Dr. Haliyur

Rachana Haliyur, MD, PhD is a retina specialist and vitreoretinal surgeon with Retina Specialists. She specializes in the medical and surgical management of vitreoretinal conditions, including retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, age-related macular degeneration, ocular trauma, uveitis, and retinal vascular diseases.

Dr. Haliyur grew up in Northern Virginia and she received the Meyerhoff Scholarship to attend the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where she graduated summa cum laude. She received both her MD and PhD from Vanderbilt University, where her doctoral research examined how diabetes affects insulin- and glucagon-producing cells in the human pancreas. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Michigan's Kellogg Eye Center, serving as co-chief resident in her final year, and stayed on to complete a two-year fellowship in vitreoretinal disease and surgery.

Dr. Haliyur is board-eligible for the American Board of Ophthalmology and has advanced subspecialty training in vitreoretinal disease and surgery. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, and Women in Ophthalmology.

Her research has focused on identifying new clinical targets to prevent vision loss from diabetic retinopathy. She has presented at regional and national scientific meetings and has received multiple research honors, including the Vanderbilt University Dean's Award for Research, the University of Michigan George Slocum Resident Research Award, the Macula Society's Gragoudas Award, and the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship.

Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, exercising, and spending time outdoors with her husband, daughter, and dog.

Training

Education

• BS, Summa Cum Laude, Biochemistry
  University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
• PhD, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
  Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• MD, Medicine
  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Residency

• Internal Medicine
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Ophthalmology
  Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Fellowship

• Vitreoretinal Surgery
  Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Clinic Locations

Baltimore
Physicians Pavilion West
6569 North Charles Street
Suite 605
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 296-9700
Fax (410) 296-9705

Frederick
77 Thomas Johnson Drive
Suite B
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 682-9700
Fax (301) 682-3578