Zane F. Pollard, M.D.
| Specialty: | Pediatric Ophthalmology. |
| Board Certified: | American Board of Ophthalmology, 1975 |
| Eye Consultants Office Served: | Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Honors: | Best Doctors in Atlanta, Atlanta Magazine, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. Best Doctors in the U.S.A., 2001. Authored more than 90 scientific papers on a variety of pediatric ophthalmology topics, including publishing the first paper in the English literature on a blood test for ocular toxocara (a parasitic infection of the eye); the first paper concerned with the surgical treatment of secondary angle closure glaucoma in newborns with retinopathy of prematurity; papers discussing tear duct obstructions in newborns; and papers discussing the rehabilitation of children with congenital cataracts. American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, honor award, 1997 American Academy of Ophthalmology, honor award, 1998 American Academy of Ophthalmology, honor award American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, honor award |
| Medical Memberships & Affiliations: |
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus American Ophthalmological Society Georgia Society of Ophthalmology Medical Association of Atlanta and Georgia Board of directors of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2005 - 2008 |
| Community Service: | James Hall Eye Center fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Atlanta, Ga., director, 1979-2002. This program trains two fellows each year; Dr. Pollard has trained 28 fellows.
Ophthalmologists from California, Texas, New York, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, Arizona, Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado and Montana have come to train in pediatric ophthalmology with Dr. Pollard. |
| Fellowship: | Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Pediatric ophthalmology, 1974. |
| Residency: | University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Ophthalmology, 1973
University of California, San Francisco, Calif. |
| Internship: | University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1967 |
| Medical School: | Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La., M.D., 1966
Honors: Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society |
| Undergraduate: | Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. |