Position:
Allan and Claire Jensen Professor of Ophthalmology
Institutional affiliation:
School of Medicine; Wilmer Eye Institute
Email:
[email protected]
Megan E. Collins, M.D., is Executive Director of the Center for School Health. Dr. Collins is the Allan and Claire Jensen Professor of Ophthalmology, is an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. She specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. Dr. Collins received her medical degree from the University of Chicago, where she also completed a fellowship in clinical medical ethics. After an internship in internal medicine at the University of Maryland, she returned to the University of Chicago for her residency in ophthalmology, followed by a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at the University of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. Â
 Dr. Collins’ research interests include school health programs, school-based vision programs, the impact of vision on academic outcomes, and public health ethics. Since 2016, Dr. Collins has led Vision for Baltimore, a research and service delivery collaboration with Baltimore City Public Schools and Baltimore City Health Department. Dr. Collins is widely recognized for her work in school-based vision care, having published extensively in this area over the past decade. She has served on advisory panels for the National Eye Institute and the World Health Organization (WHO), including a recent appointment to the WHO SPECS Initiative Scientific and Technical Advisory Group. She is actively involved with the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus. She is also involved in advocacy work to promote evidence-based vision screening standards at the state and national level. Dr. Collins also loves teaching and mentoring pre- and post-doctoral trainees and is passionate about helping to strengthen the pipeline of individuals pursuing careers in school health, public health, and pediatric ophthalmology. She is the founder of the Johns Hopkins Center for School Health. Â