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Amy Lewis Hennessy, MD MPH
Dr. Amy L. Hennessy, a native of Rhode Island, has recently joined Dr. Robin. She attended Providence College and received many honors while there. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors’ of Science degree in Biology and was elected to membership in both the Pre-Medical and Mathematical Honor Societies. She received The Citizens Bank ‘Good Citizens Award’ for her community leadership in volunteering that was personally given to her by Senator George Mitchell.
She attended medical school at Brown University, in Providence Rhode Island, where she served on the student-run boards of the American Medical Association and the American Medical Women’s Association.
Dr. Hennessy has a Masters in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she was a member of the Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society. At Hopkins, she received a Capstone Award for Outstanding Achievement for her epidemiology project entitled “Ocular Trauma in Rural Nepal.” She also received The Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology Student Award, given by the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Hennessy completed her ophthalmology training at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. She is actively involved with teaching Johns Hopkins Wilmer Institute residents in glaucoma, glaucoma surgery, and cataract surgery.
Dr. Hennessy is interested in international health, patient compliance and uncovering barriers to health care. She hopes to develop strategies which might prevent needless blindness. Her current active research interests include cataract and glaucoma surgery, exfoliation syndrome, and medication difficulties associated with patients with low-vision.
A former high school and recreational swimmer who has started running and competes regularly in road races, Dr. Hennessy is a budding triathlete and hopes to be competitive in sprint triathlons in the Maryland area. Her husband, Matthew, is involved in competitive bicycling, and works as a footwear developer at Under Armour, headquartered in Baltimore. Dr. Hennessy and Matthew enjoy working out together, participating in outdoor activities, and cheering on all professional athletes.
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