Professor

Ophthalmology

Dr. Michael M. Altaweel practices Ophthalmology. He over the years received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FAAO)". Michael Altaweel is a published doctor. He has 15 publications published. The most current publication "Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Uveitis: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial." He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Uveitis: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial.
• Outcomes of Eyes with Lesions Composed of >50% Blood in the Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials (CATT).
• Cost-Effectiveness of Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant versus Systemic Therapy for Noninfectious Intermediate, Posterior, and Panuveitis.
• Fluorescein Angiography versus Optical Coherence Tomography for Diagnosis of Uveitic Macular Edema.
• Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation in the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial.
• Challenges in the design and implementation of the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial--lessons for comparative effectiveness trials.
• Validation of a photographic vitreous haze grading technique for clinical trials in uveitis.
• Ocular and systemic safety evaluation of calcium formate as a dietary supplement.
• Bevacizumab (Avastin) for the treatment of ocular disease.
• Diabetic Macular edema: what is focal and what is diffuse?
• Uveal melanoma masquerading as pigment dispersion glaucoma.
• Radial Optic neurotomy using nasal and temporal approach incisions: histopathologic study in human cadaver eyes.
• Intravitreal triamcinolone for the treatment of Macular edema associated with central retinal vein occlusion.
• Shaggy photoreceptors with subfoveal fluid associated with a distant Choroidal melanoma.

Procedures Preformed

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• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Destruction of Lesion of Retina and Choroid
• Glaucoma Surgery
• Ocular Prosthetics
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Conditions Treated

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• Acute Endophthalmitis
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
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Doctors Specialties

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• Ophthalmology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow (FAAO)

Education

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• University of Wisconsin
• Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

Hospital

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• University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1700853876
NPPES Provider LastName		ALTAWEEL
NPPES Provider FirstName		MICHAEL
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		53705
NPPES Provider State		WI
Specialty Description		Ophthalmology
Total Claim Count		364.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1700853876
Last Name Of The Provider	ALTAWEEL
First Name Of The Provider	MICHAEL
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