Susan Vierling, MD

Undergraduate
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL

Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago

Internship
MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL

Ophthalmology Residency
University of Missouri, Columbia

Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship
Louisiana State University

Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology

Academic appointments
Hines VA Hospital, Attending Physician: 2008-present
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Assistant Professor: 2010-present

Memberships
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Retina Specialists
Chicago Ophthalmologic Society
Illinois Academy of Ophthalmology
American Medical Association

Dr. Vierling has been providing retinal care to patients in the Chicagoland area since 1995, after she completed her fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. She founded Suburban Retina, Ltd. in 2004, with the goal of providing state of the art care to patients with diseases of the retina and vitreous in a compassionate and comfortable environment. She serves as a clinical assistant professor at Loyola University and is active in teaching medical and surgical retina to ophthalmology residents from Loyola University. She resides in Elmhurst, with her husband, Tim, a physician with the Women’s Center for Health in Naperville, and their two sons.