Brian Shafer, MD

Dr. Shafer is a board-certified, fellowship trained cataract, refractive, cornea and glaucoma surgeon. He completed medical school at Temple University School of Medicine and ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute.

After residency, Dr. Shafer spent a year as the cornea, refractive, glaucoma, and anterior segment fellow at Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Shafer is the Founder and CEO of SVI, Shafer Vision Institute, a premier private practice in the Philadelphia area that is committed to providing university-caliber care in an intimate private practice setting.

He is an adjunct assistant professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania and a clinical assistant professor (adjunct) of ophthalmology at Temple University Hospital. He is passionate about providing meaningful improvements in quality of life by giving patients the care they need and deserve. His professional interests include advanced technology IOLs, sustained drug delivery in glaucoma, and the patient experience.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Shafer is a loving husband and father and enjoys fishing, gardening, and seeing live music.