Our Team:

Dr. Joseph Olk, MDR. Joseph Olk, M.D.

Dr. Olk received his medical degree from Rush Medical College and completed his ophthalmology residency at Rush Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Olk completed a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine and and additional fellowship in retinal vascular diseases and the Wilmer Institute, John Hopkins University School of Medicine.  He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of The American Society of Retina Specialists, The Macula Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.





Dr. Levent Akduman, M.D.Levent Akduman, M.D.

Dr. Akduman received his medical and ophthalmology degree in Turkey. He completed two fellowships specializing in Uveitis and Inflammatory Eye Diseases and Vitreoretinal surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. He has practiced and taught at St. Louis University, Department of Ophthalmology for 16 years. He has published over 70 peer reviewed articles, over 20 book chapters, was co-editor of two books, and has participated in several nationwide clinical studies on retinal diseases as principal or co-investigator. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is an Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at Saint Louis University. He is a member of Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology, American Uveitis Society, American Society of Retina Specialists and American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Akduman has been listed among the Best Doctors in the country for which he was nominated and voted by peers in the field.