Joseph Israel Hoffman MD
Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Glaucoma Related
Medical Director @ Eye Centers of South Florida
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1701 NE 164th StSuite 200North Miami Beach, FL 33162
Phone+1 305-947-0027
Fax+1 305-945-8734
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Summary
- Dr. Joseph I. Hoffman is a board-certified ophthalmologist with a focus on refractive cataract surgery. He earned both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Miami, followed by an internship at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
Dr. Hoffman is a member of the board of the Bascom Palmer Alumni Society and a past president of the Miami Ophthalmological Society. He holds adjunct clinical faculty appointments at several institutions, including Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, New England College of Optometry, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Illinois College of Optometry, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry, InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico, University of the Incarnate Word, Western University, University of Montreal, and the University of Waterloo. Through these roles, he has been actively involved in the clinical education of more than 1200 optometry students.
In addition, Dr. Hoffman has served for many years as an Assistant Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology at the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He continues to contribute to the Institute's educational mission, particularly through his ongoing involvement in the annual cataract surgery course for residents and fellows.
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health System/Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1982 - 1985
Mount Sinai Medical Center of FloridaInternship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1981
University of MiamiBachelors, 1975 - 1977
Miami Dade Comm. CollegeBachelors, 1974 - 1975
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1985 - 2026
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Department of Anatomy Award University of Miami School of Medicine, 1981
- Sandoz Medicine Award University of Miami School of Medicine, 1981
- Life Member Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society, 1981
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsIntronic primers reveal unexpectedly high major histocompatibility complex diversity in Antarctic fur seals.Jonas Tebbe, Meinolf Ottensmann, Katja Havenstein, Artemis Efstratiou, Tobias L Lenz
Scientific Reports. 2022-10-26 - 19 citationsTranscriptome of the dead: characterisation of immune genes and marker development from necropsy samples in a free-ranging marine mammalJoseph I. Hoffman, Michael A. S. Thorne, Philip N. Trathan, Jaume Forcada
BMC Genomics. 2013-01-24 - 32 citationsUnexpected fine-scale population structure in a broadcast-spawning Antarctic marine mollusc.Joseph I. Hoffman, Andrew Clarke, Melody S. Clark, Peter T. Fretwell, Lloyd S. Peck
Plos One. 2012-03-05
Abstracts/Posters
- Needle Penetration of the Globe during Retrobulbar and Peribulbar InjectionsHay, A., Flynn, H.W.Jr., Hoffman, J.I., Rivera, A.H., Ophthalmology, 1/1/1991
- Ocular Perforations Following Retrobulbar InjectionsHoffman, J.I., Battle, J., Clarkson,J., Blumenkranz, M., 21st Annual Resident's Day, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Miami, Florida, 6/22/1985
- Cup:disc Ratio In Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic NeuropathyHoffman, J.I., Nelson, C., Glaser, J., Schatz, N., 20th Annual Resident's Day, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Miami, Florida, 6/23/1984
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Lectures
- Eye Trauma and EmergenciesBarry University. Miami, Florida - 9/21/1999
- The Aging Eye, Advances in TreatmentJohn Knox Village. Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 2/19/1999
- The Aging EyeHoly Cross Hospital. Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 4/2/1997
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French, Hebrew
External Links
- Practice Websitehttp://www.myeyecenters.com
- EyeVisionhttp://www.eyevision.com
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