Welcome to Silk Vision and Surgical Center where our goal is to provide outstanding eye care to the Washington DC area. Dr. Silk and our friendly staff strive to combine the latest technology in medical and surgical eye care with a compassionate spirit for all our patients. Dr. Silk is an American Board Certified Ophthalmologist. He received his medical degree as well as completed his internship from Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, WV. He then completed his Ophthalmology residency at the Medical College of Virginia/ Virginia Commonwealth University and a Cornea/ External Disease/Refractive surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh which is listed as one of America’s top hospitals by US News and World Report. Throughout Dr. Silk’s career he has been devoted to ophthalmic research. He was a clinical research fellow at the National Eye Institute and has given many lectures at the local and national level. A committed teacher, Dr. Silk served as an Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Student Education at George Washington University before entering private practice and also has traveled internationally to teach and provide charity medical services. A member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and is a specialist in cornea transplantation, refractive, cataract surgery and external eye diseases. He welcomes new patients for specialty and general ophthalmology care.