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:
- Outcomes of Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Eyes With Good Central Vision
- Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty vs Topical Medication as Initial Glaucoma Treatment
- Deep-Learning Classifiers for Automated Detection of Gonioscopic Angle Closure Based on Anterior-Segment OCT Images
- Schlemm Canal Microstent to Reduce Intraocular Pressure in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Long-Term Effect of Phacoemulsification on IOP in Patients With Medically Controlled Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Long-Term Outcome of a Low-Cost Glaucoma Drainage Device Compared With the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve
- Evaluating the Impact of Uveitis on Visual Field Progression Using Large-Scale Real-World Data
- Risk Factors for Fast Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma
- Combined Phacoemulsification and Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery vs Phacoemulsification Alone for Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Steroids After Laser Trabeculoplasty