Albert T. Vitale, M.D.
Albert
T. Vitale specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of patients
suffering from diseases of the retina and vitreous. He is also one of
the only ophthalmologists in the Intermountain West specializing in
the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis
and other infections and inflammatory diseases of the eye. His research
interests include ocular manifestations of systemic diseases, novel
therapeutic agents and new drug delivery systems in the treatment of
ocular inflammatory disease, retinal vascular disease, and the pharmacotherapy
of age-related macular degeneration. He is also one of about a handful
of people in the country with dual training in ocular immunology and
inflammatory disease as well as vitreoretinal surgery, and the only
provider of such expertise in the Intermountain West. He is also co-author
of the definitive text on the subject, with Dr. Steven Foster, entitled,
Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitis.
Related Links
Uveitis
& Ocular Infectious Disease
Retinal
Diseases & Surgery
Education
Medical School: New York Medical College—Valhalla, NY
Residency: St. Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center—New York, NY
Fellowship: Harvard University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary—Boston, MA
Academic Appointments: Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences—University of Utah School of Medicine