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David Fleischman, MD, Ophthalmology, Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Hospitals

DavidFleischmanMD

Ophthalmology Chapel Hill, NC

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina

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  • Office

    University of North Carolina, Kittner Eye Center
    2226 Nelson Highway, Suite 200
    Chapel Hill, NC 27517
    Phone+1 919-445-2020
    Fax+1 919-966-1908
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Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Glaucoma, 2014 - 2015
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Ophthalmology, 2011 - 2014
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
  • Drexel University College of Medicine
    Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2010
  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown UniversityMS, Physiology & Biophysics, 2006
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaBS, BA, Microbiology & Cell Science; History, 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2010 - 2024
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Young Clinician Scientist Award American Glaucoma Society, 2017
  • Residency Teacher of the Year Award UNC Ophthalmology, 2017
  • Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty, 2017-2018
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Intraoperative optical coherence tomography-assisted retrocorneal fibrous membrane biopsy and excision  
    Ruland K, Davis RM, Bouldin T, Fleischman D, Am J Ophthalmol Case Reports, 1/21/2018
  • Accuracy of Tonopen vs iCare in Human Cadaveric Eyes with Edematous Corneas Over a Wide Range of Intraocular Pressures  
    Ruland K, Olayanju J, Borras T, Grewal DS, Fleischman D, J Glaucoma, 1/18/2018
  • Re: Radke et al - The Translaminar Pressure Gradient - Papilledema After Trabeculectomy Treated with Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration  
    Fleischman D, J Glaucoma, 1/11/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Optic canal dimensions and asymmetry.
    Zhang X, Lee Y, Olson D, Fleischman D, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2018
  • Accuracy of Tono-Pen vs. iCare-Pro in human cadaveric eyes with edematous corneas over a wide range of intraocular pressures.
    Ruland K, Olayanju J, Grewal D, Borras T, Fleischman D, American Glaucoma Society, New York, NY, 1/1/2018
  • "Rare Case Symposium-A Case of Sympathetic Ophthalmia."
    Armstrong, Sarah M; David Fleischman, Emil Anthony T Say; John D Wright; Maurice B Landers, UNC Eye Symposium, William & Iday Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, 1/8/2017
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Lectures

  • Pearls for Phaco-Tube and Phaco-Trab. 
    Chicago, IL - 1/28/2018
  • Glaucoma, Pseudotumor cerebri, and Space Flight: How the CSF Ties it all together. 
    Durham, NC - 1/1/2018
  • CSFP and Glaucoma: A View in Retrospect. 
    Helsinki, Finland - 1/28/2017
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Other

  • "American Glaucoma Society selects Fleischman and colleagues for the 2017 Young Clinician Scientist Award" 
    Fleischman D, Interview-UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom Vital Signs
    1/23/2017
  • "Space flight and intraocular pressure: During and after prolonged space flight, about half of flyers experience hyperopic shift." 
    Fleischman D, ESCRS EuroTimes (by Howard Larkin)
    1/13/2017
  • "Sap from garden plants can burn eyes." 
    Fleischman D, Interview-Health News from Reuters Health (by Carolyn Crist)
    1/3/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Not All Cataract Surgeries Require Anesthesiologists, Researchers Say
    Not All Cataract Surgeries Require Anesthesiologists, Researchers SayApril 19th, 2023
  • Biomedical Engineers at UNC and NC State Respond to COVID-19 by Speeding the Development of an Emergency Ventilator
    Biomedical Engineers at UNC and NC State Respond to COVID-19 by Speeding the Development of an Emergency VentilatorMay 11th, 2020

Hospital Affiliations