Leonard H. Ginsburg, M.D., C.D.E.
Dr. Leonard Ginsburg was motivated to become a retina surgeon after witnessing as a child two of his grandparents suffer total blindness due to macular degeneration and diabetes. From that moment forward, learning and doing everything he could to prevent such a fate to others became his life’s mission.
Dr. Ginsburg went to college and medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. His ophthalmology residency was at Albert Einstein Medical Center in the Bronx. He was a retinal fellow at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard University. He then served as a staff physician at Joslin Diabetes Center and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston teaching ophthalmic residents. Dr. Ginsburg was then recruited back to where he was raised in Philadelphia, and founded the Retina and Diabetic Eye Institute at Mercy Community Hospital. In 1996, The Crozer-Keystone Health System and Brandywine Hospital came to him to help create what is now the Moore Eye Institute. In 2010, Dr. Ginsburg was approached by Phoenixville Hospital of Community Health Services, the largest privately-owned hospital group in America, to open a Moore Eye Institute within their doors and now serves as Chief of Ophthalmology at both Phoenixville Hospital and Springfield Hospitals.
As far back as 1988, Dr. Ginsburg has been involved in many research projects and articles, which were primary in the introduction of several new technologies in Pennsylvania including indocyanine green angiography and optical coherence tomography. In addition, he has authored many papers and offerings including, Focal Points: Diabetic Retinopathy: Classification, Progression and Management for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition, he wrote Revealing Retina – What All Physicians Should Know for the American Society of Retina Specialists, which is used by primary care physicians and the American Medical Association delegates among others. He also served as the National Council Vice-Chairman of the American Medical Association Ophthalmology Section, representing all of the major ophthalmology organizations. He is the recipient of many awards including the William Van Essen Award from the Delaware and Chester County Optometric Society, honored by the Council of Delaware County, and in 2006, was chosen as National Physician of the Year, from the National Republican Congressional Committee. Dr. Ginsburg is well known for his work in diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and the ties between religion and medicine. He has been privileged to speak on these topics in many countries including Europe, Israel and England at the heralded Moorefield’s Eye Hospital. He is one of the only eye specialists in the United States who is also a certified diabetes educator and served as the President of the American Diabetes Association in the region.
Prior to becoming an ophthalmologist, Leonard Ginsburg was an internationally known student leader while attending college and medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as the Chairman of the Ivy League Student Organization and was the founder and Chairman of the American Association of the University Students, which grew to represent every major university in the United States. In 1985, he acted as student chairman at the International Association of Universities’ Meeting where Presidents of 800 universities from 120 nations met. This organization then gained support from President Ronald Reagan and numerous other prominent world leaders. During his medical training, he also served as the National Vice-Chairman of the American Medical Association Student Section -- representing 30,000 medical students.
When asked what the greatest accomplishment in his life is, Leonard Ginsburg states that it is his five children and his happy marriage to Beth, his wife of 24 years.
Cynthia Alley, M.D.
Dr. Cynthia Alley was the director of pediatric ophthalmology at Temple University, has now joined us in practice. She trained in pediatric ophthalmology at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, recognized as one of the most prestigious fellowship programs in the country. For the past four years, she has been an assistant professor in the department of ophthalmology at Temple University Hospital and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, and had served as the residency program director. Having covered the emergency department both at Temple University Hospital and St. Christopher’s Hospital, she is also adept at handling emergent situations and taking care of adults when necessary.
Richard L. Brilliant, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Dr. Richard Brilliant is known as one of the finest low vision specialists in the world and is an inventor of hundreds of low vision devices. He is a 1976 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and completed a low vision residency/fellowship at the Center for the Blind/Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1977. He is the Director of the Moore Eye Foundation. He served as chief of the Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center of the Eye Institute for 10 years and is now the senior low vision clinician at the Feinbloom Center. Dr. Brilliant holds the rank of Associate Professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and Adjunct Professor at the Waterloo College of Optometry in Canada. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and is 1 of only 40 Diplomates in the world in low vision in the United States. Dr. Brilliant has been involved in the design and development of many low vision devices and has been involved in the clinical investigations of many low vision lenses for low vision manufacturers for nearly 30 years. He has lectured in national and international meetings and has published numerous articles related to low vision rehabilitation. Dr. Brilliant has written a textbook on low vision rehabilitation titled Essentials of Low Vision Practice. This book is utilized by many schools of optometry and ophthalmology in the United Sates, as well as abroad.
He is the only optometrist on the Board of the Federal Drug Administration. No one has written more articles, given more presentations or been involved in designing more low vision devices than Dr. Brilliant. He had been offered the Chairmanship of the Johns Hopkins Low Vision Center but chose to stay at Moore because of its dedication to helping all in need.
Nancy Crawford, M.D.
Dr. Crawford is the Director of the Anterior Segment Division at Moore Eye Institute and was chosen by the Consumer Research Council of America as “America’s Top Ophthalmologist” in 2009. She has trained and worked at some of the finest institutions in the world -- from Albert Einstein Medical Center in New York to Yale University and Moorefield’s Eye Hospital in London. Dr. Crawford also donated two years of her life to the Public Health Service and worked in Guatemala. She has performed over 10,000 ocular surgeries.
Dr. Crawford is a glaucoma and oculoplastic specialist who leads the Moore Eye Institute’s Anterior Segment and Glaucoma Division. The Anterior Diagnostic Center has introduced groundbreaking technology in Pennsylvania, such as the OCT and ultrasound to measure the anterior angle. However, while her prowess as a surgeon is widely respected, she is particularly known for her caring heart to help all those in need. She was a featured speaker at the Martin Luther King Day celebration at Abington Memorial Hospital. This is one of many speaking engagements where she was discussing glaucoma and offering educational programs throughout the Delaware Valley. Dr. Crawford’s commitment to fighting glaucoma has led to the creation of a network of eye doctors who volunteer to help those in need. Her most recent efforts were featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Georgia Crozier, O.D., M.S.
Georgia Crozier, O.D., M.S. Dr. Crozier is a 1984 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and is a low vision specialist and chief medical administrator of the Moore Eye Foundation. She completed a primary care residency program in 1985 and went on to complete her master’s degree and a residency in low vision rehabilitation in 1987.
Soon after her residency, Dr. Crozier began working at Temple University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, where she specialized in contact lenses and low vision. She was the first optometrist to be selected by the federal government to receive a Masters of Science of Vision Rehabilitation. Dr. Crozier, a facilitator for low vision support groups, has lectured extensively in the field of low vision. She is a consultant for the Veterans Administration for homebound visually impaired veterans, and the State of Pennsylvania for visually impaired students and adults. She was the first optometrist to be selected to receive this opportunity by the federal government.
Carlo DiMarco, D.O., M.Sc.F.O.C.O.O
Dr. Carlo DiMarco epitomizes the team approach and the caring systemic evaluation of patients. Initially, he practiced as a family physician and then became a board-certified ophthalmologist, who served as the Chairman of the PCOM Ophthalmology Residency Program. He is a renowned leader and helped organize not just the Moore Eye Institute but ultimately rose to become the National President of the American Osteopathic Association in 2009, which required his leaving the private practice at Moore and moving to his work in Chicago and serves as a Chairman of the Ophthalmology Residency Program at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. DiMarco had served as the team ophthalmologist for the 76ers. Click here to learn more about Dr. DiMarco’s founding of Moore.
Wayne Dunn, M.D.
Born and raised in Jamaica, Dr. Dunn trained at some of the most prestigious universities and hospitals in North America, including New York University and the University of Toronto, where he completed his retinal fellowship. As a research scientist, he participated in corneal physiology investigations at Columbia University. Dr. Dunn is committed to the health care needs of all people. As a leading proponent of the unique concerns of African-Americans, he has appeared as a guest expert on most of the major Philadelphia television news programs. Dr. Dunn was motivated to become an ophthalmologist after experiencing his parents’ and grandparents’ struggles with diabetes, glaucoma and cataracts.
Ken Heist, D.O.
One of the few board-certified family physicians who are also a board-certified ophthalmologist in America. After 15 years in private practice, it was he who Dr. Carlo DiMarco, one of the founders of the Moore Eye Institute who left the area when he became President of the American Osteopathic Association in 2008/2009, turned to Dr. Heist to become the Director of the Ophthalmology Residency Program of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Heist has extensive experience in all general ophthalmological, cataract and corneal disease. He serves as Director of Education at the Moore Eye Institute.
Melissa Iglesias, D.O.
Dr. Iglesias is a local graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where she was a recipient of an Army Health Professions Scholarship. After completing medical school she entered active duty where she completed her internship at Tripler Army Medical Center and then went on to train in Ophthalmology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. Dr Iglesias has served her last 3 years as the Chief of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at Moncrief Army Community Hospital. For the past year she has also served as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of South Carolina, training residents to perform cataract surgery. Dr Iglesias specializes in diseases and surgery of the anterior segment to include cataract surgery, ptyergium removals, refractive surgery as well as focusing on glaucoma and cornea patients. She continues to be locally involved in academics while serving as a residency site director for the PCOM ophthalmology program at our Phoenixville location.
Deepta Rawat, M.D., M.S.
An innovator, researcher and gifted retina and cataract surgeon. Dr. Rawat received her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University and received her Masters at the Graduate School of BioMedical Sciences, UMDNJ where she received her Alumni Merit Award. Dr. Rawat graduated from New Jersey Medical School, had her residency at Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary and was Fellowship trained at the Shiley Eye Center, UCSD. She joins us from San Diego where she was a Clinical Instructor at the Veterans Administration and Shiley Eye Center School of Medicine, USCD. Due to her leadership and administrative skills, Dr. Deepta Rawat is the Director of Retina Surgery at Springfield Hospital/MEI and is the Medical Director of the Limerick Surgery Center at Phoenixville Hospital.
Melvin Roat, M.D.
Dr. Roat is a board-certified and cornea fellowship-trained ophthalmologist and surgeon. He earned his medical degree and ophthalmology training at the University of Toronto. He then went on to perform a cornea fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Roat has been very active in research and has performed thousands of eye surgeries. He is on staff at Wills Eye Hospital and held teaching appointments at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Maryland. He is the editor of the ophthalmology section of the Merck Manual. His areas of expertise are corneal disease, transplantation and cataract surgery.
Angana Shah, M.D.
One of the few retina specialists who also performs superb cataract surgery in the state of Pennsylvania. She completed a six-year accelerated medical program at Jefferson Medical College and Pennsylvania State University. She then did her ophthalmology residency at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by a two-year retina fellowship at Boston University. During her residency, she participated in a cataract mission to Honduras and performed glaucoma screenings for the underprivileged. She has also given multiple diabetic eye disease lectures to the community.
Dr. Shah has performed flawless cataract surgeries with the most advanced IOLs - taking on the most challenging cataract cases, even those with severe retinal disease. Her ability as a retina surgeon for patients with diabetes and retinal detachments is formidable. She is known for her compassionate bedside manner and commitment to her patients. Dr. Shah's special areas of expertise include macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and the most difficult of cataract surgeries, which she makes look as easy as the simplest cataract surgeries she performs.
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