Gerri L. Goodman, M.D. was one of the first ophthalmologists to perform refractive eye surgery in the United States. She is a corneal specialist, recognized nationally as an authority and teacher of advanced refractive surgery techniques, including Excimer laser, keratomileusis, and radial keratotomy.

Dr. Goodman received her Doctor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. Following residency at the University of North Carolina, she completed the prestigious Fellowship in Corneal Diseases at Wilmer Institute at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. She has been in private practice since 1989, and is currently affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital, Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) and Sinai Hospital.

As one of the most experienced laser refractive surgeons in the world, Dr. Goodman has used her clinical and laboratory expertise to further develop and improve upon refractive procedures, including laser-assisted keratomileusis (LASIK) and astigmatic keratotomy and photorefractive astigmatic keratotomy (PARK). She has been performing Excimer laser surgery since its early development in 1989, and has served as a clinical investigator for the Excimer laser companies VISX, Inc., and Lasersight Technologies, Inc.