Experience

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  New Canaan Ophthalmology

  • Physician/ Ophthalmologist

    • Jul 1984 - 2013

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  The New York Hospital and Memorial Hospital/Sloan Kettering

  • New York, New York

  • Chief Resident Ophthalmology

    • Jun 1981 - Jul 1984
    • New York, New York

    Mentored by a group of the most preeminent ophthalmologist of our day, my Chairman was Jackson Coleman, a pioneer in ocular ultrasound and its use to determine malignancy of tumors. He was a great teacher of the art of medicine and compassion for the patient. Robert Ellsworth, David Abramson, and Barrett Haik ran this country's busiest pediatric retinoblastoma clinic. Dr. Abramson later assumed leadership of the clinic and became the worlds authority on ocular malignancy and follow on tumors. Dr. Robert Ellsworth was the protagonist who vigorously insisted that radiation of ocular melanomas was equally effective to the more traumatic enucleation while many experts insisted that his method would result in many more deaths. After fifteen years of studies the results vindicated his position, without enucleation there was no increase in mortality. Dr. Haik became Proffesor of Ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee Medical school and Chairman of Ophthalmology . Dr. Jackobiec was our ocular pathologist, a prolific writer and teacher, later Chairman of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. My resident adviser, great friend and teacher, one of the best retinal surgeons in the world Dr. Stanley Chang became Chairman of Ophthalmology at Columbia / Presbyterian. Most of my training in retinal surgery was under a pioneer in retinal surgery, Dr. Harvey Linkoff, whose techniques survive today over those of earliest fame.. He was amazingly creative and a brilliant teacher.

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  Presbyterian Hospital/ Parkland Memorial Hospital Dallas, Texas

  • Dallas Texas

  • Intern in Internal Medicine

    • Jun 1980 - Jul 1981
    • Dallas Texas

    An amazingly important experience in the process of becoming a medical specialist including 3 months in both surgical and medical ICU's, 2 months in Anesthesia at Parkland Hospital, 2 months in a busy emergency room.

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  , Westchase Corp., Houston, Tx

  • Senior vice president

    • 1972 - 1976

    One of four senior corporate officers involved in the purchase, financing, physical development, and sales of the largest undeveloped tract of land within the city limits of Houston.

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  US Army

  • Ft. Benning three times, Ft. Belvoir, Germany, Ft. Irwin, CA, Viet Nam

  • Enlisted 1960, Commissioned Officer 1965

    • Jun 1960 - Apr 1970
    • Ft. Benning three times, Ft. Belvoir, Germany, Ft. Irwin, CA, Viet Nam

    Basic Training Ft. Benning, GA 1960; Airborne/ Ranger 65-2 Ft Benning, GA fall 1965, 3RD Infantry Div Germany 5 mos. 1966, Instructor Ranger Department Ft Benning, GA 1966-1967, Armor and Desert Training Ctr, Ft Irwin, CA 1967, Republic of Viet Nam 1968 Bronze Star, 1969 Ft. Irwin, CA, total of 30 months as Company/Battery Commander.Honorable Discharge March 1970, Captain