Get to Know Dr. Kancherla

Swarupa Kancherla, MD is a board certified, fellowship-trained cornea surgeon who specializes in cataracts, corneal transplantation, refractive surgery, and dry eye disease. She also offers comprehensive care for a variety of eye conditions including pterygia, glaucoma, diabetes, and macular degeneration.

Dr. Kancherla earned her undergraduate degree from Lehigh University with a departmental honors in biological sciences. She attended medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine where she was recognized as a humanities scholar. She then completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and her cornea, external diseases, and refractive surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, where she learned the latest in corneal transplant techniques and complex cataract surgery.

Dr. Kancherla has lectured throughout the country and presented at international meetings hosted by organizations like the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. She has also authored publications in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including Cornea and Ophthalmology.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her growing family and traveling.