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Office
12381 S Cleveland Ave
Ste 300
Fort Myers, FL 33907Phone+1 239-939-1444Fax+1 239-936-7710
Summary
- Dr. Mark Gorovoy is an ophthalmologist in Fort Myers, FL and is chief of ophthalmology at Lee Memorial Hospital . He received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and corneal fellowship st University of Florida. He specializes in anterior segment disease and is experienced in cataract surgery, glaucoma, and cornea / external disease, lasik and iol
Complications Most of his surgeries are referred from fellow ophthalmologists for complications and/ the most challenging cases . He has more than 30 publications and book Chapters. He has been invited as visiting lecturer by numerous universities His publication describing his DSAEK technique was recognized as the most referenced corneal article in the Corneal journal’s history. He frequently has visiting ophthalmic surgeons observe him in the OR and has trained hundreds of surgeons worldwide his corneal transplant techniques
Education & Training
- George Washington UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1978 - 1981
- Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 1982 - 2025
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
- Gulfshore Life Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
- Top Doctors: Florida Castle Connolly, 2000
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Clinical Trials
- Safety and Effectiveness of the PXL Platinum 330 System With Riboflavin Solution for Previously Untreated Corneal Ulcers Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 14
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 59 citationsDescemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.Mark S Gorovoy
Cornea. 2006-09-01 - 30 citationsDislocation of the Donor Graft to the Posterior Segment in Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial KeratoplastyNatalie A. Afshari, Mark S. Gorovoy, Sonia H. Yoo, Terry Kim, Alan N. Carlson
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2012-04-01 - 135 citationsDescemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: three-year graft and endothelial cell survival compared with penetrating keratoplasty.Marianne O. Price, Mark S. Gorovoy, Francis W. Price, Beth Ann Benetz, Harry J. Menegay
Ophthalmology. 2013-02-01
Press Mentions
- With Resurgence of LASIK, Debate Reemerges on Femto vs. Mechanical Microkeratomes - Healio September 2nd, 2021
- Stacey E. Gorovoy, MD, an Ophthalmologist with Gorovoy MD Eye SpecialistsMarch 10th, 2020
- Amber Ophthalmics Announces First Patient Enrolled in NEXPEDE-1, a Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial Evaluating Nexagon for the Treatment of Persistent Corneal Epithelial DefectsAugust 19th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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