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About Peter Savino, MD

Peter J. Savino, MD is available for consultation on all potential Neuro-Ophthalmic disorders.

Dr. Savino previously practiced Neuro-Ophthalmology at Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia and was Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson Medical College, as well as Director of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service at Wills Eye Institute.

He was the founding member of the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial and has published extensively on optic neuritis as well as other disorders of the optic nerve and chiasm. Dr. Savino additionally has published on a variety of causes for double vision and eye movement disorders.

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Medical DegreeUniversity of Bologna School of Medicine, Bologna, ItalyResidencyGeorgetown University, School of Medicine, Washington, DCFellowshipUniversity of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL
GenderMale
Date Joined Staff2008-10-10
Conditions and Treatments
  • Visual Field Defects
  • Inflammatory Eye Diseases
  • Atrophy and Neuropathy
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
  • Brain and Nervous System Tumors
  • Metabolic Eye Diseases
  • Demyelinating Diseases
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Vascular Disorders

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