
David Fleischman MD
Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina
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2226 Nelson HwySte 200Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone+1 984-974-2020
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Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Glaucoma, 2014 - 2015
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Ophthalmology, 2011 - 2014
- University of North Carolina HospitalsInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
- Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2010
- Georgetown UniversityMS, Physiology & Biophysics, 2006
- University of FloridaBS, BA, Microbiology & Cell Science; History, 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- 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
- Letter to the editor on "estimated intracranial pressure in glaucoma patients and its correlation with disease severity".Dipen Kumar, David Fleischman
The International Journal of Neuroscience. 2025-04-01 - Disease Associations among Patients Afflicted with Both Glaucoma and Age-Related Macular Degeneration.Lauren Dimalanta, Kishan Pithadia, Nathan T Shenkute, Bryan Strelow, Zhidong Zhang
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024-10-06 - Investigating Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Prone Position Spinal Surgery Patients: A Pilot Study.Aneesh Rahangdale, Elise Fernandez, Douglas S Weinberg, David Fleischman
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research. 2024-09-16
Journal Articles
- Intraoperative optical coherence tomography-assisted retrocorneal fibrous membrane biopsy and excisionRuland 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 PressuresRuland 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 FenestrationFleischman D, J Glaucoma, 1/11/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
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)
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Press Mentions
- 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 VentilatorMay 11th, 2020
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