Doctors

Dr. Scott LaBorwit, President and Founder of Select Eye Care, is a board certified ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract and refractive surgery. Dr. LaBorwit is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. After completing his ophthalmology residency at the Krieger Eye Institute of Sinai Hospital, Dr. LaBorwit completed a fellowship in glaucoma at the Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dr. LaBorwit has lectured nationally and has been published in major peer-reviewed journals, including Ophthalmology and American Journal of Ophthalmology. He has also been a contributing author for teaching textbooks on glaucoma and eye injury.

Dr. LaBorwit currently serves as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Part-Time faculty, at the Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is also the Clinical Advisory Chair for our Vision Innovation Partners network. 

Dr. Samantha Williamson is a board certified and fellowship-trained corneal, cataract and anterior segment surgeon. She has extensive experience in cataract surgery, including complex cataracts, secondary lens implantation, and advanced lens technology such as toric and multifocal lenses. Dr. Williamson clinically and surgically manages a wide range of corneal disease, including Fuchs dystrophy (corneal swelling), corneal infections and scars, Keratoconus, pterygia (growths on the surface of the eye) and ocular surface tumors, and specializes in corneal transplantation (including PKP, DALK, DSAEK and DMEK) as well as corneal cross-linking. She has a particular interest in bringing relief to dry eye patients via numerous treatment modalities. Her peers selected her as a “Top Doctor” in Baltimore Magazine.

Dr. Williamson graduated cum laude from Princeton University, and attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her internship in Internal Medicine at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in San Francisco, CA, where she was voted Intern of the Year. Dr. Williamson completed her Ophthalmology residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, and served as Chief Resident in her final year. She then underwent additional training in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago, one the premier Cornea departments in the country.

She and her husband are Baltimore natives, and love spending time with their families and children Cleo and Homer. Dr. Williamson is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the Cornea Society. She has presented at major national meetings and is published in the peer-reviewed literature.

Dr. Williamson also practices from one of our partner practices, Baltimore Eye Physicians, who has a location in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Roma Desai joins the Select Eye Care team after graduating from University of Maryland and Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She also completed her residency in hospital-based optometry at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr. Desai has presented lectures to doctors of optometry and has earned numerous accolades and awards for both academic achievement as well as clinical excellence. She is a member of the Maryland Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association.

Dr. Trey Haugen arrived at Baltimore Eye Physicians as a Consultative Optometrist after completing a hospital-based residency at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. Dr. Haugen completed his optometry degree at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, IL, where he earned standing in Beta Sigma Kappa Honors Society for academic excellence. Dr. Haugen is a member of The American Optometric Association and Maryland Optometric Association. 

Dr. Haugen also practices from one of our partner practices, Baltimore Eye Physicians, who has a location in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Erwin Puente received both his medical degree and PhD from Washington University in St. Louis as part of the prestigious Medical Scientist Training Program. He obtained his PhD in molecular cell biology, focusing on the pathophysiology of diabetes. He completed his ophthalmology residency, where he also served as Chief Resident, at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He then completed a two year vitreo-retinal surgery fellowship at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He has presented his research at scientific meetings and has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. His areas of expertise are macular degeneration, macular holes and puckers, retinal vascular disorders including diabetic retinopathy and vascular occlusions, and retinal detachments. Dr. Puente is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Rachel Cho, OD, joined Select Eye Care after completing her Doctorate of Optometry from the State University of New York College of Optometry, and graduating with distinction of Beta Sigma Kappa academic honors. She also completed a hospital-based residency at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. Dr. Cho is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Maryland Optometric Association.

She is excited to be part of the Select Eye Care team and provide exceptional eye care and serve the needs of her patients. She is conversant in Korean, Spanish, and English.