Geisinger Health System Ophthalmology Residency

Program #:
2404121132

Sponson:

Department of Ophthalmology
100 North Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822

Residency Coordinator/Contact:
Michele A. Noss - mnoss@geisinger.edu
Phone: 570-214-3044
Fax:

Residency Director:
Vincent F. Baldassano Jr., MD Vincent F. Baldassano Jr., MD - vfbaldassano@geisinger.edu Phone:
Fax: 570-271-7146

Key Residency Information:

Residency Description:

Residents in the Department of Ophthalmology complete all of their clinical training at the main campus at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. The program is designed with an emphasis on comprehensive ophthalmology education with rotations in the subspecialties of ophthalmology. Residents in their first year in ophthalmology have as their primary duties the supervision of the walk-in or emergency clinic, daily refractions, and complete ophthalmic examinations. The residents assist in the operating room 1 ½ days/week and perform a variety of ocular procedures as the primary surgeon. These residents complete 12 months clinical work including rotations in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus as well as neuro-ophthalmology.

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