Robert Dr Schertzer in Vancouver, BC | Marianopolis College - Dartmouth Medical School

Robert D. Schertzer

Male, 58 years old

Vancouver, BC

Dr Schertzer was recruited to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Dartmouth College) and began his new responsibilities September . He had been the director of the West Coast Glaucoma Centre, in Vancouver, BC and was on faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology Visual Sciences at the University of British Columbia from -, most recently as Associate Clinical Professor. Much of Dr Schertzers non-clinical time is spent using technology for education. He blogs about Glaucoma, Electronic Medical Records and Technology and hosts a podcast series entitled Talking About Glaucoma. Educational background includes BSc in Physiology from McGill (), MD () and internship () from Dalhousie, Ophthalmology residency at McGill (), a glaucoma fellowship under David Campbells guidance at Dartmouth College () in New Hampshire, and an MEd at University of British Columbia (.) Academic highlights since fellowship first academic appointment was at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor where he was director of the glaucoma service from -. The Multimedia Oculosurgical Modules (MOM) series became the top selling CD title for Mosby at that time. He was also very much involved in the deployment of an enterprise wide electronic health record system in the department. He gained a great deal of clinical experience with handling the complications of prior glaucoma surgery from patients who had high dose mitomycin trabeculectomies performed in the past. Dr Schertzer has gained a great deal of experience with glaucoma drainage implants having published two papers on his experience with the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve. In , Dr Schertzer (and his young family) moved to Vancouver in pursuit of the great outdoors, a full-time clinical position in the Dept of Ophthalmology Visual Sciences and a Masters in Education at UBC. He founded the West Coast Glaucoma Centre in . read more ...