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Office
51 N 39th St
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-9702
Summary
- Dr. Alexander Brucker is an ophthalmologist in Philadelphia and Radnor, PA and is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania, The Scheie Eye Institute and multiple hospitals in the area, including Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College and has been in practice 45 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including French. He specializes in retinal disease and is experienced in diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, and vitreoretinal disease. He is Chief of the Retina Service, Professor of Ophthalmology and Editor in Chief of the journal RETINA.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1976 - 1977
- University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusResidency, Ophthalmology, 1973 - 1976
- University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
- New York Medical CollegeClass of 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 1977 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1977 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 1973 - 2008
- NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2005
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 423 citationsConsensus Nomenclature for Reporting Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Data: Consensus on Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Nomenclature Study GroupRichard F. Spaide, Glenn J. Jaffe, David Sarraf, K. Bailey Freund, Srinivas R. Sadda
Ophthalmology. 2020-05-01 - 29 citationsTreatment of Geographic Atrophy with Intravitreal Sirolimus: The Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Ancillary Study.Gary Gensler, Traci E Clemons, Amitha Domalpally, Ronald P. Danis, Barbara A Blodi
Ophthalmology. Retina. 2017-11-01 - 35 citationsNatural History of Drusenoid Pigment Epithelial Detachment Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Report No. 17Jeannette J. Yu, Elvira Agrón, Traci E. Clemons, Amitha Domalpally, Freekje van Asten
Ophthalmology. 2019-02-01
Press Mentions
- Dr. Paul Tornambe, Pioneer in Eye Surgery, Dies at 73January 3rd, 2020
- Effect of Initial Management with Aflibercept vs Laser Photocoagulation vs Observation on Vision Loss Among Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema Involving the Center of the Macula and Good Visual AcuityMay 1st, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Macula SocietyMember
- Retina SocietyMember
- Club Jules GoninMember
Other Languages
- French
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