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Mehmet Guner

Asst Professor Term

School of Medicine

BIO

I am pediatric ophthalmologist with Norton Children`s Hospital and University of Louisville. I moved to Louisville in 2022 september, and as first pediatric ophthalmologist Norton Children has, I have been working in all types of clinical, research and surgical aspects of Pediatric Ophthalmology. My special clinical interest are Pediatric and Congenital Cataract Surgeries, Newborn ocular anomalies and retinopathy of prematurity. I am also intersted in increasing operating room efficacy and resident teaching. 

Outside work, I am interested in gardening, traveling and cooking. I have special interests on Dostoyevski, movies of Paolo Sorrentino, Fatih Akin, Kim Ki-Duk and Theodoros Angelopoulos.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Louisville, Louisville, United States1 Sep 2022

DEGREES

  • MD
    Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye1 Sep 2008 - 1 Jun 2014

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • MD
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cincinnati, United States
    Pediatric OphthalmologyClinical Fellowship
  • MD
    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
    Pediatric OphthalmologyClinical Fellowship

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Turkish
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review