Dr. David Clark Gritz

Dr. David Clark Gritz is a Consultant Ophthalmologist with over 30 years of experience in Ophthalmology, with subspecialty expertise in cornea, external disease, uveitis, cataract, and refractive surgery. He brings extensive academic, surgical, and research leadership experience from leading institutions in the United States and the UAE.

Prior to joining M42, Dr. Gritz served as Consultant Ophthalmologist and Chief of the Anterior Segment Division at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE. Before relocating to the UAE, he was a Full Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, where he was also affiliated with the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology.

Dr. Gritz obtained his combined Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Medical Doctorate (MD) from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, USA, in 1987. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Southern California School of Medicine – Los Angeles County Medical Center, followed by two research fellowships at the Doheny Eye Institute / University of Southern California in Cornea & External Disease and Ocular Pathology. He then completed his Ophthalmology Residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

In 1996, he completed a Cornea / External Disease / Uveitis Fellowship at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco. In the same year, he was awarded a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Gritz has led several landmark international research studies as Principal Investigator. These include the Antioxidants in Prevention of Cataracts Study conducted in collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospital in India, the Northern California Epidemiology of Uveitis Study, and the first Cuban Ocular Toxoplasmosis and Cuban Uveitis Epidemiology Studies. His work has significantly contributed to global understanding of uveitis, cataract prevention, and ocular epidemiology, and has been widely cited in the medical literature.

Dr. Gritz’s scope of practice includes complex and routine cataract surgery, advanced anterior segment surgery, corneal transplantation (including multiple transplant techniques), refractive surgery including laser vision correction and implantable lenses, as well as diagnosis and management of cornea, external disease, and uveitis.

He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO).