Deborah Kessler (Kessler) Hudak MD MHA (She/Her)

Summary

• Dr. Deborah (Kessler) Hudak is an ophthalmologist based in Raleigh, NC, with subspecialties in oculo-plastic and orbital reconstructive surgery. She completed her medical training at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and residency programs at SSM Health/Saint Louis University and Kettering Health Network. She completed the prestigious Executive Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gilling’s School of Global Health. Dr. Hudak is a clinical professor at Duke University Hospital and has multiple roles, including positions at Raleigh Eye Center and All About Aesthetics. Her expertise encompasses ophthalmic trauma, mohs reconstruction, and facial cosmetic surgery. She has several publications in notable journals and conferences and has received honors, including Patients' Choice Awards and fellowships from the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
  At St Louis’s Washington University, she was a Principal Investigator for an NIH grant in which she performed some of the first PCR work on herpes in the country, in research related to AIDS treatment.
  She has been a Clinical Professor for Residents and Physicians of University of Cincinnati, Washington University (St Louis), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Duke University.
  She also teaches cosmetic injectables across the country at basic, advanced and Master’s level, and is a key opinion leader in the Medical Aesthetics Industry.