

Ophthalmology
David Sappenfield, MD
Durham, NC
David L. Sappenfield, M.D., a board-certified specialist in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous, joined North Carolina Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat in 1989. He grew up in Fayetteville, NC, and attended Davidson College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He then went to medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and subsequently completed an internship in internal medicine there. He went on to a residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Florida in Gainesville a
Peer Recognition
- Castle Connolly — Top Doctor
2022-2026 (5 years)
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Retina & Vitreous
Conditions & Treatments
Retinal DiseasesMacular DegenerationRetinal DetachmentGlaucoma
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Duke University Hospital
- Duke Regional Hospital