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The newest physician at the Retina Group of Florida, Dr. Jie Sun, is passionate about helping her patients, perhaps because her journey to becoming an eye doctor and a retinal specialist is personal.
As a young child, Dr. Sun watched as her grandmother suffered from eye disease, which inspired her career path to becoming an eye doctor. Then, while she was in medical school, her father was diagnosed with retinal detachment. She stayed with him through the whole process, witnessing his retinal specialist explaining the surgery to him and taking care of him.
“After that repair, he got his vision back,” said Dr. Sun. “It was incredible to see how his doctor was able to do something to improve his quality of life.”
Because of that experience, she chose to become a retinal specialist. Dr. Sun earned her M.D. in Clinical Medicine from Shandong Medical College and completed a Ph.D. in Ophthalmology at Qingdao University Medical College. She also holds a Master of Public Health from Harvard University. Dr. Sun specializes in medical retina and uveitis, or ocular inflammation.
Her career has included clinical care, academic research and healthcare administration. She has come full circle, returning to clinical care with the Retina Group, whose staff she describes as friendly and welcoming. “The minute I stepped into the clinic, they treated me like family,” she said.
As a patient, from the moment you walk in the door, their staff will also make you feel comfortable and heard, providing you with the same level of personalized care and attention they would want for themselves.
The Retina Group of Florida’s sympathetic retina specialists can handle everything from retinal tears, certain retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration to vitreoretinal diseases to offer complete comprehensive treatment at one convenient location. In fact, the Retina Group of Florida has four locations on the West Coast of Florida, with a total of 23 locations throughout the state. And if you have an emergency, a Retina Group of Florida physician is available 24 hours a day.
Dr. Sun works out of all four local offices - Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, Venice and Port Charlotte. She is accepting new patients for medical retina and uveitis.
Physicians in all four locations also treat other retinal disorders, perform surgery and are leaders in research and clinical trials.
If you have been diagnosed with a retinal disease, ask your ophthalmologist to refer you to the Retina Group of Florida.
Visit RetinaGroupFlorida.com for Your Local Retina Specialists with Same Day Emergency Appts & 24/7 Support.
