Our Doctors

Barry S. Herst, M.D.​

Dr. Barry Herst is a board certified ophthalmologist. He received his medical degree from the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine and completed his ophthalmology residency at Michael Reese Hospital. Dr. Herst serves as Section Chief of Ophthalmology of St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago.

Dr. Herst is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Illinois Association of Ophthalmology, Chicago Ophthalmological Society, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Joseph B. Garber, M.D.

Dr. Joseph Garber is a board certified ophthalmologist. He received his medical degree from the University of Illinois and completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Illinois Eye Center. Dr. Garber is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Rush University in Chicago.

Dr. Garber is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Illinois Association of Ophthalmology, Chicago Ophthalmological Society, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Gina M. Rogers, M.D.

Dr. Gina Rogers is a board certified ophthalmologist. She received her medical degree from Rush University Medical Center. She completed her residency training and additional fellowship training in cornea/external disease and refractive surgery at the prestigious University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, a program recognized as one of the finest ophthalmology training centers in the country.

Dr. Rogers is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Cornea Society, Illinois Ophthalmologic Society, and Women in Ophthalmology.

She has particular interest in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, corneal transplantation surgery including partial corneal transplants, pterygium surgery, and the treatment of dry eye or other ocular surface disorders.

Brian S. Herst, M.D.

Dr. Brian Herst is a board certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist. In addition to comprehensive ophthalmology and cataract surgery, he specializes in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma, including expertise in Minimally Invasive Glaucoma surgeries (MIGS).

A graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree, he pursued his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, serving as Chief Resident in his final year. He went on to complete his glaucoma fellowship at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he advanced his training in the surgical management of complex cataracts and glaucoma.

Dr. Herst is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society, American College of Surgeons, Chicago Ophthalmological Society and the Chicago Glaucoma Society.