Overview

Gender

male

Dr. Folk has been Retinal Surgeon at the University of Iowa for 30 years and is the Judith (Gardner) and Donald H. Beisner Professor of Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery.

He has won numerous awards and is a world recognized leader in retina. He has written over 200 papers, book chapters and books in his field including the American Academy of Ophthalmology's books on the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. He has been the principal investigator of 12 clinical trials.

He is on the editorial board of the journal RETINA, and serves on the AAO Preferred Practice Panel and the Executive Board of the Macula Society and corporate board of Medrounds, Inc.