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Joel S. Schuman

Joel S. Schuman AB, MD, FACS

Ophthalmology
New York, New York, United States of America

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Joel S. Schuman, MD is Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology, Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NYU. From 2003 - 2015 he was Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Director of UPMC Eye Center. He was Professor of Bioengineering at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. He graduated Columbia University (AB, 1980) and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (MD, 1984). Following internship at Beth Israel Medical Center (1985), he completed residency training at Medical College of Virginia (1988) and glaucoma fellowship at Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary (1988-1990), where he was a Heed fellow. After just over a year on the Harvard faculty, he moved to New England Medical Center, Tufts University to co-found New England Eye Center in 1991. He was Residency Director and Glaucoma and Cataract Service Chief. In 1998 he became Professor of Ophthalmology, and Vice Chair in 2001.
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