Joseph M. Ortiz MD
Consultant in Ophthalmology, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PennsylvaniaDr. Joseph Ortiz is a consultant in ophthalmology at Abington Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania. He 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, New Jersey.
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, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists, and the American Medical Association.
Dr. Joseph M. Ortiz earned his medical degree from New York Medical College, following which he did 1 year of anatomical pathology at Yale – New Haven Hospital, which was then followed by an NIH fellowship in ocular pathology at the Scheie Eye Institute – University of Pennsylvania, where he completed his residency in ophthalmology. 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 Eye Hospital in London.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Real-World Outcomes of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in the UK
- Relationship of Corneal Hysteresis and Anterior Lamina Cribrosa Displacement in Glaucoma
- 2019 Top Stories in Eye Care: The Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Trial (LIGHT)
- Ganglion Cell–Inner Plexiform Layer and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Changes in Glaucoma Suspects Help Predict Glaucoma
- Long-Term Outcomes of Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation Within the First 2 Years of Life
- Outcomes of Ahmed and Baerveldt Drainage Device Surgery in Pediatric Glaucoma Following Cataract Surgery
- Efficacy of Repeat Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Medication-Naïve Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension
- Systemic Medications That May Modulate the Risk of Glaucoma
- Effect of Trabeculectomy on OCT Measurements of the Optic Nerve Head Neuroretinal Rim Tissue
- OCT Assessment of Risk Factors for Visual Acuity Decline After Trabeculectomy in Patients With Advanced Open-Angle Glaucoma