovir implant and valganciclovir. Dr. Martin has served as PI, member of the DSMC, and/or member of the Steering Committee for dozens of other studies including AREDS, SOCA, and MUST. He has published more than 230 peer-reviewed articles, delivered 54 named and keynote lectures, and delivered more than 590 invited lectures. Dr. Martin has served in numerous society leadership roles including recently as President of the Macula Society. Dr. Martin has been the recipient of numerous awards including the 74th Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture, the AAO Lifetime Achievement Award, the AAO Secretariat Award, the AAO Senior Achievement Award, the Heed-Gutman Award from the Society of Heed Fellows, the J. Donald M. Gass Medal from the Macula Society, the Roger Johnson Award in AMD Research from the University of Washington, the Pyron Award and the Crystal Apple Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS), the Rosenthal Young Investigator Award from the Macula Society, the Sam and Maria Miller Award for Scientific Achievement in Clinical Research from the Cleveland Clinic, the J. Donald M. Gass Lectureship Award from the Retina Society, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Clinical Trials, and the Cless Medal. Dr Martin has previously served on the Board of Governors for the Cleveland Clinic.
Languages
- English
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Year Started Practicing
- 1993
Locations
Emory Eye Center
1365 Clifton Road Northeast
Bldg B, Fl 3
Atlanta,
GA
30322
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: National Institute of Health, Clinic Center, 1993
- Fellowship: National Institute of Health, Clinic Center, Ocularimmunology & Uritis, 1993
- Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, Vitreoretinal Surgery Disease, 1991
- Fellowship: Duke University Eye Center, 1991
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Ophthalmology, 1990
- Internship: Atlanta Medical Center, Transitional, 1987
- Medical Education: Nilratan Sircar Medical College, MD, 1986
- Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, 1986
Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1991