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Joseph Ortiz MD

Joseph M. Ortiz MD

Consultant in Ophthalmology, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania

Dr. 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:

  1. Worse Meibomian Gland Performance in Glaucomatous Patients With Long-Term Instillation of IOP-Lowering Medications
  2. New Developments in OCT for Glaucoma
  3. New Treatment Paradigm for Angle Closure Glaucoma
  4. Outcomes of Bleb Repair for Delayed Bleb Leaks and Sweating Blebs
  5. 2017 Top Stories in Eye Care: Expanding the Diagnostic Armamentarium for Glaucoma
  6. Same-Site Surgical Revision With Mitomycin C Is Safe and Effective for Failed Trabeculectomy
  7. The ISNT Rule: How Often Does It Apply to Disc Photos and RNFL Measurements in the Normal Population?
  8. Combined Phacotrabeculectomy More Cost-Effective Than Phacoemulsification for Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma
  9. Efficacy and Complications of Second Procedures After Initial Glaucoma Drainage Device Failure
  10. Oxidative Stress Biomarkers for Glaucoma

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