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Geoffrey Schwartz, M.D.

 

 

Glaucoma Service
Wills Eye Hospital
840 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107


 

EDUCATION

PUBLICATIONS

BOOK CHAPTERS

POSTERS

PRESENTATIONS

RESEARCH

WORK EXPERIENCE

PERSONAL INTERESTS

 


 

EDUCATION

 

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
Glaucoma Fellow. 7/2002 to 7/2003.

 

Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Resident, Ophthalmology. 7/1999 to 7/2002.

Awards: Bausch and Lomb Travel Grant for Young Investigators

Saint Vincents Hospital, New York, NY
Intern, Transitional Medicine year. 7/1998 to 6/1999.

 

Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
M.D., June 1998
Class Rank: Top 10%
Honors: AOA Medical Honor Society
Hobart Amory Hare Junior Honor Society
Thomas D. Duane, M.D. Student Research Fellowship
Letter of Commendation in Biochemistry

 

Columbia University, New York, NY
Post-Baccalaureate Pre-med Program, 9/1992 – 8/1993.

 

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Bachelor of Arts, May 1991
Double Major: Economics and Government
Honors: Graduated Cum Laude, James Bowdoin Scholar, Dean’s List
Sports: Varsity Golf, Junior Varsity Lacrosse


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PUBLICATIONS


• Shields CL, Shields JA, Gross NE, Schwartz GP, Lally S. Survey of 520 Eyes With Uveal Metastases. Ophthalmology. 104(8): 1265-76, 1997 August.

• Schwartz GP, Cohen EJ. Hydrocephalus in Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome. Archives of Ophthalmology. 116(3):400, 1998 March.

• Schwartz GP, Schwartz LW. Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma from a Choroidal Melanoma. CLAO J. 2002 Apr,28(2):77-9.

• Schwartz GP, Gedde SJ. Using Anti-fibrotics with Glaucoma Surgery: How to Weigh Risks vs. Benefits in Individual Patients. Ophthalmology Management. (In Prss)


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BOOK CHAPTERS

 

• Schwartz GP, Schwartz LW, Spaeth GL. Laser cyclodestructive procedures. In: Fankhauser F (ed). Lasers in Ophthalmology – Surgical and Diagnostic Aspects. Amsterdam: Kugler Publications, 2002. (In Press)

• Schwartz GP, Schwartz LW. Cyclodestructive procedures for glaucoma. In: Rhee D (ed). Glaucoma: Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Ophthalmology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. (In press)


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POSTERS

 

• Myers JS, Schwartz GP, Katz LJ, Schwartz LW, Wilson RP. Comparison of Serial Humphrey Visual Fields, Statpac, and Progressor to Analyze Glaucomatous Visual Fields. American Glaucoma Society Meeting. March 1-3, 2001, Newport Beach, CA.

• Schwartz GP, Myers JS, Katz LJ, Spaeth GL. Pointwise Linear Regression Speeds Visual Field Analysis with Similar Results to Standard Techniques. AAO Meeting 2001, New Orleans, LA.

• Busbee B, Recchia F, Pearlman R, Carvalho C, Schwartz GP, Ho A. Increasing Resistance to Ciprofloxacin in Bacterial Endophthalmitis Following Cataract Surgery. AAO Meeting 2001, New Orleans, LA.

• Kesen MR, Henderer JD, Wilson RP, Moster MR, Myers JS, Cox MJ, Davis GH, Uhler T, Dubey S, Schwartz G, Chaylak A, Donnelly S, Han K, Nallamshetty H, Aminlari A, Chung J, Edell E, Zwick O, Steinmann W, Spaeth GL, Fontanarosa J. Influence of Patient Data on Cup/Disc Ratio Measurement and Optic Nerve Interpretation. ARVO 2002; Fort Lauderdale, FL.


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PRESENTATIONS


• Schwartz GP, Ho CA, Thorne JE, Maguire AM. Submacular Surgery in Multifocal Choroiditis. Wills Eye Conference, March 9-11, 2000, Philadelphia, PA.

• Schwartz GP, Schwartz LW. Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma from a Choroidal Melanoma. CLAO 2001 Annual Meeting, February 11-14, 2001, Las Vegas, NV.


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RESEARCH

 

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
• Schwartz GP, Fantes F. The Use of Corneal Patch Grafts for Tube Shunt Surgery. In progress.

Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY
• Schwartz GP, Johnson EM. Research involving tumor suppressor genes and analysis of DNA from breast cancer samples. 8/1993-8/1994.


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WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Gourmet To Go Elkins Park, PA
President and founder of a restaurant delivery service.
• Managed daily operations, organized advertising campaigns, solicited clients, and hire employees. 1991-1992.


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PERSONAL INTERESTS

 

• Alpine Skiing, Running, Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Travel.

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