WilliamRocamoraKatowitzMD
Ophthalmology • Philadelphia, PAOculo-Plastic & Orbital Reconstructive Surgery, Pediatric & Strabismus
Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvnia
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Office
34th Civic Center Blvd
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-590-2791Fax+1 215-590-4325
Education & Training
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust, London, EnglandFellowship, Oculoplastics Fellowship; Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery, 2007 - 2008
Childrens Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2005 - 2007- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 2005 - 2006
University of Pennsylvania Health System/Scheie Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 2002 - 2005- Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2008 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2014
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 65 citationsEvaluation of Optical Coherence Tomography to Detect Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Children.Jordan W. Swanson, Tomas S. Aleman, Wen Xu, Gui-Shuang Ying, Wei Pan
JAMA Ophthalmology. 2017-04-01 - 8 citationsPediatric Blepharoptosis.Kevin T Jubbal, Katarzyna Kania, Tara L Braun, William R Katowitz, Douglas P Marx
Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2017-02-01 - 4 citationsRecovery of Vision after Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration in Children and Adolescents with Elevated Intracranial Pressure.Daphna Prat, Grant T. Liu, Robert A. Avery, Gui-Shuang Ying, Yineng Chen
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021-11-27
Press Mentions
- Intracranial Pressure Patterns in Children with Craniosynostosis Utilizing Optical Coherence TomographyDecember 19th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and StrabismusMember
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryMember
- Orbital SocietyMember
- North American Society of Academic Orbital SurgeonsMember
- European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryMember
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