Russell Van Gelder

Russell Van Gelder is an American clinician-scientist and board-certified ophthalmologist; he has served as the chair of the University of Washington Medicine Department of Ophthalmology since 2008 and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ophthalmology since 2022. He is known for his research on the mechanisms of uveitis, non-visual photoreception in the eye, and vision-restoration methods for retinal degenerative disease, as well as his leadership and advisory positions in various American ophthalmological and medical societies.