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Saira Khanna MD is a board-certified medical and surgical retina specialist at Retina Consultants Ltd. Dr. Khanna earned her undergraduate degree in Neurobiology with minors in Spanish and Economics at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She attended the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health for medical school. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Chicago and continued her medical training in vitreoretinal surgery, completing her fellowship at The Retina Institute in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Khanna's areas of expertise include diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal vascular diseases, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, uveitis, and other retinal pathologies. In her free time, Dr. Khanna enjoys playing tennis/pickleball, eating at new restaurants, and traveling.

John Galasso, MD, PhD of Retina Consultants Ltd., with offices in Des Plaines, Lisleand and Yorkville , Illinois, attended The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He earned his medical degree and a doctorate in Neuroscience at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

After receiving his medical degree, he completed his internship at Northwestern University, followed by ophthalmology residency at Loyola University Medical Center. He then completed his vitreoretinal fellowship at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He’s certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Galasso’s areas of expertise and special interest include diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, surgical repair of complex retinal detachment and pediatric retinal disease.

When he is not treating patients, Dr. Galasso enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, watching his boys play hockey, and traveling.