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David Fleischman, MD, Ophthalmology, Chapel Hill, NC

DavidFleischmanMD

Ophthalmology Chapel Hill, NC

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina

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  • Office

    2226 Nelson Hwy
    Ste 200
    Chapel Hill, NC 27517
    Phone+1 984-974-2020

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Glaucoma, 2014 - 2015
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Ophthalmology, 2011 - 2014
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
  • Drexel University College of Medicine
    Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2010
  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown UniversityMS, Physiology & Biophysics, 2006
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaBS, BA, Microbiology & Cell Science; History, 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Young Clinician Scientist Award American Glaucoma Society, 2017
  • Residency Teacher of the Year Award UNC Ophthalmology, 2017
  • Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty, 2017-2018
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Intraoperative optical coherence tomography-assisted retrocorneal fibrous membrane biopsy and excision  
    Ruland K, Davis RM, Bouldin T, Fleischman D, Am J Ophthalmol Case Reports, 1/21/2018
  • Accuracy of Tonopen vs iCare in Human Cadaveric Eyes with Edematous Corneas Over a Wide Range of Intraocular Pressures  
    Ruland K, Olayanju J, Borras T, Grewal DS, Fleischman D, J Glaucoma, 1/18/2018
  • Re: Radke et al - The Translaminar Pressure Gradient - Papilledema After Trabeculectomy Treated with Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration  
    Fleischman D, J Glaucoma, 1/11/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Accuracy of Tono-Pen vs. iCare-Pro in human cadaveric eyes with edematous corneas over a wide range of intraocular pressures.
    Ruland K, Olayanju J, Grewal D, Borras T, Fleischman D, American Glaucoma Society, New York, NY, 1/1/2018
  • Optic canal dimensions and asymmetry.
    Zhang X, Lee Y, Olson D, Fleischman D, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2018
  • "Rare Case Symposium-A Case of Sympathetic Ophthalmia."
    Armstrong, Sarah M; David Fleischman, Emil Anthony T Say; John D Wright; Maurice B Landers, UNC Eye Symposium, William & Iday Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, 1/8/2017
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Lectures

  • Pearls for Phaco-Tube and Phaco-Trab. 
    Chicago, IL - 1/28/2018
  • Glaucoma, Pseudotumor cerebri, and Space Flight: How the CSF Ties it all together. 
    Durham, NC - 1/1/2018
  • CSFP and Glaucoma: A View in Retrospect. 
    Helsinki, Finland - 1/28/2017
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Other

  • "American Glaucoma Society selects Fleischman and colleagues for the 2017 Young Clinician Scientist Award" 
    Fleischman D, Interview-UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom Vital Signs
    1/23/2017
  • "Space flight and intraocular pressure: During and after prolonged space flight, about half of flyers experience hyperopic shift." 
    Fleischman D, ESCRS EuroTimes (by Howard Larkin)
    1/13/2017
  • "Sap from garden plants can burn eyes." 
    Fleischman D, Interview-Health News from Reuters Health (by Carolyn Crist)
    1/3/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Not All Cataract Surgeries Require Anesthesiologists, Researchers Say
    Not All Cataract Surgeries Require Anesthesiologists, Researchers SayApril 19th, 2023
  • Biomedical Engineers at UNC and NC State Respond to COVID-19 by Speeding the Development of an Emergency Ventilator
    Biomedical Engineers at UNC and NC State Respond to COVID-19 by Speeding the Development of an Emergency VentilatorMay 11th, 2020