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Robert Sergott

Ophthalmology

Robert Sergott, MD

Chief, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Hospital; Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Robert C. Sergott, MD, is a distinguished neuro-ophthalmologist serving as Chief of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service at Wills Eye Hospital and Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. He also holds the Margaret and Richard Hayne Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience position and founded and directs the William H. Annesley EyeBrain Center, which focuses on mitochondrial involvement

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50+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Ophthalmology (American Board of Ophthalmology)

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine — M.D., 1975
  • Wills Eye Hospital — Residency, Ophthalmology, 1975-1979
  • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute — Fellowship, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 1979-1980
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine — Fellowship, Neuro-Immunology & Multiple Sclerosis, 1980
  • Johns Hopkins University — B.A., 1971

Peer Recognition

  • Castle ConnollyTop Doctor

    2002-2026 (25 years)

  • Philadelphia MagazineTop Docs
  • Philadelphia MetroTop Doctor

    2021

Recognition & Leadership

Leadership Roles

  • Chief, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Hospital

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Conditions & Treatments

Strabismus & AmblyopiaOptic NeuropathyThyroid Eye Disease

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Lankenau Medical Center
  • Wills Eye Hospital

Languages

English

Experience

50+ years in practice