Philip Storey, M.D., MPH

Philip Storey, M.D., MPH, grew up in Houston, Texas, and attended Episcopal High School, where he graduated valedictorian. After a year-long rotary youth exchange to Argentina, he matriculated at Vanderbilt University on a full scholarship. With a passion for languages, Philip studied Spanish in Salamanca, French in Senegal and Mandarin in Beijing, graduating college summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He then earned a master of public health with merit at the University of Sydney in Australia before attending Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During his ophthalmology residency, Storey served as chief resident at the University of Southern California Roski Eye Institute before completing a retina surgery fellowship at the world-renowned Wills Eye Hospital, often considered the nation’s top program. In addition to performing over 1,000 retina surgeries during his training, Storey received the nationally awarded Heed fellowship and the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Award, given annually to the top retina fellows in the United States.

Storey is an expert in medical and surgical management of all diseases of the retina and vitreous and is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He has authored or co-authored over 50 publications and book chapters, which have received over 900 research citations. Storey has written textbook chapters on a wide range of topics including age-related macular degeneration, epiretinal membranes, macular holes, retinal detachments and retinal vein occlusions. He has frequently presented at international and national conferences including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Surgeons and the Retina Society. Storey serves as a reviewer for top journals including Ophthalmology, The American Journal of Ophthalmology, and Retina: The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases.

Outside of the hospital, Storey enjoys marathons, Ironman triathlons and chasing his two golden retrievers, Georgie and Commando.