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:
- Effect of Testing Frequency on the Time to Detect Glaucoma Progression With OCT and OCT Angiography
- Comparing 10-2 vs 24-2 Perimetry to Diagnose Glaucoma Using OCT as an Independent Standard
- Effect of Corneal Hysteresis on the Rates of Microvasculature Loss in Glaucoma
- 24-2 SITA Standard vs 24-2 SITA Faster in Perimetry-Naïve Normal Subjects
- Association Between Microvasculature Dropout and Normal-Tension Glaucoma Progression
- Glaucoma Treatment Outcomes in Patients of African Descent With OAG
- Efficacy of Combined Phacoemulsification and Goniosynechialysis in Primary Angle–Closure Disease With Different Degrees of Peripheral Anterior Synechiae
- Classification of VF Abnormalities in Highly Myopic Eyes Without Pathological Change
- Effect of Prior Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation on Subsequent Trabeculectomy Outcomes
- Predictors of Early-Onset Glaucoma