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Harold A. Ballitch

Biography: Harold A. Ballitch II, M.D., FACS is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist practicing in the Mansfield area since 1992. A graduate of Michigan State University Medical School, he completed residency at the Medical College of Virginia where he served as chief resident. He then accomplished an Oculoplastic Fellowship in Albany, New York, specializing in eyelid and orbital reconstruction. Dr. Ballitch is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons with a subspecialty in Ophthalmic (Eye) Plastic Surgery.
Industry: Healthcare
Born: October 1, 1962, Jackson, Michigan
Current Organization: Advanced Eye Care Center, Inc.
Type of Organization: Clinic, Ambulatory Surgery Center
Major Product: Patient Care
Area of Distribution: International
Expertise: Board Certified Ophthalmologist; Glaucoma, Cataract, Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
University/Degree: B.A., Chemistry, Spring Arbor College, 1983; M.D., Michigan State University, 1987; Internship in Internal Medicine, Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, 1987-88; Residency in Ophthalmology, Medical College of Virginia, 1988-91
Title: M.D., F.A.C.S.,
Honors & Awards: Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society, Craig Booher Research Award, GRAMEC Research Award, MSU Biomedical Student Research Award; Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship with Orkan George Stasior, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Published Works: The Long-range effects of cadmium pollution on a river-bottom, Honors Thesis, April, 1983; In vitro Investigation of vitreal oxygen distribution in the teleost, Salmo gairdneri ARVO Abstracts, Invest, Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 27 (suppl): 354, 1986; Tricholemmoma of the lid, Ophthalmol. 93 (suppl): 122, August, 1986; Tricholemmoma of the eyelid, Ophthalmol. 94: 1272-1275, 1987; Ptosis repair in aesthetic blepharoplasty, In: Flowers RD, ed., Clinics in Plastic Surgery: Blepharolplasty and Periorbital Aesthetic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Co: 20 (2), 1993
Affiliations: Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology since 1992; Fellow, American College of Surgeons since 1994; Ohio Ophthalmology Society; Ohio State Medical Association; Lecturer for Bausch & Lomb, Allergan and Alcon
Hobbies & Sports: Reading, theology, weightlifting
Email: mdrballitch@neo.rr.com