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Robert Josephberg
Robert Gary Josephberg is an American ophthalmologist, teacher, vitreo-retinal surgeon and inventor who is one of the pioneers of sutureless vitrectomy surgery.[1][2][3]
Biography
Dr. Josephberg grew up in Yonkers, New York. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1972 and Albany Medical College in 1976, where he received an M.D degree. He did his residency at the Newark Eye and Ear Infirmary from 1977 to 1980. From 1980 to 1982 he did a fellowship in retina and vitreous at Baylor College of Medicine under the tutelage of Dr. Alice McPherson. He was board certified in ophthalmology in 1981.[4][5]
He is married and has a daughter and a son.
Hula Hoop Champion at age seven
In 1957, Robert Josephberg won an award when he swirled a hula hoop around his hips 10,500 times in just under two hours, during a contest sponsored by John Wanamakers department store in the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers, New York[6][7][8]
Career
Robert Josephberg is a clinical associate professor at New York Medical College, and Assistant clinical professor at Newark University Hospital and the chief of retina a vitreous at Westchester Medical Center. He is a charter inductee into the Retina Hall of Fame.[5]
Josephberg has published over 40 scientific articles and presentations, mostly in the field of retina. He has served on the Board of directors of the American Diabetes Association and the Jewish Guild. He currently sees patients in his private practice in Yonkers, New York and teaches residents at New York Medical College, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.[9][10][11][12]
Robert Josephberg is a pioneer in sutureless vitrectomy surgery for which he holds three patents[13][14][15] and ergonomic scleral depression for which he holds one patent.[16] He is also an authority on endophthalmitis (an infection of the eye),[17][18][19] shaken baby syndrome[20] and uveitis (an inflammation of the eye).[21][22][23][24]
References
edit- ↑ Josephberg, Robert (December 2002). "Office-Based Sutureless Transconjunctival Pars Plana Vitrectomy". Retina. 22 (6): 725–732. doi:10.1097/00006982-200212000-00007. PMID 12476098 – via Walters Kluwer.
- ↑ "instrument insider". PentaVision. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ "Update on Portable Vitrector Technology and Applications". PentaVision. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ "Robert Gary Josephberg, MD - The American Society of Retina Specialists". www.asrs.org. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- 1 2 "Westchester Medical Center Chief of Retina and Vitreous Recognized with Induction into Retina Hall of Fame | News and Announcements". www.westchestermedicalcenter.org. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ "What is the World record for most consecutive spins for hula hooping?". Answers. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ↑ "What is the record for the youngest person to hula hoop?". Answers. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ↑ "Longest hula hoop record for a 9 year old?". Answers. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ↑ "Robert Josephberg, MD. | westchester-retina.com". Dr. Josephberg´s Practice. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ "Rutgers New Jersey Medical School". njms-web.njms.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ "Robert G. Josephberg MD". University Hospital. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ Josephberg, Robert. "Robert Josphberg". ResearchGate.
- ↑ Khanduja, Sumeet; Kakkar, Ashish; Majumdar, Saptrishi; Vohra, Rajpal; Garg, Satpal (January 2013). "Small gauge vitrectomy: Recent update". Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 6 (1): 3–11. doi:10.4103/0974-620X.111893. ISSN 0974-620X. PMC 3678194. PMID 23772118.
- ↑ "When Office-based Vitrectomy Makes Sense". PentaVision. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ Josephberg, Robert G. (December 2003). "Sutureless virectomy surgery". Ophthalmology. 110 (12): 2427, author reply 2427. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2003.09.002. ISSN 0161-6420. PMID 14644731.
- ↑ CAMILLO, REGINALD; JOSEPHBERG, ROBERT; BESSER, EDUARDO (September 2007). "Josephberg-Besser Scleral Depressor". Retina. 27 (7): 991–992. doi:10.1097/IAE.0b013e3180ca7e3a. ISSN 0275-004X. PMID 17891030. Archived from the original on 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ Josephberg, Robert (June 2007). "Management of acute endophthalmitis in the office setting". Expert Review of Ophthalmology. 2 (3): 343–345. doi:10.1586/17469899.2.3.343 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ Josephberg, Robert G. (2006). "Endophthalmitis: the latest in current management". Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.). 26 (6 Suppl): S47–50. doi:10.1097/01.iae.0000236457.08393.3f. ISSN 0275-004X. PMID 16832300.
- ↑ Garelick, Jordan M.; Khodabakhsh, Afshin J.; Josephberg, Robert G. (January 2002). "Acute postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Actinomyces neuii". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 133 (1): 145–147. doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(01)01206-5. ISSN 0002-9394. PMID 11755855.
- ↑ Esposito, D. M.; Nguyen, T. L.; Josephberg, R. G. (2009-04-28). "The Medical-Legal Implications of Rapid Clearance of Retinal Hemorrhaging in Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)". Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50 (13): 3181. ISSN 1552-5783.
- ↑ Sr., R. G. Josephberg; Esposito, D. (2009-04-28). "In-Office and Bedside Sutureless Vitrectomy for the Diagnosis of Uveitis". Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50 (13): 6024. ISSN 1552-5783.
- ↑ Josephberg, R. G.; Esposito, D. M. (2010-04-17). "The Holy Grail Treatment for Pars Planitis. What Are the Options? Cryopexy, Steriods, Immunosuppressives, Immunomodulators, Lasers, Anti-Angiogenics, or Observation?". Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51 (13): 5873. ISSN 1552-5783.
- ↑ Margolis, T. P.; Lowder, C. Y.; Holland, G. N.; Spaide, R. F.; Logan, A. G.; Weissman, S. S.; Irvine, A. R.; Josephberg, R.; Meisler, D. M.; O'Donnell, J. J. (1991-08-15). "Varicella-zoster virus retinitis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 112 (2): 119–131. doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(14)76690-5. ISSN 0002-9394. PMID 1651054.
- ↑ Josephberg, Robert (09/28/2025). "Robert Josephberg". ResearchGate.net. Retrieved 09/28/2025.
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