James A Katz MD

Physician

8901 Golf RdSte 300Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone+1 847-824-3127
Fax+1 847-824-3347

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Education & Training

University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Ophthalmology, 1992 - 1995
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1996 - 2029
UT State Medical License 1995 - 1998
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EMA, Modernizing Medicine, Inc., 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EMA Mobile, Modernizing Medicine, Inc., 2016-2017
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

Corneal Cross-Linking Comparing Variables
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PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

81 citations
Presbyopia – A Review of Current Treatment Options and Emerging Therapies
James A Katz, Paul M. Karpecki, Alexandra Dorca, Sima Chiva-Razavi, Heather Floyd
Clinical Ophthalmology. 2021-05-24
18 citations
Real-World Experience with Lifitegrast Ophthalmic Solution (Xiidra ® ) in the US and Canada: Retrospective Study of Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Cl...
John A. Hovanesian, Kelly K. Nichols, Mitchell A Jackson, James A Katz, Arthur Chan
Clinical Ophthalmology. 2021-03-08
35 citations
Loteprednol Etabonate for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease
Kenneth A Beckman, James A Katz, Parag A. Majmudar, Audrey Rostov
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2020-09-07