Adam J. Altman, M.D. - Dr. Altman , a corneal specialist, joined West Reading Ophthalmic Associates in September 1995. Dr. Altman received his undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Magna cum Laude. He received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1985. He performed an ophthalmology residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina from 1986 to 1989. Dr. Altman completed a Cornea and External Eye Disease fellowship at the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1990. Dr. Altman has presented several papers at Wills Eye Hospital's Annual Conferences, including; Streptococcus Pneumonia and Scleritis, Pterygium Surgery, Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis, and Recurrent Erosion Syndrome. He served as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Cornea Service at Wills Eye Hospital.
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John W. Beem, M.D., F.A.C.S. - Dr. Beem is a founding partner of Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania, formerly West Reading Ophthalmic Associates. He has a long standing special interest in cataract surgery. He received his undergraduate and medical school training at Temple University, obtaining his Medical degree in 1962. He completed his internship at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center the following year. Following his internship, he served for two years as a General Medical Officer in the United States Army. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. Dr. Beem began the practice of ophthalmology in West Reading, in 1968, as an individual practitioner. He co-founded Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania, formerly West Reading Ophthalmic Associates, in 1972, with Dr. Paul Kenneth Nase. Since then, he has been intimately involved in the successful development of Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania. Dr. Beem has surgical privileges at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, The Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic and at the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Beem is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
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Mark A. DiPillo, M.D. - Dr. DiPillo, Glaucoma and Cataract Specialist, graduated the Syracuse University in 1978, and received his M.D. degree at S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1983. Dr. DiPillo served his Internal Medicine Residency at Denver, Colorado from 1983 to 1985. He then served his Ophthalmology Residency at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. from 1985 to 1988, and was elected Chief Resident his senior year. Dr. DiPillo completed his Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Fellowship at the S.U.N.Y. Health Science Center, Brooklyn, New York in June 1989. Dr. DiPillo is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Albany Medical College, New York. He has served as Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh Eye and Ear Hospital. Prior to joining Eye Consultants of PA in June 1994, Dr. DiPillo was in Academic practice at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, N.Y. as Director of the Glaucoma Service, and Director of Resident Education in Small Incision Cataract Surgery. In addition to Dr. DiPillo's extensive Glaucoma experience, he is a highly accomplished Cataract Surgeon with broad experience in Advanced Small Incision Phacoemulsification procedures. Dr. DiPillo has extensive experience in Small Pupil Cataract Surgery, and Combined Cataract Extraction with Trabeculectomy. Dr. DiPillo served as instructor in the Advanced Phacoemulsification Course at the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and also served as Director of the New York City Residents Phacoemulsification Course.
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David S. Goldberg, M.D., F.A.A.P. - Dr. Goldberg completed his Ophthalmic Residency at Louisiana State University and his Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship with the renowned Zane Pollard, M.D. of Eye Care Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. He has a special interest in Oculoplastic Surgery in both children and adults. Dr. Goldberg graduated with high honors from Princeton University and served an externship at Wills Eye Hospital. He graduated from the University of South Florida Medical School as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Society. Dr. Goldberg will be a welcome addition to our Pediatric and Adult Strabismus practices, which continue to expand significantly in the Reading, Pottsville, Pottstown and Lancaster regions.
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Winifred W. Kao, M.D., F.A.C.S. - Dr. Kao graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1987. She completed her Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Residency at the Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia 1992. In 1992 Dr. Kao joined Berks E.N.T. Surgical Associates, Inc. Dr. Kao is Board Certified and her practice encompasses all aspects of Otorhinolaryngology. She has particular expertise in the area of endoscopic sinus surgery, the most advanced form of sinus surgery. She is also actively involved in the Cochlear Implant program at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
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Sheldon J. Kaplan, M.D. F.A.C.S. - Dr. Kaplan specializes in all areas of Vitreo-Retinal diseases and surgery. He is heavily involved in area Sight Loss Support Groups, having founded three of them in Berks County, Schuylkill County and Susquehanna County. Most recently, he organized the Pottstown Sight Loss Support Group. The purpose of these groups is to help those patients with sight loss adapt to their disability. Dr. Kaplan took his undergraduate degree at Colgate University, and his medical training at the George Washington University School of Medicine. He spent a clerkship for neurology in London at the Queens Square Neurologic Institute, followed by two years in health service. He then completed one year of medical residency at Boston City Hospital Tufts Medical Division. Dr. Kaplan than completed a three year ophthalmology residency at Boston University, Tufts Affiliated Program. Dr. Kaplan also trained as a Vitreo-Retinal surgeon in a major diabetic center in Wisconsin with Dr. Matthew Davis. For two and a half years, he researched diabetic and radiation retinopathy. In completing his Vitreo-Retinal fellowship, he performed multiple retinal detachment and vitreo-retinal surgeries. He has presented papers to various ophthalmologic groups on many aspects of vitreo-retinal disease and surgery. He spent 10 months on the Hospital Ship Hope, treating and training his Brazilian counterparts in Brazil in retinal surgery. He spent one month working in the Missionary Hospital in Nicaragua, as an ophthalmologist.
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Lee A. Klombers, M.D. - Dr. Klombers came to Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania in 1991, from Duke University, where he completed his Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology. He received his B.A. from Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he was selected to Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Klombers received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and completed his internship at Montefiore Hospital. He was a resident at Duke University Eye Center for three years, and, after his fellowship, joined Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania. He has presented research efforts to the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the Walsh Society. He is Board certified by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Klombers is specially trained to manage all forms of childhood and adult strabismus, with the use of adjustable sutures and botulinum toxin. He has special interest and experience in the treatment of pediatric cataracts (with IOL implantation), pediatric glaucoma, oculoplastics, retinopathy of prematurity (including photocoagulation and cryotherapy), congenital malformations of the orbit, and retinoblastoma. Further, he is qualified to treat blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm with botulinum toxin as well as to perform optic nerve decompressions and temporal artery biopsies in the appropriate clinical settings.
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Edna Z. Mahmood, M.D. - Dr. Mahmood, a glaucoma specialist, has been an integral part of Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania since August 1981. She received her medical schooling from Fatima Jinnah Medical College and completed her straight ophthalmology internship at Ganga Ram University in Pakistan. Her other qualifications include certification in ophthalmology from Ganga Ram University Hospital, a rotatory internship from Branson Hospital in Toronto, Canada, and an ophthalmologic residency at McMaster Medical Center in Ontario. She completed her Glaucoma fellowship with Dr. George L. Spaeth, Director of Glaucoma Services, at the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mahmood has presented several papers at Wills Eye Hospital's Annual Conferences. Dr. Mahmood has a highly successful glaucoma practice, offering the full spectrum of Glaucoma related procedures.
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Barry C. Malloy, M.D. - Dr. Malloy, Vitreo-Retinal Specialist, received his undergraduate training at University of Massachusetts at Amherst and received his Medical Degree from University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed his medical internship at Berkshire Medical Center, and his residency in ophthalmology was served at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Malloy completed a Vitreo-Retinal fellowship at Washington Hospital Center in 1990. He is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He performed research in Medical Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy and Vitamin Therapy for Retrolental Fibroplasia. He was the recipient of the University Scholar Award for Academic Achievement from the University of Massachusetts.
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Jonathan D. Primack, M.D. - Dr. Primack received his undergraduate degree Magna Cum Laude from Washington University in St. Louis. He attended the Washington University School of Medicine and subsequently served as an Intern at Lenox Hill Hospital. He performed his Ophthalmology Residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Primack next completed a two year Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary at Harvard Medical School. While at Harvard, he was a recipient of the prestigious Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship. For over four years, Dr. Primack has served as the Director of Refractive Surgery at the North Shore - Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Long Island, New York. He currently holds an academic title of Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Primack is Board certified by The American Board of Ophthalmology.
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Gianfranco Toso, M.D., D.D.S., F.A.C.S. - Dr. Toso graduated from the University of Bologna Medical School, Italy in 1956. He completed his Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Residency at the Newark Eye & Ear Infirmary, New Jersey in 1963 and started his practice in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1964. Dr. Toso has been the leader in the development and advancement of ear surgery. In 1986 he started The Reading Hospital & Medical Center Cochlear Implant program with Elca Swigart, Ph.D., becoming the first surgeon in Eastern Pennsylvania to perform a cochlear implantation. Dr. Toso is Board Certified and his practice encompasses all aspects of Otorhinolaryngology. He specializes in ear surgery, and has developed advanced techniques for reconstruction of the ear canal and elimination of the mastoid cavity after ear surgery. He served as Section Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center until 1997.
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Joseph R. Watson, D.O. - Dr. Watson graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998. He completed his Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck, and Facial Plastic Surgery Residency at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004. Dr. Watson joined Berks E.N.T. Surgical Associates, Inc. in July of 2005. Dr. Watson is Board Certified. His practice encompasses all aspects of Otorhinolaryngology.
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Elliot B. Werner, M.D. - A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Werner, Glaucoma Specialist, attended undergraduate and medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his ophthalmology residency at McGill University in Montreal and a fellowship in glaucoma at the University of British Columbia with Dr, Stephen Drance, one of the pioneers in developing glaucoma specialty training. After completing his training in 1977, Dr. Werner joined the faculty at McGill University and was appointed Director of the Glaucoma Service at the prestigious Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. In 1982, Dr. Werner joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute in Philadelphia. During this time he also served as Chief of Ophthalmology at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital. In 1988, Dr. Werner joined the faculty at Hahnemann University (now Drexel University College of Medicine). He rose to the rank of full professor and Chief of the Glaucoma Service in the Department of Ophthalmology. He has also been a member of the Wills Eye Hospital Glaucoma Service, Co-Chief of the Glaucoma Center at The Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, and has served as President of the Section on Ophthalmology for the Philadelphia College of Physicians. Dr. Werner is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology as well as the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of several national and international societies including the American Glaucoma Society and the International Perimetric (Visual Field) Society. He has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award and is a member of AOA, the National Medical Honor Society. He is the author of over fifty original scientific papers as well as a contributing author to numerous textbooks.
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Edward Joseph Zobian, M.D., F.A.C.S. - Dr. Zobian is President of Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania and chief of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Zobian obtained his Bachelor of Science with Honors in Chemistry from Haverford College, and his Medical Degree from the University of Pennsylvania. During his senior year at medical school, he was appointed to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society for academic excellence. He served his internship at the Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco. Following his discharge from the Army, he was an ophthalmology resident at the Wills Eye Hospital, in Philadelphia. He was appointed Chief Resident Surgeon during his senior year at Wills Eye. Dr. Zobian then served as a Clinical Assistant at Wills Eye Hospital for over four years. He began practicing ophthalmology with West Reading Ophthalmic Associates in 1973 and has built a highly successful practice during this time. In February of 1975, Dr. Zobian initiated the technique of lens implant surgery in the Berks County area, and has continued with a progressive approach to ophthalmic surgical care. He was the first surgeon to use small incision phacoemulsification cataract surgery in the Reading area. He also was one of the first to do cataract surgery without the use of sutures. Dr. Zobian also was the first to use no injection drop anesthesia for Cataract surgery. He has performed over 12,000 cataract operations in his career.
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