Profiles

Giovanni DiSandro, MD

While Giovanni DiSandro Jr., MD (MD ’09, Ophthalmology Residency ’13, Ophthalmology Fellowship ’14), Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, has participated in mission trips to the Appalachian region of Virginia and internationally to India and Peru, it is his commitment to the community where he was a student which drives the quality of his patient care. In June of this year, he was honored at the 2023 annual Healthcare Hero awards ceremony sponsored by the Hampton Roads publication Inside Business.

Dr. DiSandro  also devotes his time and expertise at EVMS' HOPES (Health Outreach Partnership of EVMS Students), a student-run free clinic in Norfolk.