PaulLKrawitzMD

Summary

• Dr. Paul Krawitz is a High Honors graduate of The University of Michigan, and received his medical degree in 1985. He is a member of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.Dr. Krawitz trained in Internal Medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York. He completed his Ophthalmology training at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, and later was selected as Chief Resident of that program.He completed an additional year of sub-specialization in Glaucoma at Mount Sinai under the direction of Doctors Steven Podos and Carl Camras, both recognized as world leaders in that field. Dr. Krawitz is a member of the prestigious American Glaucoma Society.Dr. Krawitz holds the academic position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in Manhattan. He is a frequent lecturer at professional ophthalmic meetings regarding his highly successful surgical techniques for cataracts, glaucoma and specialty intraocular lenses.Dr. Krawitz has earned several awards as an outstanding ophthalmologist. In his position as President and C.E.O. of Vitamin Science, Inc., Dr. Krawitz holds several patents and trademarks for nutritional supplements that support eye disease. Since 1993, he has become one of the country’s most highly sought and professionally recognized eye surgeons. Dr. Krawitz performs over 1,000 ophthalmic procedures annually, including laser-assisted cataract surgery, the most modern therapies for glaucoma, and treatment of macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Dr. Krawitz is a Diplomate of The American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of The American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is an elected member of the prestigious American Glaucoma Society. Dr. Krawitz is an active member of the Long Island Ophthalmologic Society, The Suffolk Academy of Medicine, and the American Medical Association. Dr. Krawitz is now part of the esteemed Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island.