Matthew R Starr, MD

I still am very honored to have received the Michels Foundation Fellowship Award during and follow in the footsteps of the tremendous leaders in the field of retina. It is crazy it has already been 4 years. Right after finishing fellowship at Wills Eye, I joined on as staff at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota where I completed my residency. I am now an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology here at Mayo as well as the Assistant Residency Program Director.

Currently I am interested in pursuing clinically based research projects and am working on surgical outcomes following primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery as well as refining refractive outcomes following secondary intraocular lens surgery. Additionally, I have a strong interest in patient safety and quality improvement and am focusing my work on lean process models for improved patient outcomes.

When I do get some spare time, I enjoy spending it with my wife and two children (who are already 4 and 7 years old), as well as trying new foods, craft beer, traveling, and Oklahoma football.