Nicole M. Fuerst, M.D.
Ophthalmologist- Cornea & External Disease
BIO
Nicole M. Fuerst, MD, a Los Angeles native, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in corneal disease, cataracts, and refractive surgery. Dr. Fuerst takes a patient-centered approach to care, treating
each patient like a member of the family
Dr. Fuerst completed medical school at the prestigious Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She then completed her ophthalmology residency at the Scheie Eye
Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received multiple teaching awards. She continued her training at the renowned Duke Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina. While at the Duke Eye Center,
Dr. Fuerst completed a two-year clinical and research fellowship in cornea and external disease, where she learned and performed the latest techniques in corneal, cataract, and refractive surgery
Committed to her profession, Dr. Fuerst has published many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.She has also been awarded for her research presentations on a variety of topics in the field of
ophthalmology.
When she is not working, Dr. Fuerst enjoys travelling, running, and spending time with family and friends.
EDUCATION
Sc.B., Biology
Brown University, Providence, RI, 2008
M.D., Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, 2013
Internship: Transitional Intern
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 2014
Residency: Ophthalmology
Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 2017
Fellowship: Cornea, Refractive Surgery and External Disease
Duke University, Durham, NC, 2019
Board Certified:
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2018