Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Ophthalmology

Shlomit Schaal, MD is an expert in the field of Ophthalmology. She received 36 awards: "World Ophthalmology Congress Travel Grant Award", "ICO Ophthalmic Pathology Award", "Mosaic Award", "Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Resident Research Award", "Best Doctors in America", "Nomination Trustees Award", "Service Award", "Honor Award", "Editors' Choice", "ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Research Award", "Marquis Who's Who in America", "Listed ", "NEI Outstanding Paper Award", "Nomination Best Educator Award", "Best Paper Award", "Best Research Paper Award", "Young Researcher Award", "Best Paper Award, Retina Section", "Foulex Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidates", "Research Award", "Research Fellowship Grant", "Clinical Fellowship Grant", "Fellowship Grant", "Best Poster Award", "Best Resident Award", "Award for Excellence in Israel Board Examinations", "Eshkol Scholarship for Outstanding Doctoral Candidates", "Travel Fellowship Award", "Best Presentation Award", "Distinct Service Award", "Award for Outstanding Research", "Award for Best MD Doctoral Thesis", "Best Intern of the year", "Best Lecturer of the Year Award", "President Award for Scholastic Excellence" and "Clinician Scientist Award". Shlomit Schaal is a published doctor as well. She has 28 publications published. The latest was: TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR FOR SUBFOVEAL HEMORRHAGE DUE TO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION: Comparison of 3 Treatment Modalities. Shlomit Schaal accepts Medicare.

Publications

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• TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR FOR SUBFOVEAL HEMORRHAGE DUE TO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION: Comparison of 3 Treatment Modalities.
• A Needle-Free Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique for the Placement of Silicone Oil Retention Sutures.
• UNTREATED OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA HINDERS RESPONSE TO BEVACIZUMAB IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION.
• Choroidal involvement in Rosai-Dorfman syndrome may be depicted and followed using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT).
• THE OMAR STUDY: Comparison of Ozurdex and Triamcinolone Acetonide for Refractory Cystoid Macular Edema in Retinal Vein Occlusion.
• EVOLUTION OF CONTROLLING DIABETIC RETINOPATHY: Changing Trends in the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema at a Single Institution Over the Past Decade.
• Choroidal Hyperreflective Foci in Stargardt Disease Shown by Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging: Correlation With Disease Severity.
• Asymptomatic Retinal Gumma.
• Poor responders to bevacizumab pharmacotherapy in age-related macular degeneration and in diabetic macular edema demonstrate increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea.
• Age-related macular degeneration and early diagnosis of dementia.
• The anatomical and functional benefit of bevacizumab in the treatment of macular edema associated with Purtscher-like retinopathy.
• Mini-cognitive testing in patients with age-related macular degeneration.
• Sealing Effect of External Diathermy on Leaking Sclerotomies After Small-Gauge Vitrectomy: A Clinicopathological Report.
• Acute Retinal Necrosis Associated With Epstein-Barr Virus: Immunohistopathologic Confirmation.
• TWENTY-FIVE-GAUGE VITRECTOMY FOR THE REMOVAL OF 5000 CENTISTOKES SILICONE OIL.
• Use of 25% sulfur hexafluoride gas mixture may minimize short-term postoperative hypotony in sutureless 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy surgery.
• Management of anterior chamber dislocation of dexamethasone implant.
• Teenage acute macular neuroretinopathy.
• Spectral domain optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis and management of vitreoretinal interface pathologies.
• Topical anesthesia for intravitreal injection.
• H1N1-associated Acute Retinitis.
• Factors affecting patients' pain intensity during in office intravitreal injection procedure.
• Mathematical analysis of specific anatomic foveal configurations predisposing to the formation of macular holes.
• Primary retinal detachment repair: comparison of 1-year outcomes of four surgical techniques.
• Ahuva Dovrat, Ph.D. 1947-2010.
• Is there tachyphylaxis to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor pharmacotherapy in age-related macular degeneration?
• Mathematical analysis of the normal anatomy of the aging fovea.

Schools

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• Technion Israel Institute Of Technology

• Nahariya Medical Center

• Rambam Medical Center

• University Of Louisville Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Anterior Vitrectomy
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Coreoplasty
• Destruction of Lesion of Retina and Choroid
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Doctors Specialties

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• Ophthalmology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• World Ophthalmology Congress Travel Grant Award
• ICO Ophthalmic Pathology Award
• Mosaic Award
• Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Resident Research Award
• Best Doctors in America
• Nomination Trustees Award
• Service Award
• Honor Award
• Editors' Choice
• ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Research Award
• Marquis Who's Who in America
• Listed
• NEI Outstanding Paper Award
• Nomination Best Educator Award
• Best Paper Award
• Best Research Paper Award
• Young Researcher Award
• Best Paper Award, Retina Section
• Foulex Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidates
• Research Award
• Research Fellowship Grant
• Clinical Fellowship Grant
• Fellowship Grant
• Best Poster Award
• Best Resident Award
• Award for Excellence in Israel Board Examinations
• Eshkol Scholarship for Outstanding Doctoral Candidates
• Travel Fellowship Award
• Best Presentation Award
• Distinct Service Award
• Award for Outstanding Research
• Award for Best MD Doctoral Thesis
• Best Intern of the year
• Best Lecturer of the Year Award
• President Award for Scholastic Excellence
• Clinician Scientist Award

Education

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• University of Louisville

Hospital

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• Jewish Hospital
• Norton Hospital
• Kosair Children's Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1699808816
NPPES Provider LastName		SCHAAL
NPPES Provider FirstName		SHLOMIT
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		402021511
NPPES Provider State		KY
Specialty Description		Ophthalmology
Total Claim Count		175.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1699808816
Last Name Of The Provider	SCHAAL
First Name Of The Provider	SHLOMIT
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