Dr. Marion Joseph Stoj
Marion Joseph Stoj, M.D. is an honors graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut – where he was a two-time All American soccer player and team captain – and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington.
Dr. Stoj completed his internship at Hartford Hospital and his residency in ophthalmology at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in New York City. He completed his Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and at Hackensack Medical Center in New Jersey.
Dr. Stoj is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where he has served in the retinal clinic. Dr. Stoj is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has served as the chief of the Department of Ophthalmology at Manchester Memorial and Rockville General Hospitals (Eastern Connecticut Health Network) from 2000-2007. He is author of many medical and scientific papers.
Dr. Stoj was educated at the following institutions:
Medical School
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, CT
Completed: 1978
Residency
- Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital,
Department of Ophthalmology
New York, NY
Completed: 1982
Fellowship
- Englewood Hospital Englewood, NJ
- Hackensack Medical Center
Hackensack, NJ
- Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
New York, NY
- Retina/Vitreous Surgery
Completed: 1983
Awards & Distinctions
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor of Connecticut, 2009
- Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee, 2008
Associations
- Member of the American Society of Retina Specialists
- Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Dr. Jerry Neuwirth
Jerry Neuwirth, M.D., is an honors graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and the State University of New York at Brooklyn, Downstate Medical School.
Dr. Neuwirth completed his residency in internal medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York and a residency in ophthalmology at the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute at Columbia-Presbyterian, where he also served as chief resident. He completed a Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Dr. Neuwirth is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where he has served in the retinal clinic. Dr. Neuwirth has served on the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, and is Vice President of the Connecticut Retina Society. He is the Chief of the Department of Ophthalmology at Hartford Hospital. Dr. Neuwirth is also the author of many medical and scientific papers.
Dr. Neuwirth was educated at the following institutions:
Medical School
- State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
Brooklyn, NY
Completed: 1978
Residency
- Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institut
New York, NY
Opthalmology
Completed: 1984
Fellowships
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous
Completed: 1985
Awards & Distinctions
- Hartford Magazine Best Doctor, 2005-2009
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor of Connecticut, 2009
Associations:
- Member of the American Society of Retina Specialists
- Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Dr. Peter H. Judson
Peter H. Judson, M.D, is a high honors graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and Cornell University Medical College in New York City.
Dr. Judson completed his internship in internal medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and his residency in ophthalmology at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, where he also served as chief resident, completed a Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship, and served as an instructor in retinal diseases.
Dr. Judson is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where he also served in the retinal clinic. Dr. Judson is chief of the Department of Ophthalmology at St. Francis and Mt. Sinai Hospitals. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians and is a reviewer in ophthalmology for the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Dr. Judson has authored several papers and chapters in retinal textbooks.
Dr. Judson was educated at the following institutions:
Medical School
- Cornell University School of Medicine
New York, NY
Completed: 1982
Residency
- Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
New York, NY
Ophthalmology Completed: 1986
Fellowship
- Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
New York, NY
Retina/Vitreous Surgery Completed: 1987
Awards & Distinctions
- New England Ophthalmological Society Retina Meeting Moderator, 2008
- Connecticut Magazine Top Doctor, 2009-2010
- Hartford Magazine Best Doctor, 2009
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor of Connecticut, 2009
Associations
- Member of the American Society of Retina Specialists
- Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Member of Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians
- Member of New England Ophthalmological Society
Dr. Andrew J. Packer
Andrew J. Packer, M.D., is a summa cum laude graduate of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey and Columbia Medical School in New York City.
Dr. Packer completed his medical internship at New York Hospital, his residency in ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Harvard Medical School), and was a Vitreo-Retinal Fellow at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He had served on the full-time faculties of the University of Iowa College of Medicine and Louisiana State University School of Medicine (in New Orleans), and is currently a Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
Dr. Packer is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is a recipient of the Senior Achievement Award from that organization and represents Connecticut on the Academy Council.
Dr. Packer has served as president of the American Society of Retina Specialists and President of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians. He is the author of 45 medical and scientific papers, as well as a book on retinal surgery.
Dr. Packer was educated at the following institutions:
College
- Princeton University,
Summa Cum Laude
Princeton, NJ
Completed: 1972
Medical School
- Columbia University,
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, NY
Completed: 1976
Residencies
- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston, MA
Ophthalmology
Completed: 1979
Fellowships
- University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
Retina/Vitreous Surgery
Completed: 1981
Awards & Distinctions
- Hartford Magazine Best Doctor, 1998-2010
- One of America’s Top Doctors
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award and Senior Achievement Award
- American Society of Retina Specialists Honor Award and Senior Honor Award
Michael Ruddat M.D.
Michael S. Ruddat, M.D., is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
Dr. Ruddat completed his internship in internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin, where he also completed an ophthalmology residency and served as chief resident. Thereafter, D. Ruddat completed a Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship at the University of Michigan’s W.K. Kellogg Eye Center.
Dr. Ruddat is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has served as a clinical instructor and lecturer in the Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where he also served in the retinal clinic.
Dr. Ruddat currently serves as Vice-Chief of the Department of Ophthalmology at Hartford Hospital. He has authored several medical papers and contributed to the publication of two retinal textbooks.
Medical School:
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine — Chicago, IL
Residency Training:
Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics — Madison, WI
Fellowship Training:
W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, MI
Undergraduate:
University of Chicago — Chicago, IL
