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David Hillman, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Glaucoma

Email hillymd@aol.com
Phone 312-996-7030
Office EEI Room 2.10
Address University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
1855 W. Taylor Street M/C 648
Chicago, IL 60612

Research Interests
New medical therapies for glaucoma
Glaucoma surgery, cataract surgery, and new medical treatments of glaucoma

Current grants or clinical trials
INC Research: One year open Label Study Assessing the Safety and Tolerability of Vilazodone in patients with Major Depressive Disorder January 2008 to present., and new medical treatments of glaucoma.

Education
1978-1982 BS: Yale University Biology, New Haven, CT
1982-1986 MD: Duke University Medical School, Durham, N.C.
1986-1987 Medicine Internship: Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL
1987-1990 Ophthalmology Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Eye and Ear Infirmary
1990-1991 Glaucoma Fellowship: Washington University, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO
1991-1992 Chief Resident: University of Illinois at Chicago Eye and Ear Infirmary

UIC Appointments
1992-1993: Director - Resident Education, University of Illinois at Chicago Eye and Ear Infirmary
1992-1997: Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago Eye and Ear Infirmary Glaucoma Service

Previous Appointments
1996-present: Partner Lieberman Eye Associates Chicago, IL
2003-present: Partner Sarnat/Lieberman Eye Associates Highland Park, IL

Representative publications

  • Hillman D, Garretson B, and Fiscella R: Rhodococcus equi endophtalmitis, Arch Ophthalmol 107:20, 1989.
  • Macsai MS, Hillman DS, and Robin JB: Branhamella keratitis resistant to pencillin and cephalosporins. Arch Ophthalmol 106:1506-1507, 1988.
  • Frenkel M, Lim J, and Hillman, D: What to tell the patient with optic neuritis about multiple sclerosis, Part III, the patient’s right to know. Surv Ophthalmol 36:47; 49-50, 1991.
  • Marx JL, Hillman DS, et al.: Bilateral dacryocystitis after punctal occlusion with thermal cautery.  Ophthalmic Surg 23:560-561, 1992.
Cirriculum Vitae
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