Thomas A. Deutsch, M.D.,
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology

Thomas A. Deutsch, M.D., is Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago Illinois. He is a specialist, who performs and teaches laser vision correction. Dr. Deutsch received his medical degree from Rush Medical College. He is a member of many professional groups, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons. He is Secretary for New Ophthalmic Information of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is past president of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society and the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Dr. Deutsch is the author of many publications and lectures extensively. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award and Senior Achievement Award.

Jonathan B. Rubenstein, M.D.,
Director of Refractive Surgery

Jonathan B. Rubenstein, M.D., is a full Professor of Ophthalmology at Rush Medical College in Chicago, attending physician and director of Refractive Surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and Chairman of Ophthalmology at Rush North Shore Medical Center. He holds the Deutsch Family Chair in Ophthalmology at Rush. Dr. Rubenstein has served as principal investigator in clinical trials of the Excimer laser for PRK in astigmatism, myopia, and hyperopia and is a key instructor for the Rush Excimer Laser FDA certification course in Chicago. Dr. Rubenstein received his Doctor of Medicine degree with honors from Rush Medical College, his residency in Ophthalmology at Rush and a fellowship in Corneal and Refractive Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He has published more than 40 scientific papers, lectured extensively nationally and is a frequent course director and instructor for both the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Dr. Rubenstein is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He serves on the cornea clinical committee for the ASCRS and the skills transfer and digital media committee of the AAO. He is a recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Honor Award. He is a past president of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society and is on the board of directors of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness.

Robert M. Stein, M.D.,
Ophthalmologist

Robert M. Stein is Assistant Professor at Rush Medical College. Dr. Stein is also an attending physician in Ophthalmology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie. He has extensive experience with laser vision correction as well as other ophthalmic surgical procedures. Dr. Stein received his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a member of The American Medical Association, The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Illinois State Medical Society, the Chicago Medical Society and the Chicago Ophthalmological Society. He has been a member of the Quality Assessment Committee of SHARE Health Plan of Illinois. He is a member of the Quality Improvement Committee of United Health Care of Illinois.

Richard Dennis, M.D.

Dr. Dennis is the President of Chicago Cornea Consultants, Ltd. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and grew up in Glen Ellyn. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from DePauw University in Indiana, and received his M.D. from the University of Illinois. He completed an internship and ophthalmology residency at the Valley Medical Center in Fresno, California. He subsequently completed a fellowship in cornea-external diseases at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology. He served as a Captain and flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California.

Dr. Dennis then joined the faculty at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and became director of the Cornea Service. He was also director of the residency program from 1983-84. He is an assistant professor and senior attending physician in the Department of Ophthalmology. He has maintained practices in Chicago and Highland Park since 1977, and has been President of Chicago Cornea Consultants since its inception. He is a member of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society (Councilor, 1990-91), American Medical Association, Illinois State and Chicago Medical Societies, Illinois Association of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Eye Bank Association of America, and the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation.

Dr. Dennis' special interests include corneal immunology, herpes simplex ocular disease, refractive corneal surgery, and the complications of intraocular lens implants. He lectures frequently on corneal transplantation, refractive surgery, and related topics. He and his wife live in Chicago.

Randy Epstein, M.D.

Dr. Epstein is the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Cornea Consultants, Ltd. He was born in Chicago and grew up in Rogers Park. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and received his M.D. from Rush Medical College. He completed an internship and ophthalmology residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago. He subsequently completed National Institutes of Health sponsored fellowships in ocular immunology research and cornea-external diseases at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
He returned to Chicago in 1986, and was appointed to the faculties of Rush Medical College, where he is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, and the University of Illinois. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Cornea Society, Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, Illinois State and Chicago Medical Societies, Illinois Association of Ophthalmology, Chicago Ophthalmological Society, Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, and the International Society of Refractive Surgery-AAO. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal "Review of Refractive Surgery". Dr. Epstein's special interests include the surgical and laser treatment of refractive errors, immunological diseases of the cornea, and cataract surgery complications. He lectures frequently, both locally and nationally, on many of these subjects.

 Parag Majmudar, M.D.

Parag A. Majmudar, M.D. is a fellowship-trained corneal and refractive surgery specialist. Raised primarily in New Jersey, Dr. Majmudar graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, as part of an honors program in medical education. After receiving his degree at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he was a member of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Dr. Majmudar completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Chicago, serving as chief resident in the Department of Ophthalmology. He followed his residency with subspecialty fellowship training in cornea and external diseases and refractive surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago. An active participant in clinical research activities, Dr. Majmudar is an internationally recognized lecturer and instructor on the subjects of corneal and refractive surgery. Currently, he serves as an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Rush Medical College in Chicago and is the co-director of the Corneal Fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian--St. Luke's Medical Center, where he plays an integral role in the clinical education of tomorrow's ophthalmologists. Dr. Majmudar was recently named to the Editorial Advisory Board of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today. Dr. Majmudar is an active member of The American Academy of Ophthalmology, The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, The International Society of Refractive Surgery, The Cornea Society, and The Chicago Ophthalmological Society. In addition, Dr. Majmudar is in private practice in with Chicago Cornea Consultants in Hoffman Estates, IL and Highland Park, IL, where he specializes in cataract surgery, advanced laser vision correction techniques, including LASIK, and complications stemming from refractive surgery.

Richard Grostern, M.D.

Richard Grostern, M.D. is a native of Montreal, Canada where he received his Bachelor of Science from McGill University. He received his Doctor of Medicine from The Chicago Medical School, after which he completed his ophthalmology residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. During his residency Dr. Grostern received extensive training in all aspects of ophthalmology, including refractive surgery. He then completed a fellowship and served as clinical instructor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after which he returned to Rush as Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Grostern is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) where he has served on numerous Academy committees. He teaches multiple courses at the annual meeting of the AAO and has authored numerous original articles, book chapters, and research abstracts.

The RUSH Eye Laser Center
1725 West Harrison, Suite 906
Chicago, IL 60612 
(312) 563-2305

Rush is located 5 minutes west of the loop along the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) at the Ashland/Paulina exit, a short distance from the junction of the Eisenhower, Kennedy (I-90) and Dan Ryan (I-94) Expressways. The Blue (Douglas/O'Hare) Line elevated train lets passengers off at our back door, the Polk-Paulina Station. An enclosed garage is located off of Harrison Street, which connects by a covered walkway to the Professional Building.