Dr. Igor Westra received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, NH. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Jackson Memorial University of Miami Hospitals in Miami, FL. His ophthalmology residency was completed at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Westra then completed a two-year fellowship in Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous at Casey Eye Institute/Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Westra is Board Certified in Ophthalmology. As a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, he also participates in many other medical groups including the American Society of Retina Specialists, North Carolina Medical Society, and the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. Dr. Westra also serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Adjunct Faculty member of the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Residents and medical students rotate through our clinics to learn more about eye care and retinal disease.

Dr. Westra lives with his wife in Wrightsville Beach. He has 3 adult daughters. His interests outside of medicine include water activities like kite boarding, paddle boarding, boating, as well as bicycling and traveling.

Dr. Henry Holt graduated from the University of New Castle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom. After completing a Masters of Research in Ophthalmology at the same university, Dr. Holt completed a 2 year Academic Internship at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in the United Kingdom. He then served as an Ophthalmology Trainee at Darlington Memorial Hospital and Sunderland Eye Infirmary. Dr. Holt completed an Internship in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, and an Ophthalmology Residency at Albany Medical College. There he served as Chief Resident in the Ophthalmology Department during his final year. Dr. Holt then completed a two year Vitreoretinal Fellowship at Midwest Retina/The Ohio State University learning medical and surgical retina with a special focus in uveitis.

Dr. Holt is Board Certified in Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists.

Dr. Holt lives with his wife and two boys in Wilmington. He enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and golfing.

Dr. John Deans will be joining Retina of Coastal Carolina on October 1, 2022. Dr. Deans graduated from Duke University in Durham, NC. He then continued his studies at Duke Medical School where he spent a year performing basic science ophthalmology research on macular degeneration. He completed his internship in internal medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill followed by ophthalmology residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was selected to serve as Chief Resident. Dr. Deans remained at the University of North Carolina for his 2-year fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery.

Dr. Deans is Board Certified in Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retinal Specialists. He lives in Wilmington, NC with his wife, Elizabeth, and two children. In his free time, he enjoys running, golfing, and spending time outdoors with his family.