Dr. Grozdanic obtained his veterinary degree from the University of Belgrade, Serbia in 1998. Following his basic veterinary
education, he obtained his doctor of science degree (PhD) in the field of neuroscience (2002) and finished his clinical
veterinary ophthalmology residency in 2007 at the Iowa State University (ISU). Dr. Grozdanic was an assistant professor and
staff ophthalmologist with the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at ISU (2007-2011).
Dr. Grozdanic published 27 manuscripts and one book chapter in the field of glaucoma, neuroprotection, autoimmune
retinal disease, ocular imaging and stem cell therapy for blinding ocular diseases. He also gave more than 50 national and
international presentations on advanced diagnostic and treatment modalities for different eye diseases.
Dr. Grozdanic also has the distinguished honor of being the first veterinary ophthalmologist in North America to perform
artificial corneal transplants in a veterinary patient and he has developed numerous novel diagnostic and treatment routines
for different canine, feline and equine ocular diseases. He is actively consulting for US Department of Defense and Secret
Service canine units, and he also provided free consulting to more than 80 veterinary ophthalmologists from 6 different
continents on more than 300 complex veterinary ophthalmology clinical cases.
Dr. Grozdanic performs all complex extraocular (eyelid and corneal surgeries) and intraocular (cataract, glaucoma and
vitreo-retinal surgeries) procedures. His special interests include early diagnostic modalities for glaucoma and retinal
diseases, advanced medical and surgical procedures for treatment of glaucoma, endoscopic ocular and orbital surgeries, laser
therapy for different ocular diseases, special therapies for autoimmune retinal diseases, and stem cell based therapies for
blinding ocular diseases.