Robert Tomsak, MD, PhD

Robert Tomsak, MD, PhD

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) 1977

Medical

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)

Publications

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

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