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Ophthalmic community loses surgeon, educator with passing of Kenneth A. Greenberg, MD
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Ophthalmic surgeon and educator Kenneth A. Greenberg, MD, died Jan. 31.
Greenberg practiced for 25 years in Danbury and Ridgefield, Conn., and Riverdale, N.Y., where he specialized in anterior segment surgeries. He was also the former director of residency training at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Greenberg recently served as global medical director for the Abbott Medical Optics Refractive and Corneal Division. Before that he was a medical consultant for Visx, IntraLase and Abbott Medical Optics.
Greenberg’s medical career began upon graduation from New York Medical College. He was chief resident at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and completed his postdoctoral fellowship in corneal and external eye disease at the Wilmer Ophthalmologic Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Tribute to Kenneth A. Greenberg, MD:
Ophthalmology lost another great man in Kenneth A. Greenberg, MD. Ken was a pioneer refractive corneal surgeon who made great contributions to excimer and femtosecond laser refractive surgery. I met him through consulting for IntraLase, Visx and later Abbott Medical Optics. His contributions to the development of the technology and techniques used in PRK, PTK and LASIK were enormous. He guided AMO from day one of its involvement in this field and helped train a generation of refractive corneal surgeons. He made meaningful contributions to the literature and was a tireless teacher of residents and fellows at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, as well as hundreds of his colleagues. He was an excellent and in-demand clinician and surgeon. He was a cherished friend to many and a committed husband and father. I will remember him as a clinician scientist who was honest, open to new ideas and innovation, available to both industry and surgeons seeking guidance, and an excellent and committed teacher. He will be missed but not forgotten.
Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, OSN Chief Medical Editor