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Erik Kruger

Erik Kruger

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Areas of Care:
  • Diabetes
  • Ophthalmology
  • Retina

Education:

  • The Chicago Medical School – Chicago, Ill., M.D., 1995
  • Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., B.A., Triple Major in Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience, 1991

Experience:

  • Eye Care Specialists, Kingston, Pa., 2003-present
  • The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, Pa.
    Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, 2009-Present
  • The Retina Group, P.C.; Boston, Mass.
  • Essex Vitreo-Retinal Services; Beverly, Mass.
  • Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates; Boston, Mass.
  • Adjunct Assistant Clinical Scientist, 2001-2003
    Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School; Boston, Mass.
  • Retina Specialist
    2001, Schepens Retina Associates; Boston, Mass.
  • Retina – Vitreous Fellowship, 2000-2001
    Retina Associates/Harvard Medical School; Boston, Mass.
  • Retina – Vitreous Fellowship, 1999-2000
    The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; New York, N.Y.
  • Chief Resident, Ophthalmology, 1998-1999
    The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; New York, N.Y.
  • Ophthalmology Residency, 1996-1999
    The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; New York, N.Y.
  • Medicine Internship, 1995-1996
    Winthrop University Hospital; Mineola, N.Y.

Awards and Honors:

  • Board Certified American Board of Ophthalmology, 2001
  • Sigma XI Scientific Research Society, 1993
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, 1993 The Chicago Medical School
  • Pathology Honors Program, 1991-1993 The Chicago Medical School
  • Chief Resident, Ophthalmology; 1998-1999, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Membership:

  • American Society of Retina Specialists
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • Pennsylvania Medical Society
  • Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
  • The American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Luzerne County Medical Society

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Thomas Allardyce Michael P. Banas David I. Barras Thomas S. Boland Dean M. Clerico Joseph F. Daley Thomas W. Hanlon Eugene D. Kim Erik Kruger Daniel J. Lutz Harvey J. Reiser Richard Roth Daniel J. Saporito Joseph M. Toole
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