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William
Trattler, MD
First and foremost, Bill Trattler is a decent human being. Early on,
he took a lot of heat on the bulletin board of SE, but kept on posting
and growing right along with us. If every refractive surgeon took
his approach, there would be a lot less problems in refractive surgery.
Thank you Dr. Trattler for your caring and sharing over the past four
years.
Sincerely,
Ron Link
Executive Director
William Trattler,
MD is a Cornea Specialist at the Center For Excellence In Eye Care
in Miami, FL, and specializes in corneal diseases, dry eye, and refractive
surgery complications.
Dr. Trattler received
his bachelor's degree with honors from Dartmouth College and his Doctorate
of Medicine degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine
where he graduated in 1992 with Distinction in Research. He completed
his ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania Scheie
Eye Institute and then spent an additional year for
subspecialty training in cornea and refractive surgery at the University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. During his Corneal Fellowship,
Dr. Trattler performed research on dry eye and oil gland problems
of the eye.
In 1997, Dr Trattler
returned to Miami to join as the Cornea specialist for a group of
15 ophthalmologists, including his father (Henry Trattler). He also
teaches the University of Miami (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute) residents
cataract and corneal transplant surgery. As well, he
supervises the residents in the Ophthalmology Emergency room once
a month. Dr.
Trattler currently holds the position of Volunteer Assistant Professor
of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Trattler
has been invited to lecture across the U.S. on various topics, such
as corneal infections of the eye, ocular allergy, dry eye, laser vision
surgery complications, and sutureless cataract surgery. He is taught
courses on computer and the Internet at the National Ophthalmology
Conferences (ASCRS & AAO). He has been Course Director at
ASCRS on the topic "Surface ablations to treat LASIK Flap Complications
and enhance previous LASIK). As well, Dr. Trattler has been on the
faculty at ASCRS of courses on LASEK and Medical Legal Issues in Refractive
Surgery.
Dr. Trattler is
board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and has been
the author of many articles and abstracts. He is also the author of
a very popular textbook called "Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously
Simple", which is used by Medical, Nursing, and
veterinary students throughout the world. Recently, it was even translated
into Chinese.
In the Summer
of 2002, Dr. Trattler received the "Outstanding Young ophthalmologist
Leadership award" from the Florida Society of Ophthalmology.
Future
Profiles to follow from Top Doctor Posters
on our Bulletin Board:
Gregg
Russell OD, Ken Minarik OD, Ophthinfo MD, James Salz MD, Clint Hoxie
OD, Tracy Lynn Swarz, OD, Donald F. Ezekiel OD, Steven Lee OD, Sam
Omar MD, Alejandro Tirado OD, Demetrian Dornic MD, Ricardo Trigo MD,
Arthur Epstein OD, Chris Marmo OD, Hollis Stavn OD, Eirit Yonatan
OD, Paul Klein OD, Robert Bard OD, Neal A. Sher MD, Jim Dillard OD,
Gregg Feinerman MD, Steven Shum OD, Richard Bursua OD, Jason Jedlicka
OD, Mark Ventocilla OD, Barrie Soloway MD, Carlton Chan OD, Jack Miller
OD, Brian Boxer Wachler MD, Ken Maller OD, Joe B. Goldberg OD, Bruce
Butts OD, Kraig Abe OD, Paul Blaze OD, Bill Berke OD, David L. Davidson
OD, Joe B. Collins OD, James Stevenot OD, Jeffrey Martin OD, Johnathan
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