Conditions treated:
- Aesthetic medicine
- Oculofacial surgeon providing plastic and reconstructive surgery (in and around the eye)
Interests:
- Droopy eyelids and bags under the eyes (ptosis and blepharoplasty)
- Eyelid malposition’s
- Facial palsies involving the eyelids and brows
- Cancers of the eyelid skin, eyelid tumor removal and reconstruction
- Tear drainage problems
- Botox
Locations:
Hospitals and Surgery Center Affiliations:
- Spring Park Surgery Center
Education:
- Fellowship: two-year fellowship in oculofacial surgery in Kirkland, Washington. The training included a partnership with the University of Washington at Seattle, as well as time at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, United Kingdom.
- Internship: Gundersen Lutheran Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Certifications:
- American Board of Ophthalmology
Awards:
- John A. Dyer, MD Award: awarded to a resident in their final year of training to recognize mentorship, leadership, and teamwork at the Mayo Clinic Department of Ophthalmology
- National Eye Institute Travel Grant: awarded for ARVO abstracts at the annual ARVO meeting whose research findings are considered to be of high interest to vision research
- Book Award: received three times for demonstrating outstanding performance on the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program examination
- Lewis E. and Edith Phillips Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement: received at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH)
- Youmans Award in Medical Physiology: awarded annually to outstanding students in medical physiology at UWSMPH
- Otto Mortensen Award for Excellence in Medical Neurosciences: awarded annually to an outstanding student in medical neurosciences at UWSMPH
- Pathology Honor Society Award
- Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians Summer Extern Essay Contest Winner
- Otto Mortensen Award for Excellence in Gross Anatomy: awarded annually to an outstanding student in gross anatomy at UWSMPH
- Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society
Publications:
- Repp DJ, Burkat CN, Lucarelli MJ. Lacrimal excretory system concretions: canalicular and lacrimal sac. Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov;116(11):2230-5.
- Repp DJ, Hodge DO, Baratz KH, McLaren JW, Patel SV. Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy: Subjective Grading versus Objective Grading Based on the Central to Peripheral Thickness Ratio. Ophthalmology. 2013 Apr;120(4):687-94.
Professional Memberships:
- The American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery