Doctor's Bio
Dr. Jill R. Wells, MD, is an ophthalmologist who specializes in comprehensive eye care, cataract surgery, and tumors of the eye. She has advanced training in ocular oncology, which focuses on diagnosing and treating cancers and other tumors that affect the eye.
Dr. Wells earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she served as Chief Resident. She then completed advanced fellowship training in ocular oncology.
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Wells is a member of the Emory Eye Center’s Ocular Oncology and Pathology team and directs its fellowship program in Ocular Oncology and Pathology. She also helps train future eye specialists.
Her combination of comprehensive ophthalmology and cancer expertise allows her to care for patients with both common and complex eye conditions, with a focus on protecting vision and long-term eye health.
Board Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Internship: Carraway Methodist Medical Center
- Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Locations and Directions
Correll Pavilion
Monday - Friday: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Publications
- Isolated Choroidal Melanocytosis in a Young Girl.
Lyons RJ, Hubbard GB, Wells JR
Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. 2026;63(5):380.
PMID: 42189928 - Retinal and Choroidal Metastasis from a Lung Carcinoid Tumor.
Azarcon CP, Craven CM, Wells JR
Journal of ophthalmic & vision research. 2025;
PMID: 41450865 - Early genetic evolution of driver mutations in uveal melanoma.
Dollar JJ, Decatur CL, Weis E, Schefler AC, Materin MA, Fuller TS, Skalet AH, Reichstein DA, Kim IK, Piggott KD, Demirci H, Aaberg TA, Mruthyunjaya P, Williams BK, Shildkrot E, Oliver SCN, Char DH, Capone A, Mason JO, Walter SD, Altaweel MM, Wells JR, Gombos DS, Duker JS, Hovland PG, Tsai T, Javid C, Durante MA, Covington KR, Zhang S, Correa ZM, Harbour JW
Nature communications. 2025;16(1):11322.
PMID: 41387680 - Case Series: Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachments Over Choroidal Nevi - What Is the Clinical Significance?
Shabto JM, Wells JR, Grossniklaus HE, Azarcon CP
Ocular oncology and pathology. 2025;11(2):125-131.
PMID: 40726604 - Excision of an intrascleral cyst guided by anterior segment optical coherence tomography.
Azarcon CP, Lenhart PD, Craven CM, Wells JR
Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO. 2024;30(3):48-50.
PMID: 39711989 - 15-Gene Expression Profile and as Integrated Prognostic Test for Uveal Melanoma: First Report of Collaborative Ocular Oncology Group Study No. 2 (COOG2.1).
Harbour JW, Correa ZM, Schefler AC, Mruthyunjaya P, Materin MA, Aaberg TA, Skalet AH, Reichstein DA, Weis E, Kim IK, Fuller TS, Demirci H, Piggott KD, Williams BK, Shildkrot E, Capone A, Oliver SC, Walter SD, Mason J, Char DH, Altaweel M, Wells JR, Duker JS, Hovland PG, Gombos DS, Tsai T, Javid C, Marr BP, Gao A, Decatur CL, Dollar JJ, Kurtenbach S, Zhang S
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2024;42(28):3319-3329.
PMID: 39052972 - CHOROIDAL OSTEOMA IN AN INFANT.
Eder AE, Bostwick K, Wells JR, Hubbard GB
Retinal cases & brief reports. 2025;19(2):202-204.
PMID: 38091609 - Unusual conjunctival melanocytic proliferations. Report of five cases and review of the literature.
Eder A, Milman T, Mudhar HS, Lally SE, Shields CL, Bui K, Wells JR, Grossniklaus HE
Survey of ophthalmology. 2024;69(2):230-240.
PMID: 37890676 - Fundus imaging features of congenital rubella retinopathy.
Meyer BI, Liao A, Sanda GE, Craven C, Wells JR, Hendrick AM, Yan J, Jain N
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie. 2024;262(3):777-788.
PMID: 37878037 - INFUSION PORT SITE TUMOR SEEDING AFTER PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY-ASSISTED BIOPSY OF CHOROIDAL MELANOMA.
Azarcon CP, Williams PJ, Grossniklaus HE, Bergstrom C, Wells JR
Retinal cases & brief reports. 2024;18(3):328-331.
PMID: 36580667
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