Allen Hu, M.D. earned his medical degree from the University of California, and dual degrees with honors in Biological Sciences and Economics from Stanford University. He interned at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego and completed an ophthalmology residency and a vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA Medical Center; consistently ranked in the top 5 ophthalmology programs by US News and World Report. Dr. Hu is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Society of Retina Specialist and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. As a clinical instructor at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, he was a co-investigator in the country's first clinic trial using RPE cells to treat macular degeneration. He has published several research studies in leading journals, including Ophthalmology, Retina and American Journal of Ophthalmology and presented at national meeting on macular and retina disorders. His interests include the treatment of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular disorders, and surgery for retinal detachments, epiretinal membrane, macular hole, and diabetic eye disease.

Hospital Affiliations

Meritus Medical Center (formerly Washington County Hospital) - Hagerstown, MD
Robinwood Surgery Center - Hagerstown, MD
Chambersburg Hospital - Chambersburg, PA

UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital - Everett, PA

Organizations

American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Retina Specialists

David Warrow, M.D. is a board certified diplomate of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a fellowship trained specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the retina, macula, and vitreous. Dr. Warrow began his distinguished career with his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, where he earned membership in the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and graduated in the top 1% of his class. He continued on at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, where he developed his passion for Ophthalmology. Dr. Warrow performed his internship through Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and then completed his Ophthalmology residency training at the prestigious New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, the country’s oldest eye hospital and consistently ranked in the top ten training programs nationally by US News and World Report. Dr. Warrow pursued his fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Retina Group of Washington, a perennial top ten program, where he performed over 1100 surgeries.

Dr. Warrow has participated in many large national clinical trials and has written numerous groundbreaking scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals, notably Retina and The American Journal of Ophthalmology, and/or presented at multiple international meetings, including the American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS) and the Association for Vision & Research in Ophthalmology (ARVO). He was the first physician to discover and describe a new retinal vascular disorder, pachychoroid pigment epitheliopathy, and is a leading expert in the use of ocriplasmin, a medication to treat vitreoretinal disorders. 

Dr. Warrow evaluates and treats all disorders of the retina, macula, and vitreous but has particular interest in age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular disorders including diabetic retinopathy and vascular occlusions, macular holes and puckers, retinal detachments, and uveitis. In his free time, Dr. Warrow enjoys spending time with his wife, a Maryland native, and their newborn son, Chase.

Hospital Affiliations

Meritus Medical Center (formerly Washington County Hospital) - Hagerstown, MD
Chambersburg Hospital - Chambersburg, PA
UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital - Everett, PA

Organizations

American Academy of Ophthalmology American Society of Retina Specialists

Jay Berdia, M.D. graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, with a focus in Neuroscience, along with minors in Psychology and Biomedical Physics. During his undergraduate years he studied the imaging of Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Dr. Berdia earned his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center where he conducted research on the biomechanics of intertrochanteric hip fractures. He then completed his internship at Maimonides Medical Center, followed by a residency in ophthalmology at Mt. Sinai Icahn School of Medicine at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center where he served as chief resident. Prior to joining Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants, he pursued a fellowship in medical retina at Duke University, one of the top eye centers in the country.

Dr. Berdia has been published in numerous peer reviewed scientific journals including Retina and Orbit and has presented his research at international meetings. Dr. Berdia specializes in evaluating and treating all disorders of the retina and macula including uveitis. His interests include clinical trials and innovative treatments for AMD and diabetic retinopathy. In his free time, Dr. Berdia enjoys hiking and traveling.

HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

Meritus Medical Center (formerly Washington County Hospital) - Hagerstown, MD Chambersburg Hospital - Chambersburg, PA

ORGANIZATIONS

American Academy of Ophthalmology