Biography
Director - Flaum Eye Institute
Dr. Feldon is an internationally acclaimed clinical and basic scientist with a specialty in orbital disease and neuro-ophthalmology. In 2001, he was appointed chair of the University of Rochester Department of Ophthalmology, and is now Director of the Flaum Eye Institute.
Devoted to patient care, Dr. Feldon's special interest is in the management of patients with thyroid-associated eye disease. Cranial nerve palsies, disorders of the optic nerve, visual field loss, and eye movement problems are all specialty areas. He offers surgical services for orbital tumors, reconstruction, and decompression, as well as paralytic strabismus and correction of abnormalities. Now leading a world-class team of eye care specialists, his clinical expertise has been recognized in "Best Doctors in America."
Before coming to Rochester, Dr. Feldon served as associate chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Southern California and vice president of the Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles, which ranks No. 7 nationally. An inventor of ophthalmic instruments and a scientific investigator, Dr. Feldon is involved in a number of local and national clinical trials and basic science collaborations.
Dr. Feldon earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his residency at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, along with a research fellowship in neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a clinical fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at the University of California Medical Center, San Francisco.
He is the former president of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmic Society and the current Executive Vice President of the Association of University Porfessors of Ophthalmology. Dr. Feldon sees patients at the University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute offices. The office is located at 210 Crittenden Boulevard.
Dr. Feldon sees patients at the University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute offices. The office is located at 210 Crittenden Boulevard.
Awards
2017
America's Top Doctors 2017
Sponsor: Castle Connolly Award
2016
America's Most Honored Professionals : Top 10%
2016
America's Top Doctors 2016
Sponsor: Castle Connolly Award
2011
Top Ophthalmologist in Rochester, NY
Sponsor: International Association of Healthcare Professionals (IAHCP)
Location: Rochester, NY
2011
Health Care Achievement Award
Sponsor: Rochester Business Journal
2009
Mentorship Award : Dr. Marvin Hoffman Award
Sponsor: UR Awards University of Rochester
Location: Rochester,NY
2005 - 2005
Distinguished Senior Award
Sponsor: NANOS
2005 - 2005
Senior Honor Award
Sponsor: AAO
2001 - Present
Listed -- "American's Top Doctors"
1997 - 1997
Beta Gamma Sigma
Sponsor: Business Honor Society
1994 - Present
Listed -- "The Best Doctors in America"
Ophthalmology and Neurology Sections
Dates: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
1978 - 1979
Post-Doctoral Research Training Award
National Eye Institute
Fellowship #1 F32 EY05303-01
Dates: 1978 - 1979
1978 - 1979
Heed Fellowship (Declined in order to accept NIH Award)
Dates: 1978 - 1979
1973 - 1973
Alpha Omega Alpha
Honor Medical Society
Date: 1973
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Patents
Title: Thy-1 (CD90) As a Novel Therapy to Control Adipose Tissue Accumulation
U.S. Serial #: 14/437,378
Filed: Oct 21, 2013
Invented By:
Steven Feldon, Richard Phipps, Collynn Woeller
Title: Thy-1 (CD90) As a Novel Therapy to Control Adipose Tissue Accumulation
U.S. Serial #: FR13847469.7
Filed: Oct 21, 2013
Invented By:
Steven Feldon, Richard Phipps, Collynn Woeller
Title: Thy-1 (CD90) As a Novel Therapy to Control Adipose Tissue Accumulation
U.S. Serial #: 602013047940.2
Filed: Oct 21, 2013
Invented By:
Steven Feldon, Richard Phipps, Collynn Woeller
Title: Thy-1 (CD90) As a Novel Therapy to Control Adipose Tissue Accumulation
U.S. Serial #: GB13847469.7
Filed: Oct 21, 2013
Invented By:
Steven Feldon, Richard Phipps, Collynn Woeller
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Publications
Journal Articles
2016
Bingham CM, Sivak-Callcott JA, Gurka MJ, Nguyen J, Hogg JP, Feldon SE, Fay A, Seah LL, Strianese D, Durairaj VD, Uddin J, Devoto MH, Harris M, Saunders J, Osaki TH, Looi A, Teo L, Davies BW, Elefante A, Shen S, Realini T, Fischer W, Kazim M. "Axial Globe Position Measurement: A Prospective Multicenter Study by the International Thyroid Eye Disease Society." Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery.. 2016 32(2):106-12.
9/2015
Sibony PA, Kupersmith MJ, Feldon SE, Wang JK, Garvin M, . "Retinal and Choroidal Folds in Papilledema." Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2015 Sep 0; 56(10):5670-80.
5/2015
Fischer WS, Wall M, McDermott MP, Kupersmith MJ, Feldon SE, . "Photographic Reading Center of the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial (IIHTT): Methods and Baseline Results." Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2015 May 0; 56(5):3292-303.
Books & Chapters
2006
Chapter Title: Functional Assessment of Fibroblast Heterogeneity by the Cell-Surface Glycoprotein Thy-1
Book Title: Tissue Repair
Author List: Feldon SE, Baglole CA, Smith TE, Foster DA, Sime PA, Phipps RI
Published By: Eurekah.com and Springer Science+Business Media 2006
2000
Chapter Title: Future Research in Graves' ophthalmopathy
Book Title: Recent developments in Graves' ophthalmopathy
Author List: Feldon SE
Published By: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2000 in Boston
1994
Chapter Title: Tumors of the Anterior Visual Pathway
Book Title: Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology
Author List: Feldon SE
Published By: WB Saunders Company 1994 in Philadelphia
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