MariaHortensiaBerrocalMD

Ophthalmology • San Juan, PR

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Retinal Disease

Director Berrocal & Assoc

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Office
150 Ave de Diego
Suite 404
San Juan, PR 00907
Phone+1 787-725-9315

Fax+1 787-724-4654

Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Medical Retina Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 1992 - 1993
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1990 - 1992
University of Puerto RicoResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1990
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

PR State Medical License 1988 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Senior Honor Award American Society of Retina Specialists, 2012
Senior Honor Award American Academy Ophthalmology, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Evidence-based guidelines for drug dosing in intravitreal injections in silicone oil-filled eyes: Pharmacokinetics, safety, and optimal dosage.
Lorenzo Ferro Desideri, Peng Yong Sim, Enrico Bernardi, Karin Paschon, Janice Roth
Survey of Ophthalmology. 2024-09-27
Minimal, Relaxing Membranectomies for the Management of Opacified Hyaloid With Diabetic Tractional Retinal Detachments in Monocular Patients: A Novel Surgical Technique.
Maria H Berrocal, Luis Acaba-Berrocal
Retina. 2023-12-01
5 citations
Vitrectomy versus Vitrectomy with Scleral Buckling in the Treatment of Giant Retinal Tear Related Retinal Detachments: An International Multicenter Study.
Sally S Ong, Ishrat Ahmed, Anthony Gonzales, Abdullmajeed S Al-Fakhri, Hamad F Al-Subaie
Ophthalmology. Retina. 2022-07-01

Press Mentions

SUBSPECIALTY NEWS: Subspecialty News Slowing Geographic Atrophy Progression, Studying Retinal Detachment, Developing Treatment for Macular Edema Due to Uveitis, and MoreJanuary 1st, 2020
Ultra-High-Speed Vitrectomy Cutters: What’s the Limit?October 1st, 2018
Bascom Palmer Treats First U.S. Patient in Nightstar Gene Therapy Clinical Trial for X-linked Retinitis PigmentosaSeptember 19th, 2018
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