{"id":999,"date":"2021-07-12T16:38:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T20:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.nweyeclinic.com.php73-37.phx1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?post_type=doctors&#038;p=999"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:42:36","slug":"mila-heersink-m-d","status":"publish","type":"doctors","link":"https:\/\/nweyeclinic.com\/so\/eye-doctor\/mila-heersink-m-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Mila Heersink, MD."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mila J. Heersink, M.D., joined the Northwest Eye family in 2021 offering routine and specialty eye care to patients out of our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nweyeclinic.com\/locations\/golden-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Golden Valley<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nweyeclinic.com\/locations\/wayzata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wayzata<\/a>&nbsp;offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her patient-first approach to care includes helping her patients find treatment plans uniquely suited to them. Dr. Heersink combines her experience with the most advanced technologies to help produce positive results for her patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Heersink received her undergraduate degree and her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After an internship at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, she completed both her residency and cornea fellowship at the number one training program in the country for ophthalmology, Wills Eye Hospital. During those years of training, she was fortunate to learn from world-renowned leaders in the eye care field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Heersink is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a member of the American Society of Refractive and Cataract Surgery, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Heersink was born in Alabama but spent part of her childhood in the Netherlands. She was accepted into medical school as a high school student and graduated college a year early. 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top-color:#555555;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#555555;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#555555;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#555555;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id999_2b5b1f-9b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id999_2b5b1f-9b .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id999_2b5b1f-9b .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id999_2b5b1f-9b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id999_2b5b1f-9b kt-accordion-has-4-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane999_505d35-41\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Education and Training<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>College<\/strong><br>Bachelor of Arts, International studies with Biology minor, Magna Cum Laude, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (2005)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medical School<\/strong><br>Doctor of Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (2009)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Internship<\/strong><br>Harbor Hospital Transitional Year Internship, Baltimore, Maryland (2009 -2010)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Residency<\/strong><br>Wills Eye Hospital Ophthalmology Residency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2010-2013)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fellowship<\/strong><br>Wills Eye Hospital Anterior Segment Fellowship, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2013-2014)<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane999_298bcc-31\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Professionally Affiliations<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Board Certification &#8211; American Board of Ophthalmology<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Society of Refractive and Cataract Surgery (member)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Academy of Ophthalmology (member)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology (member)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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Reresentative (2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Travel stipend for Medical Student Enrichment Program (2006)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-medical Awards and Honors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Order of Omega, Greek Leadership Honor Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most Outstanding UAB International Studies Student (2004 \u2013 2005)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UAB Presidential Student Liaison Committee (2004 \u2013 2005)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phi Beta Delta International Scholars Honor Society (2004)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2004)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alpha Lambda Delta, National Freshman Honor Society (2002)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane999_7c44d4-e8\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Publications and Presentations<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dykhuizen M, Heersink MJ, Heinmiller L, Kleinberg T, Uhler T. Wills Eye Institute residents\u2019 review of \u201cLong-term effect of phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure using the phakic fellow eye as control\u201d Eye World. May 2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heersink MJ. Wills Eye Resident Case Series. Swollen eyelids, a \u2018bulging\u2019 eye and a tumor diagnosis by another hospital lead a patient to seek treatment at the Wills ER. Review of Ophthalmology. April 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mason JO, Gupta SR, Compton CJ, Frederick PA, Neimkin MG, Hill ML, Heersink MJ, Vail RS, White MF, Feist RM, Thomley ML, Abert MA. Comparison of hemorrhagic complications of warfarin and clopidogrel bisulfate in 25-gauge vitrectomy versus a control group. Ophthalmology 118:543-7, 2011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abstract Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Heersink MJ, Affel E, Ayres B, Padidam S. UBM Results in Pseudophakic Patients with Post-Operative Inflammation after Proper Placement of Intraocular Lens. Oral Presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heersink MJ, Cubler D, Zuber J, Murchison A. The effects of a modified triage system in the Wills ER and its effect on patient wait times. Oral Presentation. 2013 Wills Alumni Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Champ CE, Duffey KE, Anne R, Showalter TN, Heersink MJ, Iacono R, Mishra MV, Dicker AP, Rosenberg A, Simone NL. Feasibility of dietary intervention in a breast cancer population, Poster Presentation. 2012 National Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Center Conference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heersink MJ, Zahariadis N. Problems of oversimplification in AIDS policy based upon Uganda\u2019s success. 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