PaulPSvitraMD
Ophthalmology • New Hyde Park, NYRetinal Disease
Medical Director - Diabetic Eye Centers
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Office
3003 New Hyde Park Rd
Ste 203
New Hyde Park, NY 11042Phone+1 516-327-0505Fax+1 516-393-2155
Clinical Expertise
- Diabetic retinopathy, Macular degeneration, Vitreoretinal disease, General / Comprehensive ophthalmology, Cornea / External disease, Ophthalmic oncology, Glaucoma and related disorders, Uveitis and ocular immunology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Pediatric ophthalmology
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1989 - 1990
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 1986 - 1989
Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Ophtalmmic Pathology / Ocular Oncology, Research, 1985 - 1986
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFrancis Bitter Laboratory, National Institutes of Health , Visiting Scientist, 1985 - 1986
NYU Grossman Long Island School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1984
Work Experience
NYU Winthrop Hospital (Mineola, NY)Attending Physician · January 1994 - Current
Mercy Medical Center (Rockville Centre, NY)Attending Physician · January 1994 - Current- Island Medical Center (Hempstead, NY)Attending Physician · January 1994 - Current
- South Nassau University HospitalAttending Physician · January 1994 - January 2010
North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, NY)Cilincal Full Time Faculty, Vitreo Retinal Surgery · 1990 - 1994- Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park, NY)Attending Physician · January 1990 - January 2015
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1990 - 2026
NC State Medical License 1989 - 1992- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Newsday - Top Doctors on Long Island Castle Connolly, 2010-2024
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2023
- Lifetime Fellowship Recognition American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2014
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Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy Study of Vitrase for Clearance of Severe Vitreous Hemorrhage Start of enrollment: 1999 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsMicrowave Diathermy of the Retina and ChoroidPaul T. Finger, Paul P. Svitra, Steven A. McCormick, Adolph Presser
Archives of Ophthalmology. 1993-02-01 - 34 citationsProton beam irradiation and hyperthermia. Effects on experimental choroidal melanomaK. G. Riedel, P.P. Svitra, Johanna M. Seddon, Daniel M. Albert, Evangelos S. Gragoudas
Archives of Ophthalmology. 1985-12-01 - 36 citationsThermoradiotherapy for intraocular tumors.Paul T. Finger, Samuel Packer, Paul P. Svitra, Robert Wayne Paglione, Lowell L. Anderson
Archives of Ophthalmology. 1985-10-01
Books/Book Chapters
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- America Society of Retinal SpecialistsFellow
- Member
- Medical Society of the State of New YorkMember
- New York State Ophthalmological SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Lithuanian
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