The Eye Surgery Center at Vanguard Weiss Memorial Hospital provides advanced eye care with its dedicated hospital-based surgicenter, a highly regarded ophthalmic staff and state-of-the-art equipment. While most facilities use a common operating room for different specialties, the Eye Surgery Center at Weiss has dedicated space for ophthalmic surgery. This 2,000-square-foot facility with recently renovated operating suites is staffed with nurses, surgical assistants, technicians and anesthesia providers with a special training and interest in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery. More than 1,200 eye surgery cases per year are performed at Weiss.
Weiss has invested in the latest eye surgery equipment, including the Constellation Vision System for retina and Alcon Infinity for cataracts, to provide the most technologically advanced and comprehensive eye care possible.
Ophthalmologists at Weiss provide a wide variety of ophthalmic services, including:
Physicians affiliated with the Eye Surgery Center at Weiss include ophthalmologists in academics as well as private practice. The University of Chicago Ophthalmology Group and several private ophthalmology practices maintain office space on the Weiss campus.
Following are ophthalmologists on our medical staff, according to areas of subspecialty interests:
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
- Anupama Anchala, M.D.
- Lilli Farrokh Siar, M.D.
- Jennifer Galvin, M.D.
- Bruce Goldstick, M.D.
- Abe Kaplan, M.D.
- Kristi Kozlov, M.D.
- Susan Ksaizek, M.D.
- Thomas Patrianakos, D.O.
- Tatjana Pavlovic, M.D.
- Michael Saidel, M.D.
- Lawrence Stone, M.D.
Cornea
Glaucoma
- Anupama Anchala, M.D.
- Lilli Farrokh Siar, M.D.
- Bruce Goldstick, M.D.
- Thomas Patrianakos, D.O.
- Lawrence Stone, M.D.
Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Susan Ksaizek, M.D.
- Jeffrey Nichols, M.D.
Ophthalmic Plastics
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Motility
- Jennifer Galvin, M.D.
- Mark Greenwald, M.D.
Pterygium
- Michael Saidel, M.D.
- Lawrence Stone, M.D.
Retina
- Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.D.
- Seenu Hariprasad, M.D.
- John C. Michael, M.D.
- Robert Pearlman, M.D.
- Rumya Rao, M.D.
Call the physician referral line at (800) 503-1234 to schedule an appointment.
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