John Sheppard, MD
Enriched profilePresident, Virginia Eye Consultants; Professor of Ophthalmology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School · Virginia Eye Consultants
John Sheppard is President, Virginia Eye Consultants; Professor of Ophthalmology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School at Virginia Eye Consultants. OpenAlex indexes 199 publications with 5,162 citations (h-index 38); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 13 Oct 2026
John Sheppard, M.D., is President, Virginia Eye Consultants. The public record shows 199 publications with 5,162 citations (h-index 38), centered on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Ocular Infections and Treatments, Corneal Surgery and Treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 42 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2004–2010).
- Top research focus: Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 42 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 100.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 13 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- An Open Label Comparing the Short Term Efficacy of Lacrisert
Sponsor: Virginia Eye Consultants
- Safety and Efficacy of Iontophoretic Dexamethasone Phosphate Ophthalmic Solution in Non-Infectious Anterior Uveitis
Sponsor: Eyegate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Safety and Efficacy of KPI-121 in Subjects With Inflammatory Meibomian Gland Disease
Sponsor: Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 13 Oct 2026
42 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.Program year2025104 payments$125,300openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.Program year2025113 payments$118,796openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Dompe US, Inc.Program year202582 payments$56,762openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Sensory organs
57%Corticosteroid14%Prednisolone Acetate89%Fluorometholone6%Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate5%Part D≥251 patientsalpha-Adrenergic Agonist11.2%Brimonidine Tartrate63%Alphagan P19%Combigan11%Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol8%Part D≥123 patients+ 11 more classes in this area
Anti-infectives
13.2%Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial7.2%Moxifloxacin100%Part D≥116 patientsHerpesvirus Nucleoside Analog DNA Polymerase Inhibitor3.8%Valacyclovir100%Part D≥45 patients+ 3 more classes in this area
Cancer & immunology
10.2%Calcineurin inhibitor9.7%Restasis65%Cyclosporine35%Part D≥132 patientsTNF inhibitor0.5%Humira(Cf) Pen100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 13 Oct 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2004–2010 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF LACRITIN IN VIVO
Eyerx Research, Inc.
FY2010$128,842R41EY020044
Publications
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Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Ocular TRUST: Nationwide Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns in Ocular IsolatesArticle232 citations2008
- 03Lifitegrast Ophthalmic Solution 5.0% for Treatment of Dry Eye DiseaseArticle219 citations2013
- 04
- 05Ionic channels induced by surfactin in planar lipid bilayer membranesArticle160 citations1991
Network
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/john-sheppard-md
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researchgate.net/profile/John-Sheppard-3
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Mentions by others
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Brown University
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Brown University
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Brown University
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorial Board Member
EyeNet
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Clinical Ophthalmology
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Eye & Contact Lens
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eMedicine.com
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
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Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
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American Uveitis Society
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American College of Surgeons (FACS)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →virginiaeyeconsultants.com ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →virginiaeyeconsultants.com ↗
- Research Director
Ophthalmology Residency Program, Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Thomas R. Lee Center for Ocular Pharmacology
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Virginia Eye Foundation
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →optometrytimes.com ↗
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- Regular contributing author
Optometry Times
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Ophthalmology Times
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