Neil T. Choplin, M.D., is a graduate of New York University, with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College, attending on an Armed Forces Health Professional scholarship. Upon graduation he served a general surgery internship at Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center and completed his residency in ophthalmology at Nassau County Medical Center in New York.
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Dr. Choplin was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1981. He currently holds staff privileges at Scripps-Mercy Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego. He specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and management of glaucoma.
Dr. Choplin has presented numerous lectures at scientific meetings, authored or contributed to many scientific articles and textbook chapters, and has authored three ophthalmology textbooks. His most recent textbook, “Atlas of Glaucoma,” is in its third edition, published in June 2014. His research interests include visual field testing, glaucoma medications and surgery and retinal nerve fiber layer analysis.
He served as President of the San Diego County Ophthalmological Society from 1996 to 1998, is a past member of the Glaucoma Advisory Board of Prevent Blindness America and served as a Commissioner on the International Joint Commission for Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO), representing the American Glaucoma Society.
He is currently on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Eye Bank, where he has served as secretary/treasurer and president and now serves as president of the Board of Directors. Dr. Choplin is also secretary/treasurer of JCAHPO and is currently president of the Board of Directors.
- Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology - Served as President of the San Diego County Ophthalmological Society from 1996 to 1998 - He is currently on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Eye Bank