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Todd Lefkowitz is an experienced intraocular and
refractive surgeon who brings over 26 years of experience
to Nationwide Vision. Dr Lefkowitz is a New York
City native, who attended Queens College and then
New York University School of Medicine. After completing
an internship in Internal Medicine at Metropolitan
Hospital Center in New York, he trained in Ophthalmology
at the Georgetown University Hospital residency
program in Washington, DC. He was certified by the
American Board of Ophthalmology in 1982. Dr Lefkowitz
served in the US Air Force Medical Corps from 1981-1985,
most recently at Luke AFB; he was awarded the Air
Force Commendation medal for distinguished service.
Dr Lefkowitz is a fellow of the American Academy
of Ophthalmology, a member of the American Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the European
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. He
is a member of the Arizona Medical Association
and the Arizona Ophthalmologic Society. Dr Lefkowitz
is the newest physician member of the Arizona
Medical Board, appointed by Governor Janet Napolitano
in 2007 for a five year term.
Dr Lefkowitz is certified on the three major
LASIK platforms, VISX, NIDEK and Alcon Ladarvision,
and is Intralase certified. He also is certified
to perform NearVision CK (conductive keratoplasty)
for age-related near vision problems. He has extensive
training in medical retina problems and glaucoma.
In addition, Dr Lefkowitz is an expert cataract
surgeon, and is well versed in the new refractive
lens surgery and modern lens implants. He is acknowledged
as the Valley’s leader in pterygium surgery
and has performed eyelid and eye muscle surgery
for most of his long and illustrious career.
Dr
Lefkowitz has practiced in both the HMO and private
practice settings before joining Nationwide Vision.
He speaks French, Spanish, German and Hebrew,
and knows a few phrases in several other languages.
He is a compassionate practitioner, and is well-respected
by patients and colleagues alike.
Dr Lefkowitz is married to Mindy and together
they have four children, three in college and
one still in high school. He has many and varied
interests, among them computers, travel, reading,
movies and classical music. He has been on the
board of the Physicians for the Phoenix Symphony.
Dr Lefkowitz was a three-game Jeopardy champion
in 1991, and has belonged to Mensa. He was elected
to Phi Beta Kappa in 1973.
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