Meet Our Team
The dedicated physicians, nurses, staff, and research associates that are associated with the retina service at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are critical to the success of our manifold goals. These members include:
Physicians
Jorge Arroyo MD, MPH
In 2004, Dr. Arroyo became the Director of The Retina Service in the Division of Ophthalmology in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Arroyo has a national and international referral practice at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He has published over 30 peer review articles and co-authored five book chapters, written eight reviews, and has been invited to give numerous national and international lectures. His main clinical interests include the study and treatment of age related macular degeneration, retinal detachment and diabetic retinopathy. He has led the Longwood Macular Translocation Surgery Program and has participated as the Principal Investigator of The Submacular Surgery Trials and the EyeTech Study for the treatment of the neovascular complications ARMD.
Dr. Arroyo works closely with medical students, residents and vitreoretinal fellows in order to provide state-of-the-art care to patients, and guide the future clinical and research leaders in Ophthalmology. He has received awards for his teaching from the residents at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Major Clinical Interest
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Macular Translocation/Submacular Surgery
Diabetic Retinopathy
Ocular Trauma
Complicated Retinal Detachments
Major Research Interest
More than 120 million people in the United States are older than 40 years of age, and are, therefore, at risk for such age-related diseases as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Early detection and intervention of these age-related eye diseases preserves vision and is critical to a healthy and productive life. In addition to patient care, Dr. Arroyo has devoted his research efforts on finding suitable treatments for age related eye diseases, such as the wet form of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other devastating ocular conditions which plague our population.
Timothy Murtha, MD
Olga M. Cerón, MD
OR Nurses
Marianne Gilligan, RN
Deborah Gonchar, RN
Isabel Hernandez, RN
Carolyn Isidro, RN
Alma Martin, RN
Kathleen O'Day, RN
Surgical Technicians
Tiffany Crager, ST
Beverly Jones, ST
Christopher Sullivan, ST
Ginelle Vasquez, ST
Clinical Ophthalmic Technicians/Photographers
Matt Cappola
Thomas O'Day
Head Tech
Marlene Blumenthal
Retina Service Secretary
Carole Uminski
Research Associates
Kyle Kovacs
Frances Lang, LICSW
Retina Alumni
John Christoforidis, MD
Joon-Hyun Kim, MD, PhD
Michael F. Arroyo
Kurt Bertram
Matthew Quirk
