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:
- Risk of Glaucoma Development in Patients With Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
- Incidence and Treatment of IOP Elevation Associated With Local Steroid Therapies for Retinal Diseases
- Utility of Central Visual Field Testing in the Management of Patients With Early Glaucoma
- Outcomes of Trabecular Procedures Combined With Cataract Surgery in Patients With Open-Angle Glaucoma
- 2023 Top Story in Eye Care: Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for the Treatment of Glaucoma
- Racial Differences in the Diagnostic Accuracy of RNFL Thickness Among Patients With POAG
- Outcomes of iStent Inject Implantation vs Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy in Patients With Glaucoma Undergoing Cataract Surgery
- Outcomes of Micropulse Transscleral Laser Therapy in Patients With Prior Glaucoma Aqueous Tube Shunt Surgery
- Evaluating 24-Hour IOP Patterns in Patients With Chronic Primary Angle-Closure Disease
- Efficacy and Safety of Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation vs Cyclocryotherapy in the Treatment of Patients With Intractable Glaucoma