A renowned Vtreo-Retina specialist, Hispanic-American Ophthalmologist Dr. Salomon Melgen, specializes in treating patients with Diabetic Retinopathy, Age Related Macular Degeneration, and Detached and Torn Retinas, among many other ophthalmological diseases. Dr. Melgen graduated summa cum laude from Dominican Republic's National University, and has since been practicing for over 20 years. Dr. Melgen served his internship at Yale University in Connecticut. He completed his residency at the University of Missouri at Kansas City from 1981 to 1984, and was chief resident from 1983 to 1984. In 1984, Dr. Melgen was accepted as a Fellow of Vitreo-Retinal Diseases at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Eye Research Institute and Retina Associates in Boston, Massachusetts. While there, he became the Chief Fellow from 1985 to 1986. Dr. Melgen is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist and Founding Director of the Melgen Retina Eye Center, specializing in disease and surgery of the vitreous and retina, located in South Florida. Upon completing his training at Harvard University in 1986, he quickly began establishing himself as an innovator by becoming the first surgeon to perform outpatient retina surgery in South Florida in 1986 and by pioneering laser therapy. When nothing was being offered to treat patients suffering from these diseases, Dr. Melgen was already aggressively treating his patients with laser treatments that later became the standard of care, but were rejected years ago. In 1988 Dr. Melgen founded the Melgen Retina Eye Center. From its inception, the Center became affiliated with Harvard Medical School%u2019s Schepens Eye Research Institute (the largest independent eye research institute in the nation) and together they conducted successful research leading to the use of the Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (SLO), which became the basis of the development of instruments that are currently utilized today to diagnose and treat retina-related diseases. Furthermore, the Melgen Retina Eye Center was also the first private practice in Florida to provide patients with the option of successfully repairing retinal detachments through the use of an air bubble. This breakthrough was able to save patients from painful retina surgery.
Dr. Salomon Emilio Melgen, MD
- Ophthalmology
- 47 years of experience
- Vitreo Retinal Consultant 2521 Metrocentre Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
- (561) 687-0007
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Education Background
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (Unphu) Escuela De Medicina - 1978
Location & Hours
- Vitreo Retinal Consultant
- 2521 Metrocentre Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Specialties Treated
- Ophthalmology
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