-Published scientific researcher
-Clinical Instructor at Yale Medical School
-Active cutting-edge clinical trials researcher in macular degeneration, diabetes, and retinal vascular occlusions
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Treats me for macular degeneration and saved my sight. Great bedside manner and credentials. Would highly recommend.…
| University | Degree | Focus | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suny at Stony Brook (Valedictorian) | Bachelors Degree | Biochemistry | 1998 |
| Institution | Focus | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Residency - Wills Eye Hospital | Ophthalmology | 2006 |
| Internship - Long Island Jewish Medical Center | Internal Medicine | 2003 |
| Fellowship - Doheny Eye Institute - USC | Vitreoretinal Surgery | 2008 |
| Certification | Cert. Body | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology | Not Specified |
| Position | Organization | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Instructor | Yale School of Medicine Teach ophthalmology residents. | 2009 - Present |
| Role | Organization | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Member | American Society of Retina Specialists | 2008 - Present |
| Member | New England Ophthalmological Society | 2011 - Present |
| Fellow | American Academy of Ophthalmology | 2008 - Present |
| Ophthalmological Associate Member | Research to Prevent Blindness | 2010 - Present |
| Member | Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians | 2009 - Present |
| Member | Phi Beta Kappa | 1997 - Present |
| Fellow | American College of Surgeons | 2010 - Present |
| Distinction | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Valedictorian | SUNY at Stony Brook | 1998 |
| Publication | Publisher | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging | Postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Candida parapsilosis | 2011 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Am J Ophthalmol | Evaluation of the United States public health service guidelines | 2011 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Am J Ophthalmol | Association of host genetic factors with the course of cytomegalovirus retinitis | 2011 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Clin Infect Dis | Excess mortality in patients with AIDS in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy | 2010 |
| Online Article | Cases J | Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after a lower extremity dog bite: a case report. | 2008 |
| Text Book | Informa Healthcare, New York | Use of adjuncts in surgery and novel surgical approaches. | 2008 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Eye | Bilateral improvement of persistent diffuse diabetic macular oedema | 2008 |
| Magazine Article | Retina Today | Asymptomatic patients with increased arm-retina circulation time | 2007 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Am J Ophthalmol | Intraoperative sclerotomy-related retinal breaks for macular surgery | 2007 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Ann Ophthalmol | Familial drusen of the optic nerve head associated with choroidal neovascular membranes. | 2005 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Ophthalmology | Survey of 1264 patients with orbital tumors and simulating lesions | 2004 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg | Primary epithelial malignancies of the lacrimal gland: The 2003 Ramon L. Font Lecture. | 2004 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | Biochem Biophys Res Commun | O-glycosylation of nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins: regulation analogous to phosphorylation? | 1997 |
Diseases and surgery of the retina & vitreous including macular degeneration, macular holes & puckers, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments and tears, floaters, retinal vein occlusions, small gauge sutureless vitrectomy surgery, macular vitamins, etc
Years In Practice: 17 (started in 2008)
Accepts New Patients: Yes
Medical Philosophy: Traditional Medicine
“Wonderful retina eye doctor”
Treats me for macular degeneration and saved my sight. Great bedside manner and credentials. Would highly recommend.
“Best retina specialist in CT”
Saved my vision.Original review on DoctorsDig.com
“Best retina specialist”
Correctly diagnosed and treated me when other retina eye doctors failed.
Offers Financing/Payment Plans?: Yes
Bills on a Sliding Scale?: No
Dr. Richard Scartozzi, MD has not yet specified the insurance plans he accepts.
Comment - “ Wonderful retina eye doctor ”
Treats me for macular degeneration and saved my sight. Great bedside manner and credentials. Would highly recommend.