Joseph M. Ortiz MD
Consultant in Ophthalmology, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PennsylvaniaJoseph M. Ortiz, MD, is a graduate of Swarthmore College and earned his medical degree from New York Medical College. He did one year of anatomical pathology at Yale-New Haven Hospital which was followed by a NIH fellowship in ocular pathology at the Scheie Eye Institute-University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ortiz completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute. This was followed by a glaucoma fellowship at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, England. He completed a concurrent fellowship in ocular immune disease at Moorfields Hospital in London.
Dr. Ortiz was formerly associate professor of ophthalmology and head of the glaucoma division and associate resident program director at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Previously, he held a similar position at Cooper Hospital-UMDNJ in Camden, NJ.
He is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (UK) and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. He is a member of the American Glaucoma Society, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists and the American Medical Association.
Disclosures
Joseph M. Ortiz, MD, has no financial arrangement or affiliation with a corporate organization or a manufacturer of a product discussed in this supplement.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Racial Differences in the Diagnostic Accuracy of RNFL Thickness Among Patients With POAG
- Outcomes of iStent Inject Implantation vs Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy in Patients With Glaucoma Undergoing Cataract Surgery
- Outcomes of Micropulse Transscleral Laser Therapy in Patients With Prior Glaucoma Aqueous Tube Shunt Surgery
- Evaluating 24-Hour IOP Patterns in Patients With Chronic Primary Angle-Closure Disease
- Efficacy and Safety of Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation vs Cyclocryotherapy in the Treatment of Patients With Intractable Glaucoma
- Efficacy of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for the Treatment of Patients With Glaucoma
- Progressive Changes in the Anterior Segment and Their Impact on the Anterior Chamber Angle in Patients With Primary Angle Closure Disease
- Outcomes of Partial vs Complete Goniotomy With or Without Phacoemulsification in Patients With Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Association of Trabecular Meshwork Height With Steroid-Induced Ocular Hypertension
- Association Between Thyroid Eye Disease and Glaucoma