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 Bleb Repair for Delayed Bleb Leaks and Sweating Blebs
- 2017 Top Stories in Eye Care: Expanding the Diagnostic Armamentarium for Glaucoma
- Same-Site Surgical Revision With Mitomycin C Is Safe and Effective for Failed Trabeculectomy
- The ISNT Rule: How Often Does It Apply to Disc Photos and RNFL Measurements in the Normal Population?
- Combined Phacotrabeculectomy More Cost-Effective Than Phacoemulsification for Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma
- Efficacy and Complications of Second Procedures After Initial Glaucoma Drainage Device Failure
- Oxidative Stress Biomarkers for Glaucoma
- Thinning of Gamma-Irradiated Corneal Patch Grafts After Aqueous Drainage Device Surgery
- Short-Term Efficacy of MP-TSCPC for Lowering IOP and Decreasing Ocular Antihypertensive Medication Use
- Association Between Undetected 10-2 Visual Field Damage and Vision-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Glaucoma