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Maria Reinoso, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Program Director, LSU Ophthalmology Residency
Prince Abdulaziz Bin Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Saud Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology

Academic Office:

LSU Eye Center at LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
533 Bolivar Street/CSRB 459
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-568-3156
Fax: 504-568-2385
Email: mreino@lsuhsc.edu

Clinical Offices:

LSU Eye Clinic at LSU HealthCare Network, New Orleans
3700 St. Charles Avenue, 6th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504-412-1200
Fax: 504-899-2866
(To schedule an appointment for this clinic only, you may use the link below.)

Request an Appointment  

LSU Eye Clinic at University Medical Center, New Orleans
2000 Canal Street, Clinic Building, 3rd floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Ophthalmology Clinic: 504-702-3950
Referral fax line: 504-702-2051
Clinic fax line: 504-702-4425

LSU Eye Clinic at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital, Bogalusa
433 Plaza Street, 2nd floor
Bogalusa, LA 70427
Phone: 985-730-7209
Fax: 985-730-7195

Degrees

2001
MD
Rosario University, Bogota, Colombia

Bio

2003-2005
Research Fellowship
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami, Miami, FL

2005-2006
Internship in Internal Medicine
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA

2006-2009
Residency in Ophthalmology
LSU Eye Center/Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA

2009-2011
Fellowship in Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

2011-2016
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
LSU Health Sciences Center, Department of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA

2017-present
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
LSU Health Sciences Center, Department of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA

 

Clinical Interests

Retina:

Diabetic retinopathy
Age-related macular degeneration
Retinal detachments
Retinal vascular occlusions
Retinal and macular degenerations
Vitreoretinal surgery
Inherited retinal diseases

Research Interests

Usher Syndrome
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Diabetic Retinopathy

Committees & Administrative Responsibilities

AUPO Resident and Fellow Research Forum Committee
HealthCare Network Clinical Practice and Leadership Group

Selected Publications

Gong D, Winn BJ, Beal CJ, Blomquist PH, Chen RW, Culican SM, Dagi Glass LR, Domeracki GF, Goshe JM, Jones JK, Khouri AS, Legault GL, Martin TJ, Mitchell KT, Naseri A, Oetting TA, Olson JH, Pettey JH, Reinoso MA, Reynolds AL, Siatkowski RM, SooHoo JR, Sun G, Syed MF, Tao JP, Taravati P, WuDunn D, Al-Aswad LA.Gender Differences in Case Volume Among Ophthalmology Residents. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Jul; PMID: 3131839

Elison JR, Weinstein JE, Sheets KG, Regan CE Jr, Lentz JJ, Reinoso M, Gordon WC, Bazan NG. Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) Receptor Antagonism Modulates Inflammatory Signaling in Experimental Uveitis. Curr Eye Res. 2018 Jun; 43(6):821-827. PMID: 29641916

B. Khoobehi, PhD, K. Firn, H. Thompson, M. Reinoso, MD, J. Beach. Retinal arterial and venous oxygen saturation is altered in diabetic patients. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2013 Oct 29; 54(10):7103-6 PMID: 24114546

S.W. Cousins, MD, S. Bearelly, MD MHS, M.A. Reinoso, MD, S.L. Chi, MD, PhD, and D.G. Espinosa-Heidmann, MD. Dynamic Indocyanine Green Angiography-Guided Focal Thermal Laser Treatment of Fibrotic Choroidal Neovascularization. Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2008 Aug. PMID: 18682971

Additional Info

Languages:

Spanish and English

Honors:

2020-present:AUPO Resident and Fellow Research Forum Committee 
2019- 2020 AAO Leadership Development Program XXII 
2015-2016 Docere Teaching Excellence Fellowship

Board Certification:

American Board of Ophthalmology

Memberships:

American Academy of Ophthalmology 
American Society of Retina Specialists
Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology  
Louisiana Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology
Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
Women in Ophthalmology