Our Team of Doctors
Together, our team of doctors at Florida Retina Institute exemplifies a commitment to excellence by delivering advanced retinal care with compassion, precision, and personalized attention. Their expertise continues to earn recognition among the nation’s leading retina specialists.
Florida Retina Institute physicians are medical doctors, fellowship trained vitreoretinal surgeons, having completed their training at some of the most prestigious, top-rated hospitals and medical universities in the U.S. One of the most experienced, renowned Team of Doctors, dedicated in providing comprehensive patient care in vitreous retinal diseases and surgery.
Being affiliated with the leading top hospitals in our regions, we participate in continuing medical education, research and clinical trials.
Our physicians are consistently recognized and selected by their peers as the Top Doctors, ranking best in the U.S. and their region.
Congratulations
to our 2026 Top Doctors!
Florida Retina Institute is proud and honored to announce that the following Doctors were recognized again as Top Doctors® by Castle Connolly:
Dr. Thomas A. Barnard
Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2024
Dr. Matthew A. Cunningham, FASRS
Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2019
Dr. S.K. Steven Houston III, FASRS
Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2019
Dr. Abdallah M. Jeroudi
Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2023
Dr. Jaya B. Kumar, FASRS
Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2024
Dr. Elias C. Mavrofrides
Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2009
Dr. Tomas A. Moreno
Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2022
Dr. Jonathan A. Staman
Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2019
Meet Our Team of Doctors
From Top Left to Bottom Right:
Ahmed Alkaliby, MD, PhD; Gabrielle Turski, MD, PhD; Thalmon Campagnoli, MD; Nisarg Joshi, MD; Madeleine Yehia, MD;
Abdallah Jeroudi, MD; Tomas Moreno, MD; Jessica McCluskey, MD (joining Summer 2026); Kyle Fallgatter, MD; Luis León-Alvarado, MD;
Thomas Barnard, MD; Matthew Cunningham, MD, FASRS; Jaya B. Kumar, MD, FASRS; Raul Moreno, MD;
Elias Mavrofrides, MD; James Staman, MD; Jonathan Staman, MD; and Steven Houston, MD, FASRS.
Positively Vision Focused®
Together, committed to providing compassionate care.
Castle Connolly Top Doctors® Award for 2026. Castle Connolly Top Doctors are peer-nominated, and thoroughly vetted by our physician-led research team.
These doctors are best-in-class healthcare providers, embodying excellence in clinical care as well as interpersonal skills.
#DidYouKnow:
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors represent the top 7% of more than 1.1 million practicing U.S. physicians.
• Over 72,000 physicians were selected in 2026.
• Each doctor is nominated by peers and rigorously vetted by Castle Connolly’s physician‑led research team, ensuring they represent the highest standards in clinical excellence, patient care, and interpersonal skill.
• The Castle Connolly Top Doctors achievement is truly exceptional as there are only about 1,600 – 1,800 practicing retina/vitreoretinal surgeons in the entire United States, a remarkably small and specialized field. Source asrs.org
• Florida has 152 retina specialists, and Georgia has 48, yet only a small fraction in each state are awarded Castle Connolly Top Doctor status.
• Florida Retina Institute alone has 8 retina specialists honored as Castle Connolly Top Doctors, far surpassing what statistical probability would predict for a single practice.
This places Florida Retina Institute among the most nationally distinguished retina groups in the country. With multiple physicians recognized year after year, our team is not only leading retina care in Florida and Georgia, they are part of an elite seven percent of retina specialists nationwide who are honored for exceptional clinical skill, peer‑nominated excellence, and compassionate, personalized patient care. This achievement far exceeds what statistical probability alone would ever predict.
A rare honor. A national achievement. A testament to extraordinary retina care.
