John Josephson M.D.
Testimonials
Dr. Josephson is a Board-Certified, Fellowship-Trained ophthalmologist with a passion for ingenuity and advancement. He has been serving the Loudoun and Fairfax communities for years with care and compassion and now is excited to welcome you to Eye Specialists & Surgeons of Northern Virginia.
Prior to coming to Northern Virginia years ago, he completed an Advanced Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Fellowship at University of California San Diego with a unique additional four month high volume LASER Fellowship at the Gordon Weiss & Schanzlin Laser Vision Center. Prior to this additional exclusive fellowship, he completed his internship and ophthalmology residency at the prestigious Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Academic Center, Washington DC. His medical training was completed at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ with a Distinction in Research. During his medical training, he completed a Clinical Research Training Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health and published numerous papers and presented his work at a number of conferences. He completed his undergraduate degree in cell biology and neuroscience at Rutgers University with High Honors and was one of the few Henry Rutgers Research Scholars.
He carries with him a zeal for teaching and is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology with the Georgetown University Residency program where he devotes time quarterly to train beginner surgeons the subtleties needed to master surgical technique. He also has a passion for serving the indigent population including medical mission trips. His extra-curricular interests include basketball, tennis, and spending time with his lovely wife Nancy, three beautiful daughters, as well as his church community.
- Advanced Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Fellowship at the University of California San Diego
- High-volume LASER Fellowship at Gordon Weiss & Schanzlin Laser Vision Center
- Internship and Ophthalmology Residency at Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Academic Center, Washington, DC
- Medical Degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (Distinction in Research)
- Clinical Research Training Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health
- Undergraduate Degree in Cell Biology and Neuroscience from Rutgers University (High Honors, Henry Rutgers Research Scholar)
- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Georgetown University Residency Program
Trains beginner surgeons quarterly on mastering surgical techniques - Committed to serving indigent populations, including participation in medical mission trips
- Eye Specialists & Surgeons of Northern Virginia
- Georgetown University Residency Program
- Gordon Weiss & Schanzlin Laser Vision Center
- Distinction in Research, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Henry Rutgers Research Scholar, Rutgers University
