About Dr. Eduardo C. Alfonso
Professional Statement
Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D., the Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, director of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and holder of the Kathleen and Stanley J. Glaser Chair in Ophthalmology, is known for his clinical expertise and research in eye diseases, corneal surgery and ocular microbiology.
Physician, surgeon, professor and researcher, Dr. Alfonso is an internationally known expert on ocular infectious diseases and serves as the medical director of Bascom Palmer's Ocular Microbiology Laboratory. In 2006, he documented an increase in the incidence of an aggressive form of fungal corneal infection that was related to soft contact lens use. His findings drew considerable media attention throughout the world and significantly reduced the number of new infections. A board-certified ophthalmologist, he joined the Bascom Palmer faculty in 1986 as an assistant professor and became professor of ophthalmology and the Edward W.D. Norton Professor in Ophthalmology in 1998.
Physician, surgeon, professor and researcher, Dr. Alfonso is an internationally known expert on ocular infectious diseases and serves as the medical director of Bascom Palmer's Ocular Microbiology Laboratory. In 2006, he documented an increase in the incidence of an aggressive form of fungal corneal infection that was related to soft contact lens use. His findings drew considerable media attention throughout the world and significantly reduced the number of new infections. A board-certified ophthalmologist, he joined the Bascom Palmer faculty in 1986 as an assistant professor and became professor of ophthalmology and the Edward W.D. Norton Professor in Ophthalmology in 1998.
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Board Certification
Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
Languages Spoken
Spanish
Evening Appointments
Yes
Training and Faculty Appointments
Faculty Appointment
Professor, Ophthalmology
University of Miami School of Medicine
University of Miami School of Medicine
Medical School
Yale School of Medicine, 1980
Residency
Bascom Palmer Eye Inst
Ophthalmology, 1981 - 1984
Ophthalmology, 1981 - 1984
Fellowship
Mass Eye & Ear Hosp
Cornea & External Eye Disease, 1984 - 1986
Cornea & External Eye Disease, 1984 - 1986
Fellowship
Mass Eye & Ear Hosp
Ophthalmological Pathology, 1984 - 1986
Ophthalmological Pathology, 1984 - 1986
* Dates are self-reported data
Practice Locations
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
900 Northwest 17th Street, Floor 4
Miami, FL 33136
Miami, FL 33136
Awards and Credentials
Regional Guides
America's Top Doctors (book series): 10th Edition, 11th Edition, 12th Edition, 13th Edition, 14th Edition, 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, 4th Edition, 5th Edition, 6th Edition, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition
Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors (digital guide): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Coral Gables Magazine: 2019
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Hospital Information
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
900 NW 17 St
Miami, FL 33136
(305) 243-2020
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute serves as the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life by improving sight, preventing blindness, and advancing ophthalmic knowledge through compassionate patient care and innovative research.
In addition to providing excellent eye care to more than 250,000 patients annually at our five patient care centers in Miami, Palm Beach Gardens, Naples, Plantation, and Coral Gables at the Lennar Foundation Medical Center, our faculty members conduct innovative biomedical research and present progressive, industry-leading academic programs to ophthalmologists and other physicians in the community and worldwide.
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