Physician · WRITER · Creator
Exploring what it means to see — and to care.
I'm Henry Bair, a resident physician at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. I work across clinical ophthalmology, health policy, and the humanities...writing, building, and asking how medicine can be smarter, fairer, and more human.
What I Do
Clinical Research
CORNEA · ANTERIOR SEGMENT · OCULOPLASTICS
New surgical techniques, instruments, and diagnostic approaches at Wills Eye Hospital.
Writing
NARRATIVE & HUMANISTIC MEDICINE
Reflective essays, stories, and poems on the human side of medicine in JAMA, Academic Medicine, Neurology, and more.
Health Policy & Artificial Intelligence
COMMENTARY · OP-EDS · DIGITAL HEALTH
Engaging with how technology, regulation, and economics reshape care delivery.
The Doctor’s Art
AWARD-WINNING PODCAST
Stories from physicians, patients, and leaders on finding meaning in medicine.RECENT WORK
NARRATIVE
The Quiet Work of Clarity
Journal of Clinical Oncology · February 2026
COMMENTARY
Using Provenance Dispersion to Triage Uncertain Neurosymbolic OCT Diagnoses
Translational Vision Science & Technology · March 2026
RESEARCH
Periorbital Necrotizing Sweet Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · December 2025
OP-ED
Easing AI and Wearables Regulation Is a Risky Move
MedPage Today · February 2026
POLICY
Reallocating Work in Ophthalmology: A Health Economic Agenda in Anticipation of a Future Workforce Shortfall
Ophthalmology Science · March 2026