
Ronald D. Plotnik, M.D., M.B.A.
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Ronald D. Plotnik, M.D., M.B.A.
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210 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14642
About Me
Dr. Plotnik joined the faculty at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 1991 as an assistant professor and also serves as the associate medical director of the Rochester Eye and Human Parts Bank. He earned highest distinctions at the University of Michigan, where he received his Bachelor of Science and medical degree. After completing an ophthalmology residency and serving as chief resident at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he received further training through a cornea and external disease fellowship at the University of California-Davis.
Dr. Plotnik is actively affiliated with the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Eye Bank Association of America, and the Rochester Ophthalmic Society. He sees patients at the University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute offices located at 210 Crittenden Boulevard.
Certified Specialties
Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology
Faculty Appointments
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, University of Rochester Medical Center.
Fellowship, Corneal and External Diseases, University of CA Davis Medical Center-Cardiology GME.
Residency, Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics.
Publications
Journal Articles
Kalsow CM, Ching SS, Plotnik RD
Ocular immunology and inflammation.. 2017 December 25 (6):878-883. Epub 08/11/2016.
McLaren DP, Jones R, Plotnik R, Zareba W, McIntosh S, Alexis J, Chen L, Block R, Lowenstein C, Kutyifa V
Cardiology journal.. 2016 23 (2):155-62. Epub 01/18/2016.
Ramchandran RS, Diloreto DA, Chung MM, Kleinman DM, Plotnik RP, Graman P, Aquavella JV
Ophthalmology.. 2012 April 119 (4):674-81. Epub 01/23/2012.
Khong AM, Mannis MJ, Plotnik RD, Johnson CA
American journal of ophthalmology.. 1993 February 15115 (2):209-15. Epub 1900 01 01.
Mannis MJ, Lightman J, Plotnik RD
Cornea.. 1992 July 11 (4):351-4. Epub 1900 01 01.
Schwab IR, Plotnik RD, Mannis MJ
Archives of ophthalmology.. 1992 February 110 (2):171. Epub 1900 01 01.
Barondes MJ, Sponsel WE, Stevens TS, Plotnik RD
American journal of ophthalmology.. 1991 October 15112 (4):460-1. Epub 1900 01 01.
Mannis MJ, Plotnik RD, Schwab IR, Newton RD
American journal of ophthalmology.. 1991 April 15111 (4):480-4. Epub 1900 01 01.
Plotnik RD, Mannis MJ, Schwab IR
International ophthalmology clinics.. 1991 31 (2):35-52. Epub 1900 01 01.
Books
Current Ocular Therapy, Fifth Edition (1998)
Chapter: Papilloma
Authors: Plotnik, RD
Publisher: W. B. Saunders Co, Orlando, FL 1998
Eye and Skin Disease (1997)
Chapter: Molluscum Contagiosum and Papillomas
Authors: Plotnik RD, Brown M
Publisher: Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA 1997
Primary Care for Women (1997)
Chapter: Red Eye
Authors: Plotnik, RD; Sterns GK
Publisher: Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA 1997
Primary Care for Women (1997)
Chapter: Corneal Diseases and Contact Lenses
Authors: Plotnik RD, Sterns GK
Publisher: Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA 1997
Cornea (1997)
Chapter: Filamentary Keratitis
Authors: Fakadej AF, Plotnik RD
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis, MO 1997
USMLE Step 3 Reviews--Specialty Clinical Sciences (1997)
Chapter: Anatomy of the Glove and Orbit
Authors: Plotnik RD, Nguyen T
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis, MO 1997
USMLE Step 3 Reviews--Specialty Clinical Sciences (1997)
Chapter: Cataracts
Authors: Plotnik Rd, Ramasamy S
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis, MO 1997
USMLE Step 3 Reviews--Specialty Clinical Sciences (1997)
Chapter: Conjunctivitis
Authors: Plotnik RD
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis, MO 1997
USMLE Step 3 Reviews--Specialty Clinical Sciences (1997)
Chapter: Diabetic Retinopathy
Authors: Plotnik RD, Amin A
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis, MO 1997
USMLE Step 3 Reviews--Specialty Clinical Sciences (1997)
Chapter: Eyelid and Lacrimal System Pathology
Authors: Plotnik RD, Frank J
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis, MO 1997
USMLE Step 3 Reviews--Specialty Clinical Sciences (1997)
Chapter: Glaucoma
Authors: Plotnik RD, Huang M
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis, MO 1997
USMLE Step 3 Reviews--Specialty Clinical Sciences (1997)
Chapter: Hypertensive Retinopathy
Authors: Plotnik RD, Amin A
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis, MO 1997
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