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Dante Sorrentino, MD, Ophthalmology, Belleair Bluffs, FL

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Ophthalmology Belleair Bluffs, FL

General Ophthalmologist at St. Michael's Eye and Laser Institute

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  • Office

    1030 West Bay Drive
    Belleair Bluffs, FL 33770
    Phone+1 727-585-2200
    Fax+1 727-584-9239

Summary

  • • Full time clinician and surgeon
    • Performing over 500 cataract surgeries per year including premium lenses, bilateral, and dropless surgery
    • Pterygium surgery, modified PERFECT technique
    • Medical retina, including intravitreal injections and posterior segment laser (focal/PRP)
    • Medical glaucoma including anterior segments lasers (SLT, LPI, CPC, Iridoplasty)
    • Medical cornea including Salzmann nodule removal and superficial keratectomy
    • Basic oculoplastic procedures including chalazion, biopsies, lesion removals, and laceration repair
    • Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Ophthalmology, 2015 - 2018
  • University of Hawaii
    University of HawaiiInternship, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2015
  • Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
    Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of MedicineClass of 2014
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaBS, Microbiology, Summa Cum Laude, 2006 - 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2018 - 2023
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2017 - 2018
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • CRMP-5 positive Paraneoplastic Optic Neuropathy as initial presentation of Small Cell Lung Cancer.  
    Dante Sorrentino MD, Jennifer Lee MD, Gabrielle Bonhomme MD., Clinics in Oncology, 2019
  • Immersion Pulmonary Edema in the setting of of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.  
    Tara Reed, Dante Sorrentino MD, Steven Azuma MD., International Cardiovascular Forum Journal., 2016
  • IgG4-positive Plasma Cell Infiltration in the Setting of Ulcerative Colitis  
    Alghamdi, Sarah, MD, Jamie Barkin, MD, Maykel Trotter, MD, Dante Sorrentino, and Antonio E. Martinez, MD., Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research, 2012

Abstracts/Posters

  • Central retinal artery occlusion in pediatric patients secondary to anomalous retinal vasculature- a hypothesis revisited.
    Dante Sorrentino MD, Lea Ann Lope DO, Ellen Mitchell MD, Larry Kagemann PhD, Marie Restori PhD, Kanwal ‘Ken’ Nischal MD, FRCOphth, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, 2018
  • PAX 2 gene mutations in children with pre-laminar branching of the Central Retinal Artery.
    Dante Sorrentino MD, Lea Ann Lope DO, Ellen Mitchell MD, Larry Kagemann PhD, Marie Restori PhD, Kanwal ‘Ken’ Nischal MD, FRCOphth, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, 2018
  • Post-operative complications after non-valved glaucoma device implantation due to rapid PolysorbTM suture absorption time.
    Dante Sorrentino MD, Connor Davenport BS, Ian Conner MD, Julia Polat MD, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, 2018
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Research History

  • Research assistantAssisted with animal research for safety and efficacy for “The Monthly Eye Drop.” This is a semi- permanent eye drop platform that can sustain the delivery of ocular drugs for days or weeks from a single, patient-administered dose. Research lead Morgan Fedorchak, PhD.2016 - 2018

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