Dr. John Essepian
Dr. Essepian is a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in the cornea, with 25 years of surgical experience and over 25,000 surgical procedures performed. Educated at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins, and board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Essepian was the first to perform topical anesthesia cataract surgery in the Washington DC area and the first to perform partial thickness corneal transplants (DSAEK) and laser-assisted cataract surgery in Northern Virginia. He has authored more than 50 scientific publications and presentations, appeared in Time Magazine for his advancement of LASIK procedures, and consulted the United States Military on refractive surgery.
Dr. Essepian was named one of America's top ophthalmologists in the 2012 "Washington-Baltimore Top Doctors" guide, and was among the select ophthalmologists listed in the "Super Doctors" 2013 edition of the Washington Post magazine. He has also been named one of the Washingtonian's Top Doctors by his peers every year since 2014. He is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and is currently the president of the Northern Virginia Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Essepian is an accomplished corneal specialist and surgeon, providing expert eye care you can trust.