Dr. Joel Schuman is considered to be one of the nation’s leading authorities on the treatment of glaucoma. He is a former recipient of the Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize from the New York Academy of Medicine. He has also been honored as a top doctor in Pittsburgh’s Top Doctors 2007, the Cambridge Who’s Who for 2007, and America’s Top Doctors—The Best in American Medicine, also the 2007 edition. He received a prestigious Physician’s Recognition Award with Commendation from the American Medical Association (AMA) for 2006-2009.
Dr. Schuman obtained his medical degree from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He did his ophthalmology residency at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond and completed a two-year clinical fellowship in glaucoma at the Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology in Boston, part of Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
At the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Schuman is Eye and Ear Foundation Professor and chairman of Ophthalmology. He also serves as director of the UPMC Eye Center. He holds a secondary appointment as a professor in Bioengineering. Prior to his arrival in Pittsburgh, Dr. Schuman was a professor at the Harvard School of Medicine’s Eye and Ear Infirmary followed by an appointment as professor and vice chair at the Tufts University School of Medicine. He also served as director of Glaucoma and Cataract Service at the New England Eye Center, part of the Tufts University Medical Center.
Dr. Schuman’s research interests include imaging of the eye, laser-tissue interactions, aqueous outflow, and clinical pharmacology. He holds two patents, one relating to optical imaging and the other to a method of glaucoma surgery. He is a much sought after guest speaker and has given lectures at various locations throughout the world.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. Joel S. SchumanPhone: 412-647-2205
Email: jss28@pitt.edu