Expert Details
Retina, Macula, and Vitreous Disorders and their Medical/Surgical Treatments
ID: 731177
Connecticut, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2002 | Degree: M.D. | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Johns Hopkins University |
| Year: 1998 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Biochemistry | Institution: SUNY at Stony Brook |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2011 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Vitreoretinal Surgeon | Department: |
Responsibilities:Is a clinician/surgeon, teacher, and researcher skilled in the treatment of macular degeneration, macular holes and puckers, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments and tears, floaters, retinal vein occlusions, complications of cataract surgery, uveitis, sutureless small gauge vitrectomy surgery, eye laser surgery, and the use of Eylea, Lucentis, Avastin, Ozurdex, macular eye vitamins, and other eye therapies. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2011 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Vitreoretinal Surgeon | Department: |
Responsibilities:Is a clinician/surgeon, teacher, and researcher skilled in the treatment of macular degeneration, macular holes and puckers, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments and tears, floaters, retinal vein occlusions, complications of cataract surgery, uveitis, sutureless small gauge vitrectomy surgery, eye laser surgery, and the use of Eylea, Lucentis, Avastin, Ozurdex, macular eye vitamins, and other eye therapies. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2008 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Trainee if medical and surgical treatment of retinal diseases. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2006 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Ophthalmology Resident | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Trainee in ophthalmology. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2003 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Medical Intern | Department: Internal Medicine |
Responsibilities:Trainee in Internal Medicine. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the International College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research. He is a member of the American Society of Retina Specialists, New England Ophthalmological Society, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Research to Prevent Blindness, Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, Vit-Buckle Society, and Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He is a Certified Principal Investigator from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Expert has a CT State Medical License and a NY State Medical License. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert was Clinical Instructor at Yale School of Medicine and a Clinical Instructor at the Keck School of Medicine. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert has been a Principal Investigator for several clinical research trials for retinal diseases including the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network. He is a scientific manuscript reviewer for Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging journal and Ophthalmology journal. He was named one of “America’s Top Ophthalmologists” by the Consumers’ Research Council of America and also a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. He was a National Eye Institute Travel Grant winner, Barry M. Goldwater Research Scholarship winner, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship winner, and National Science Foundation Research Fellowship winner. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Multiple |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| I have written multiple expert opinions |
| Training / Seminars |
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| COPE Instructor (Certified Optometry Lecturer). |
Fields of Expertise
choroid, diabetic retinopathy, eye injury, macula lutea, macular degeneration, retina, retinal artery occlusion, retinal disease, retinal hemorrhage, retinal vasculitis, retinal vein occlusion, retinitis pigmentosa, lacrimal gland, optic disk, light coagulation, optic nerve disease, eye care, refractive eye surgery, behcet's disease, iris recognition, vision loss prevention, blepharospasm, eye safety, ophthalmic pharmaceutical product, eyewash solution, conjunctiva, color vision physiology, uvea, uveitis, optic nerve, glaucoma, iris (biological component), cornea, goggles, intraocular lens, blind spot, blindness, artificial pupil, aqueous humor, absolute luminance threshold, inflammation, rod, ocular irritation, color detection, color blindness, visual acuity, rhodopsin, color vision, fovea centralis, photopic vision, rod cell, presbyopia, myopia, vision defect, cone cell, astigmatism, eye protective equipment, refraction, biological membrane, eye drop solution, vision, eyeglasses, ophthalmic device, optometry, histology, crystalline lens, eye physiology, eye function, eye, artificial eye, cell membrane, ocular disease, zinc, fungal yeast, ophthalmology, keratotomy, diabetes, chorioretinal burn, bacterium