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G. Baker Hubbard III, MD
G. Baker Hubbard, III, MD, FACP is the Thomas M. Aaberg Chair in Ophthalmology within Emory Universitys School of Medicine. He has served at Emory Eye Center since 2000 and currently holds the position of Chief of the section of Vitreoretinal Surgery & Disease. Additionally, he is Vice-chief of the Ophthalmology Service at Childrens Hospital of Atlanta, Egleston, and is past director of the Vitreoretinal Fellowship training at Emory Eye Center.

Dr. Hubbard is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1988-1992), where he completed an internship (1992-1993) as well as a PGY-2 year in general surgery (1993-1994). Following that, he completed a fellowship in ophthalmic pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D.C. (1994-1995). In 1995 he entered a residency program at Emory Eye Center, completing it in 1998. His fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery followed at the Barnes Retina Institute, Washington University School of Medicine (1998-2000). He joined the faculty at Emory Eye Center in 2000, initially as an assistant professor, later rising to associate professor in 2006 and full professor in 2014.

Dr. Hubbard is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), where he is a past member of the Secretariat for State Affairs. In 2008, he received the AAOs Achievement Award. That same year, he received the Honor Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) and in 2011 he received the Senior Honor Award from the ASRS. He is a member of the the Macula Society, the Retina Society, the Association of Pediatric Retina Surgeons, and the American Ophthalmological Society. He is past president of the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology (GSO).

Dr. Hubbard's research is focused on characterizing the clinical aspects of vitreoretinal diseases. He has special interest in pediatric vitreoretinal disorders such as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), Coats disease, pediatric retinal detachment, and pediatric tumors of the retina such as retinoblastoma (Rb). Through his significant body of work, he has contributed to the understanding and treatment of pediatric retinal disorders through clinical trials, lectures, and numerous publications. Dr. Hubbard has served as principal investigator for clinical trials dealing with ROP, Rb, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, and retinal vein occlusions. He currently serves as protocol co-chair for clinical trials of ROP for the DRCR/PEDIG Research Networks of the National Eye Institute.

In his teaching capacity, Dr. Hubbard has supervised over 40 vitreoretinal fellows, and the Emory ophthalmology residents have awarded him Role Model of the Year on two occasions, and Teacher of the Year once. He has authored or co-authored over 100 articles and has been an invited speaker nationally and internationally. He is a co-host of Emory Eye Centers Southeastern Vitreoretinal Seminar, an annual event, and organizes its Rb Kids Day, a day of celebration for the families of children with Rb. In 2018, he was named Ophthalmologist of the Year by the GSO. Also in 2018, he was honored with the Person of Vision Award at the annual "Night for Sight Gala," an annual fundraising event for Prevent Blindness Georgia.



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