Department of Ophthalmology

Physician Profiles

Geoffrey E. Bradford, M.D. is a fellowship-trained pediatric ophthalmologist, specializing in pediatric medical, surgical and optical eye disorders, as well as pediatric and adult strabismus. Dr. Bradford has served as the Residency Training Program Director in the department from 2000-2004 and from July 2007 to the present. Serving our community since 1998, Dr. Bradford is a consulting ophthalmologist to the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind.

Dr. Bradford established and serves as the Medical Director for the Vision Initiative for Children, an outreach program providing training and support for childhood vision screening across West Virginia. After medical school at Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Bradford completed his internship and ophthalmology residency at Akron City Hospital and the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Akron, Ohio. His fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus was completed with Dr. Zane Pollard, M.D. at Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, an affiliate of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Bradford also holds a master's degree in human physiology from Penn State University. His clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric eye diseases as well as ophthalmic manifestations of pediatric systemic conditions and syndromes. His research interests include the development and implementation of improved pediatric vision screening practices in West Virginia.