Dr. Neil F. Notaroberto, is Medical Director of the EyeCare 20/20 Healthcare Group and Assistant Professor at the George Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Notaroberto is a fellowship trained ophthalmologist with expertise in retinal disease and surgery. Utilizing the most advanced medical and surgical instrumentation available, he is able to formulate the best treatments for each patient. His first line of treatment is always utilizing the non-surgical approach, wether pharmacological or nutraceuticals, and only opting for surgery of these measures fail. The approach is patient-centric which places the patient at the center of care with the physician allowing the patient to choose the level of treatment they feel most comfortable with. When conservative measures fail then surgical treatments, which include intravitreal injections, retinal laser and intraocular surgery, are instituted with a success rate that exceeds the national standard. Currently Dr. Notaroberto performs over 1,000 surgical procedures each year in his efforts to improve vision and prevent blindness.
His research in bioinformatics and healthcare information technology began at the Yale Medical Center and culminated with a Medical Informatics fellowship at the GWU Medical Center resulting in the first monthly live CME course over the Internet. Previous award winning projects included a surgical virtual reality simulator, computer based teaching modules and healthcare database systems. Current projects include digital analysis programs for determining stroke risk in patients by way of retinal vasculature measurements and macular function response to treatment.
Dr. Notaroberto was trained in computer science at Pacific University (Oregon) with experience in medical software and hardware. Graduate work in cardiovascular physiology was completed at Farleigh Dickenson University (New Jersey). Medical training was completed at George Washington University School of Medicine (Washington, D.C.) and Yale Medical Center (Connecticut). Surgical training was completed at Tulane Medical Center (Louisiana) and University of Tennessee Medical Center (Tennessee).
Dr. Arley G. Jaramillo was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and lived in Medellin, Colombia for 10 years during his adolescence. Dr. Jaramillo is a fellowship trained ophthalmologist with expertise in Vitreo-Retinal disease and surgery. He graduates from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico with a bachelor’s degree in Science and Biology, were he was part of the MARC U*star Honor Program (sponsored by the National Institute of Health). After completing his undergraduate he completed his Medical training in the Ponce School of Medicine (Ponce, PR). During his medical training he was member of the National Dean’s List were only 1% of students from the nation colleges and universities are honored. He was awarded with the Novo Nordisk Diabetes Scholarship. Ophthalmology residency was completed at Tulane Ophthalmology Program (New Orleans, LA) were he was the Chief Resident and was awarded with the Tulane Eye Alumni Association Award during the Annual C.S. O’Brien Professorship for his research project. Vitreo-Retinal Surgery training was completed at SLHVCS/ Tulane Ophthalmology Program (New Orleans, LA) where he completed more than 300 surgical procedures including pars plana vitrectomies, sclera buckles, epiretinal membrane peel, retinal detachment repair, laser treatments, intravitreal injections and combined complicated cases such as phacoemulsification, pars plana vitrectomy, laser treatment and Ahmed glaucoma valve implants on the same patient.
Dr. Lisa R. Pradillo is a native of Chalmette, Louisiana. She graduated from the University of New Orleans with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. After completing her undergraduate studies she attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry where she received her Doctor of Optometry degree along with an award for clinical excellence. Prior to graduation, she completed two externships. The first rotation was at the Birmingham VA Hospital followed by the Simon-Williamson clinic.
Dr. Pradillo is a Board Certified Therapeutic Optometrist committed to quality eye care for adults and children. She enjoys all aspects of patient care including primary eye care needs and the diagnosis and treatment of ocular disease, such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetes, and dry eye syndrome. She is a contact lens specialist and proficient in the co-managament of Dr. Notaroberto’s surgical patients. Dr. Pradillo is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Optometry Association of Louisiana.