Robert Tomsak, MD, PhD
Narrative Bio
Dr. Tomsak is a professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and specializes in neuro-‐ophthalmology. His clinical interests include: clinical neuro-‐ophthalmology, eye movement disorders, cortical visual disturbances, headaches and the eye, optic nerve disorders, visual field abnormalities and idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
Dr. Tomsak joins us from the Department of Ophthalmology, Case Western University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio; where he served as the director of Neuro-‐Ophthalmology and program director of the Ophthalmology Residency Program.
He completed his ophthalmology residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He completed a neuro-‐ophthalmology fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute where he trained under the direction of J. Lawton Smith, M.D.
Dr. Tomsak is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the North American Neuro-‐Ophthalmology Society.
He has served on the Editorial Boards of Neuro-‐Ophthalmology and the Journal of Clinical Neuro-‐Ophthalmology. Over the years, Dr. Tomsak has received a number of recognition awards including Best Doctors in Cleveland, Best Doctors in America: Midwest Region and Best Doctors in America.
Dr. Tomsak sees patients at:
Kresge Eye Institute
Detroit, MI Office
4717 St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 577-8900
Office Address
Kresge Eye Institute 4717 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI, 48201
Undergraduate
Boston University, Boston, MA, 1971
Graduate
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, PhD (Pathology) 1977Medical
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, MD, 1977
Position Title
Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine
Internships
Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 1977-1978
Residency
Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 1978-1980
Fellowships
Neuro-‐ophthalmology (with J. Lawton Smith, M.D.) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Prior Appointments
Program Director, Case Affiliated Residency Program in Ophthalmology, 2007-2009
Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 2005-2009
Associate Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 2002-2005
Director, Division of Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 2000-2002
Interests
Neuro-ophthalmologic applications of optical coherence tomography (OCT)