Joseph Dello Russo
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Joseph Dello Russo is an ophthalmologist who specializes in laser vision correction. He is currently the director of Dello Russo Laser Vision which operates clinics in Bergenfield, New Jersey
, Manhattan
and Brooklyn
, New York
.
Dello Russo is best known as one of 10 surgeons selected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to perform the clinical stage III trials for Lasik
starting in 1990, which eventually led to the FDA approval of Lasik in 1996. He has been featured on ABC’s Primetime, Fox News, The New York Times
and Newsday
.
, Massachusetts
and moved to New York City at five years of age. He attended New York University
's undergraduate program and received his medical degree from New York Medical College
in 1962.
Dello Russo started a private eye practice in Bergenfield, NJ in 1968. In 1988, he spoke with LASIK
inventor, Stephen Trokel, regarding the FDA's phase I trail of the VISX excimer laser and its potential use for laser vision correction. In the following year, he participated in the first ever excimer laser correction seminar at Tulane University with Marguerite McDonald, who was the world's first surgeon to perform excimer laser surgery. Following the seminar, Dello Russo became the first U.S. surgeon to place a commercial order for an excimer laser and joined the FDA team of researchers. Between 1991 and 1996, Dello Russo participated in the FDA’s phase III trials of the VISX Excimer laser.
In 1997, Dello Russo was the first to be granted special approval by the FDA to treat farsightedness using the VISX laser. He has participated in many other FDA research trials as well, helping to introduce technologies that are now standards of care: “Laser” cataract surgery (Phaco) in 1975, ambulatory cataract surgery in 1978, YAG lasers in 1983 and foldable lens implants in 1985.
Dello Russo has been a resident of Alpine, New Jersey
.
Bergenfield, New Jersey
Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 26,764.Bergenfield was formed on the basis of a referendum held on June 25, 1894, from portions of Englewood Township and Palisades Township at the height of the...
, Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Dello Russo is best known as one of 10 surgeons selected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to perform the clinical stage III trials for Lasik
LASIK
LASIK or Lasik , commonly referred to simply as laser eye surgery, is a type of refractive surgery for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism...
starting in 1990, which eventually led to the FDA approval of Lasik in 1996. He has been featured on ABC’s Primetime, Fox News, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
.
Life
Dello Russo was born in BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and moved to New York City at five years of age. He attended New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's undergraduate program and received his medical degree from New York Medical College
New York Medical College
New York Medical College, aka New York Med or NYMC, is a private graduate health sciences university based in Westchester County, New York, a suburb of New York City and a part of the New York Metropolitan Area...
in 1962.
Dello Russo started a private eye practice in Bergenfield, NJ in 1968. In 1988, he spoke with LASIK
LASIK
LASIK or Lasik , commonly referred to simply as laser eye surgery, is a type of refractive surgery for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism...
inventor, Stephen Trokel, regarding the FDA's phase I trail of the VISX excimer laser and its potential use for laser vision correction. In the following year, he participated in the first ever excimer laser correction seminar at Tulane University with Marguerite McDonald, who was the world's first surgeon to perform excimer laser surgery. Following the seminar, Dello Russo became the first U.S. surgeon to place a commercial order for an excimer laser and joined the FDA team of researchers. Between 1991 and 1996, Dello Russo participated in the FDA’s phase III trials of the VISX Excimer laser.
In 1997, Dello Russo was the first to be granted special approval by the FDA to treat farsightedness using the VISX laser. He has participated in many other FDA research trials as well, helping to introduce technologies that are now standards of care: “Laser” cataract surgery (Phaco) in 1975, ambulatory cataract surgery in 1978, YAG lasers in 1983 and foldable lens implants in 1985.
Dello Russo has been a resident of Alpine, New Jersey
Alpine, New Jersey
Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,849....
.