
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
- Johns Hopkins Health System
About Douglas A. Jabs
Background
Douglas A. Jabs, M.D., M.B.A. is an internationally-recognized expert in the evaluation and management of patients with uveitis and related immune-mediated ocular disorders, particularly on the use of immunosuppression to treat severe ocular inflammatory diseases. Founder of the Division of Ocular Immunology and Uveitis at Wilmer, he now is the Director of the Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence Synthesis at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Additional Academic Titles
Joint Appointment in Ophthalmology
Research Interests
Ocular Oncology, Uveitis
Research Summary
Dr. Jabs is an internationally recognized expert in clinical trials and evidence-based medicine. He has held NIH funding continuously for over 30 years. He has chaired numerous clinical trials on the treatment of uveitis, and its ocular complications.
He is the Chair of the international, NIH-funded multicenter, comparative effectiveness clinical trial, the ADVISE Trial, on the use of an anti-TNF biologic in the treatment of severe uveitides. He is the Research Group Chair of the international, NIH-funded multicenter clinical trials, the MERIT and POINT Trials, on the treatment of uveitic macular edema. He was the Chair of the international, NIH-funded, multicenter comparative effectiveness clinical trial, the MUST Trial, on the use of immunosuppression for treatment of severe uveitides.
Dr. Jabs also chaired a long-term, NIH-funded, multicenter, cohort study on the occurrence of ocular infections in immune compromised persons. He chairs the Standardization of Uveitis (SUN) Working Group, which is an international group of uveitis experts dedicated to improving clinical research in the field of Uveitis. The SUN Working Group’s current project is to define classification criteria to diagnose the leading 25 uveitides.
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5080
- fax: 410-955-0468
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Graduate School, MBA, 2000Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Graduate School, MS, 1999Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Rheumatology, 1984Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1983Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Ophthalmology, 1981Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1977Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1983Ophthalmology
American Board of Ophthalmology, 1982Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
4.7 out of 5
39 ratings, 12 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/18/2025
Thank you!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/4/2025
Great
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/10/2024
I am very grateful for the care I received from Dr. Jabs and his team. They are all very knowledgeable about uveitis. I feel they saved my vision.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/12/2024
I'm feel extremely blessed to be under Dr. Jabs care. I trust him 100%.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/17/2024
Dr. Jabs was very thoughtful, direct and thorough with communicating his diagnosis.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/10/2024
Dr Jabs is an excellent doctor.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/3/2024
He has always been an excellent doctor, focused on the medical issues, spoke directly and clearly and has a great bedside manner.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/6/2024
Dr. Jabs is always very knowledgeable, experienced, and has a good bedside manner. He's been my doctor for 3 years now and I couldn't imagine life without him. He's been managing my disease well.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/6/2024
Dr. Jabs sat and explained his observations based on exams, tests performed and history and explained everything clearly.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/14/2024
Dr. Jabs is very thorough.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/7/2024
Very good while explaining treatment.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/30/2024
Competent, experienced, careful