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Jerome Schartman, MD, Ophthalmology, Beachwood, OH, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System

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Ophthalmology Beachwood, OH

Retinal Disease

Physician

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Summary

  • Dr. Schartman received his BA degree Summa Cum Laude from Greensboro College in North Carolina and his MD degree from the University of Maryland. He also obtained a Master of Music degree from Catholic University in Washington, DC prior to starting medical school. His ophthalmology residency was at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, and his vitreoretinal surgery fellowship was with Retina Consultants and Albany Medical Center. Dr. Schartman has recently been named to the prestigious Best Doctors in America List for 2015-2016, after being nominated by his peers for the honor.

    Dr. Schartman has expertise in the full range of medical and surgical retina diseases, and his particular interests include retinal surgery, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and posterior uveitis.

Education & Training

  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 2004 - 2007
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Christiana Care Health Services
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Christiana Care Health ServicesInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 2003
  • Catholic University Graduate School of Music
    Catholic University Graduate School of MusicM.M., Music, 1995 - 1996
  • Greensboro College
    Greensboro CollegeB.A., Music Performance and Liberal Arts, Summa Cum Laude, 1990 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2009 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2008 - 2010
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2004 - 2010
  • VT State Medical License
    VT State Medical License 2008 - 2010
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2007 - 2009
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Doctors in America 2015
  • Resident Research Award Penn State Department of Ophthalmology, 2006
  • Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Persistent macular thickening after ranibizumab treatment  
    Bressler SB, Ayala AR, Bressler NM, Melia M, Qin H, Ferris FL 3rd, Flaxel CJ, Friedman SM, Glassman AR, Jampol LM, Rauser ME; Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Ne..., JAMA Ophthalmol, 1/1/2016
  • Aflibercept, bevacizumab, or ranibizumab for diabetic macular edema  
    Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network, Wells JA, Glassman AR, Ayala AR, Jampol LM, Aiello LP, Antoszyk AN, Arnold-Bush B, Baker CW, Bressler NM, Browning DJ, ..., N Engl J Med, 1/26/2015
  • Panretinal photocoagulation vs intravitreous ranibizumab for proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a randomized clinical trial  
    Writing Committee for the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network, Gross JG, Glassman AR, Jampol LM, Inusah S, Aiello LP, Antoszyk AN, Baker CW, Berger BB, Bres..., JAMA, 1/13/2015
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Impact of Lucentis on psychological morbidity in patients with macular edema and neovascularization secondary to retinal vein occlusion
    Singerman LJ, Himmelman DR, Singerman B, Thomas A, Newman L, Coney JM, Schartman JP, Novak MA, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1/1/2012
  • SALVAGE Study (NCT00467935): Intravitreal ranibizumab for treatment of advanced macular dysfunction in patients with disciform fibrosis due to exudative AMD
    Lemanski N, Schartman JP, Beer PM, Falk NS, Hartman CL, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/27/2009
  • Surgical treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy complicated by total retinal detachment
    Schartman JP, Beer PM, Giganti MF, Falk NS, Retina Congress: combined meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Macula Society, and the Retina Society, New York, NY, 1/1/2009
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Lectures

  • Update on OCT for Retinal Disease 
    Cleveland, OH - 1/18/2015
  • Update on surgical outcomes 2014 
    Cleveland, OH, 2014; Beachwood, OH, 2014 - 1/30/2014
  • Diabetes and catarct surgery 
    Cleveland, OH - 1/14/2014
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Press Mentions

  • Effect of Initial Management with Aflibercept vs Laser Photocoagulation vs Observation on Vision Loss Among Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema Involving the Center of the Macula and Good Visual Acuity
    Effect of Initial Management with Aflibercept vs Laser Photocoagulation vs Observation on Vision Loss Among Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema Involving the Center of the Macula and Good Visual AcuityMay 1st, 2019

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