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CURRICULUM VITAE - DR. ROBERT DELLA ROCCA

EDUCATION & TRAINING

1974 Fellowship
Albany Medical Center
Orkan G. Stasior
Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Albany, New York 
1973 Fellowship
Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat
Hospital Byron Smith, M.D.
Oculoplastic & Orbital Surgery New York, New York
1972-1973 Chief Resident In Ophthalmology
New York Eye And Ear Infirmary
New York, New York
1970-1972 Resident In Ophthalmology
1968-1969 Captain, U.S. Army 
Vietnam
Bronze Star And Commendation Medal
1967-1968 Intern
Lenox Hill Hospital
Lexox Hill New York, New York
Graduated 1967 Creighton University
Medical School Degree – M.D.
Omaha, Nebraska
 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Fellow of American Academy Of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology

  • Fellow of the American College Of Surgeons

  • Fellow of The American Society Of Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery

  • Fellow of The New York Academy Of Medicine

  • Member – New York Ophthalmological Society

  • Member – New York Clinical Ophthalmology Society

  • Member – American Medical Association

  • Member – New York State Medical Society

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ACADEMIC & TEACHING POSITIONS

 2001-Present Chairman, Department Of Ophthalmology St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Medical Center
1981-Present Surgeon Director Chief, Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Orbital Surgery New York Eye And Ear Infirmary New York, New York
  Professor Of Clinical Ophthalmology, New York Medical College
  Consultant Attending, Montefiore Medical Center
  Associate Clinical Professor, Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
   

AWARDS AND HONORS

2003 Hobie Award In Recognition Of A Lifetime Commitment to the Progession Of Ophthalmology and to Patients Around The World New York State Ophthalmologic Society
2003 Humanitarian Service Award American Academy Of Ophthalmology
2001

John Kearney Rogers Physician Of The Year Award – New York Eye And Ear Infirmary

1999

Annual Alumnus Achievement Award Creighton University

1998

Il Leone Di San Marco Award For Medicine Italian Heritage And Culture Committee Of The Bronx And Westchester

1997

Senior Honor Award American Academy Of Ophthalmology

1988-1993

John Herman Resident Teaching Award New York Eye And Ear Infirmary   

1984

Honor Award Recipient American Academy Of Ophthalmology

1980

Resident Teaching Award New York Eye And Ear Infirmary

1977

Resident Teaching Award New York Eye And Ear Infirmary

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LECTURER AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

1989-05

Course Director
Surgical Anatomy of the Orbit and Lacrimal System: Cadaver Demonstration

1989-05

Lecturer
Surgical Anatomy of the Eyelids: Cadaver Demonstration

1982-88 Lecturer
Management of Orbital and Adnexal Trauma
   

GUEST LECTURER

8/16/06

Feature Speaker
Facial Surgery Conference New York, NY Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty and Canthal Repair

7/27/05

Feature Speaker
National Medical Association Applied Surgical Anatomy

10/04

Clinical Approach to Orbital Disease Hadassah Hospital Jerusalem, Israel

3/11/04

Lecturer Orbital Surgery New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

5/15/03

Lecturer
Orbital Surgery - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

1/13/03

Lecturer
Treatment and Surgery for Orbital Fractures - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

1/24/02

Lecturer
Orbital Surgery - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

12/20/01

Lecturer
Eyelid Lesions and Management - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
 
12/14/00

Lecturer
Orbital Surgery New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

11/30/00

Lecturer
Treatment and Surgery for Orbital Fractures New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

3/20/00

Guest Lecturer
Treatment and Surgery for Orbital Fractures - St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center

1/10/00

Visiting Professor
Management of Eyelid and Adnexal Tumors - The Sol and Evelyn Henkind Eye Institute Montefiore Medical Center

1/4/00

Guest Lecturer
Treatment of Orbital Fractures Westchester - Medical Center

12/16/99

Lecturer
Thyroid Disease New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

11/18/99

Lecturer
Treatment and Surgery for Orbital Fractures - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

11/4/99

Lecturer
Orbital Surgery - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

3/25/99

Lecturer
Treatment and Surgery for Orbital Fractures - New York Eye & Ear Inifirmary

3/11/99

Lecturer
Thyroid Disease New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

2/25/99

Lecturer
Thyroid Disease New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

7/23/98

Resident Lecturer
Overview of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

3/12/98 Lecturer
Orbital Section Okap Review Course - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary Infirmary
12/4/97

Lecturer
Treatment and Surgery for Orbital Fractures - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
 

11/20/97

Lecturer
Thyroid Disease New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

11/13/97

Lecturer
Orbital Surgery New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

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PUBLICATIONS

2005

Shrivastava, R.K., Sen, C., Costantino, P.D., and Della Rocca, R.,
Sphenoorbital Meningiomas: Surgical Limitations and Lessions Learned in Their Long-Term Management,
J. Neurosurg./Volume 103/September
2003 Koh, J.Y., Della Rocca, R.C., Maher, E.A.,
Orbital Fractures: in Albert,
D.M. and Lucarelli, M.I.:
Clinical Atlas of Procedures in Ophthalmic Surgery,
American Medical Association
2003 Schaefer, S.D., Soliemanzadeh, P., Della Rocca, D.A., YOO, G.P., Maher, E.A., Milite, J.P., Della Rocca, R.C.:
Endoscopic and Transconjunctival Orbital Decompression for Thyroid-Related Orbital Apex Compression, in Laryngoscope 113: March
2003 Finger, P.T., Tran, H.V., Turbin, R.E., Perry, H.D., Abramson, D.H., Chin, K., Della Rocca, R.C., Ritch, R.:
High-frequency ultrasonographic evaluation of Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma,
Arch ophthalmol.
2001 Della Rocca, R.C.,(Senior Editor) Bedrossian. E.A., Arthurs, B.A., Decision Making and Techniques in Oculoplastic Surgery, Mcgraw-Hill

1999

Milite, J.P., Maher, E.A., Della Rocca, R.C., Orbital Decompression for Thyroid Eye Disease. in: Schaefer S (ED): Common Problems In Rhinology And Sinus Disease. New York, Mosby
1998 Koh, J.Y., Della Rocca, R.C., Maher, E.A., Orbital Fractures: Diagnosis And Management. in Albert, D.M.: Ophthalmic Surgery: Principles and Techniques. Malden, Blackwell Science: pp. 1459-1507,
1995

Raskin, E.M., Mc Cormick, S.A., Maher, E.A., Della Rocca, R.C. Granulomatous Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 11 number 2

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RESEARCH

  • Assays of Adipectin in Thyroid Related Orbitopathy:
    P. Latkany, R. Dellarocca, E. Maher, D. Della Rocca, F. Fisher, S. Ahmad
    St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
     

  • Evaluation, Treatment and Results in Patients with Eyelid and Adnexal Tumors: a Retrospective Analysis of 320 Cases
    F. Fisher, R. Dellarocca, E. Maher, D. Della Rocca, M. Bastawros Khahil
    St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
     

  • Lacrimal Disease and Surgery, Publisher Theme. 2006
    Weber, R., Schaefer, S. and Della Rocca, R.C.
     

  • Eyelid Contusions, Lacerations and Avulsions in Current Ocular Therapy 4
    Della Rocca, R.C., Weiner, M.H., Maher, E.A., And Della Rocca, D.A. Fraunfelder, F.T. and Roy, F.H., W.B. Saunders and CO., 2006
     

  • Evaluation, Treatment & Results in Patients with Eyelid and Adnexal Tumors: A Retrospective Analysis of 320 Cases
    Ophthalmology – 2006 – Submitted for Publication

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