Dr. Andrew J Epstein M.D.
Ophthalmologist
146 Hazard Ave Suite 106 Enfield CT, 06082Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Andrew Epstein is an ophthalmologist practicing in Enfield, CT. Dr. Epstein specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Epstein can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Epstein can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Syracuse, Coll of Med, Syracuse Ny 1998
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Racial disparities in cardiovascular procedure outcomes: turn down the volume.
- Do cardiac surgery report cards reduce mortality? Assessing the evidence.
- Which physicians are affected most by Medicaid preferred drug lists for statins and antihypertensives?
- Medicaid preferred drug lists' costs to physicians.
- Influence of patient race on physician prescribing decisions: a randomized
- Variation in emergency department wait times for children by race/ethnicity and
- Evaluating obstetrical residency programs using patient outcomes.
- The formation and evolution of physician treatment styles: an application to cesarean sections.
- Racial and ethnic differences in the use of high-volume hospitals and surgeons.
- Effects of report cards on referral patterns to cardiac surgeons.
- Medicare's policy on carotid stents limited use to hospitals meeting quality guidelines yet did not hurt disadvantaged.
- The impact of new cardiovascular device technology on health care costs.
- Racial disparities in changing to a high-volume urologist among men with localized prostate cancer.
- Physician response to financial incentives when choosing drugs to treat breast cancer.
- Effects of regulation on drug launch and pricing in interdependent markets.
Treatments
- Ophthalmology (eye Disease)
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Presbyopia
- Chalazion
- Nearsightedness
- Conjunctivitis
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Wills Eye Hospital, Cornea/External Disease 2002
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