Anna Parlin
Ophthalmologist
1329 Lusitana St Suite 502 Honolulu Hawaii, 96813About
Anna W Parlin, MD, MPH, is a board-certified ophthalmologist practicing in Honolulu, HI. She specializes in the medical and surgical diseases of the retina and vitreous. She is a graduate of University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill where she completed both her medical and public health degrees. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Parlin then completed her ophthalmology residency at University of Kansas Medical Center where she served as chief resident. After residency she completed a vitreoretinal surgical fellowship at Louisiana State University. Dr Parlin is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, Women in Ophthalmology, and Women in Retina. Her research interests include diabetic retinopathy and age related macular degeneration.
As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Parlin can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Parlin can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations such as retinal detachment repair, macular hole and epiretinal membrane repair.
Anna W Parlin, MD, MPH, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in the medical and surgical diseases of the retina and vitreous. She is a graduate of University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill where she completed both her medical and public health degrees. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Parlin then completed her ophthalmology residency at University of Kansas Medical Center where she served as chief resident. After residency she completed a vitreoretinal surgical fellowship at Louisiana State University. Dr Parlin is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, Women in Ophthalmology, and Women in Retina. Her research interests include diabetic retinopathy and age related macular degeneration.
Education and Training
University of North Carolina MD, MPH 2012
Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology
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- Women in Ophthalmology
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Retina Specialists
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