E. CLIFFORD LAZZARO, MD., FACS Abridged Curriculum Vitae Office Address 541 Clarkson Ave Brooklyn,NY. 11203 Telephone : 718 245 2163 EDUCATION College Medical School New York University New York, New York A.B., English Literature State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, N.Y. POST GRADUATE TRAINING Internship Residency U.S. Public Health Service Hospital Staten Island, N.Y. Internal Medicine U.S.Public Health Service Hospital, Brighton, MA. USPHS Medical Clinic, NYC Lieutenant Commander Ophthalmology Brooklyn Eye & Ear Hospital, CERTIFICATIONS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1966 Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1973 Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology Downstate Medical Center 1971 1977 Director, Residency Training Program Brooklyn Eye & Ear Hospital
1973 1975 Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology SUNY Downstate Medical Center 1977 2009 Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology SUNY Downstate Medical Center 2010 Present HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS Attending Physician Kings County Hospital Center 1992 Present Director of Ophthalmology Lutheran Medical Center Brooklyn, N.Y. 1986 2003 Attending Brooklyn/Cumberland Hospital Brooklyn, N.Y. 1971 1980 PROFESSIONAL/ EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Teaching SUNY Downstate Eye Residents on Thursdays Private Practice of General Ophthalmology 1971 2005 Brooklyn/Cumberland Hospital Brooklyn, N.Y. 1971 1980 Teaching SUNY Downstate Eye Residents on Thursdays
HONORS AND AWARDS Creator and Lecturer of Ophthalmology 101 Teaching Series Lectures given to Downstate Eye Residents and Medical students Approximately 46 hours/academic year from 1994 Present Co Course Director, Current Concepts for the Clinical Ophthalmologist Sponsored by the SUNY Downstate Department of Ophthalmology Rome and Sorrento, Italy Meeting, June 1999 Co Course Director, Comprehensive Ophthalmology Update, France,2001 Lecturer, Systemic Disease and the Eye Sponsored by SUNY Downstate Department of Ophthalmology Paris and Monaco, June 2001 Director of Comprehensive Ophthalmology Clinic Kings County Hospital Center Lectures to numerous residency programs for grand rounds and civic groups over a 40 year career. Richard C. Troutman MD Master Teacher Award SUNY Downstate Alumni Association, 1995 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Elected Alumnus Member, 1997 Kings County Hospital Center Attending of the Year March, 1999 Eugene J. Chalfin Memorial Award Downstate/KCHC Ophthalmology Alumni Association Teaching Award, June 2000 Knight Commander of the Holy Order of St. Gregory The Great Designated by His Holiness Pope John Paul ll, November 2002 Honored as one of Brooklyn Greats in Ophthalmology Troutman Fund Award Dinner, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, October 2004 Castle Connolly Best Doctors in the N.Y. in Metropolitan Area elected for many years. Honored as Teacher of the Year in Ophthalmology SUNY Downstate Resident Alumni Society, June 2006 First Prize: NYS Medical Society, Clinical Poster Competition 2008 Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defect : Migraine Headache Association
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS UNIVERSITY SERVICE Frank Babbott MD Award SUNY Downstate Alumni Association, 2010 Fellow, American College of Surgeons,1974 Fellow, American College of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology,1975 Bay Ridge Community Council on Health and Safety, 1975 ARVO Society Bay Ridge Medical Society Secretary 1974 1975 Treasurer 1975 1976 Vice President 1976 1977 President 1977 1978 New York State Medical Society Kings County Medical Society Mediation Committee 1977 1986 Alumni Association of SUNY Downstate Medical Center Counselor 1983 1989 Historian 1990 1991 Secretary 1991 1992 Member, Board of Trustees 1987 1989 Member, Board of Trustees 1993 Present Vice President 1992 1993 President Elect 1993 1994 President 1994 1995 Established with Nicoletta Lazzaro, the Olga and Emanuel Lazzaro Scholarship For Medical Students with economic need The Alumni Fund of Downstate Medical Center Chair of SUNY Downstate Ophthalmology Residency Admissions Committee 1997 Present The Robert F. Furchgott Society 2007 Present
PUBLICATIONS/ PRESENTATIONS 1. Lazzaro EC. Phakolytic glaucoma : case presentation. Ann Ophthalmol. 1972 Sept;4(9):773 6. 2. Lazzaro EC. Central retinal vein occlusion : life and sight implications. Ann Ophthalmol. 1976 Dec;8(12):1427 9. 3. Lazzaro EC. Incidence of neurologic disease in a general ophthalmic practice. Ann Ophthalmol. 1980 March;12(3). 4. Lazzaro EC, Sloan B. Mucormycosis: case presentation and discussion. Ann Ophthalmol. 1982 Jul;14(7):660 2. 5. Lazzaro EC. Retinal vein occlusions: carotid artery evaluation indicated. Ann Ophthalmol. 1986 Mar;18(3):116 7. 6. Lazzaro DR, Lazzaro EC. Linear IgA dermatosis mimicking ocular cicatricial pemphigoid CLAO J. 1999 Oct;25(4):197 9. 7. Oboh AM, Lazzaro EC, Inker S. Clinicopathologic reports, case reports, and small case Series: retinal venous occlusion as the initial sign of tetralogy of Fallot. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002 Apr;120(4):516 7. 8. Ahmad H, Malik F, Lazzaro EC, Dweck M, Lazzaro DR. Assessing the Persistence of the Traditional but Toxic Eyeliner Kohl: Impact of a Public Health Campaign on Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Users of This Health Hazard and Analysis of Kohl Samples for Lead in New York City (NYC). ARVO, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, April 27 May 1, 2008. 9. Ahmad H, Lazzaro EC, Lazzaro DR. Rethinking Migraine and PFO: Are Physicians Aware of the his Association? Do Migraine Attacks Induced via Valsalva Maneuver Represent an Ominous Sign for PFO? Medical Society of the State of New York Research Forum. Ryebrook, NY, April 11, 2008. 10. Carpenter, Malik, Lazzaro DR, Lazzaro EC, Augenbraun M. Clinical Ophthalmologic Findings and Syphilis Serology Poorly Predict Neurosyphilis. Presentation: 48th Annual ICAAC/IDSA 46th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, Oct 25, 2008. 11. Ahmad H, Lazzaro EC, Reich I, Singh M, Lazzaro DR. The effect of positional changes on intraocular pressure: Ramifications for the glaucoma patient. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci 2009 50: E abstract 2869