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Dr David Metrikin
Dr. Metrikin is a Partner at Southwest Retina Consultants P.A and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the vitreous, macula and retina. He has received specialty training in conditions related to the retina and vitreous of the eye and his practice has a specific focus on state-of-the-art eye care to treat all forms of retinal disease, including age related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal detachment and ocular inflammatory disease.
David obtained his medical degree at WITS University and then moved to the U.S.A. in 1987. After studying pathology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and completing an internship at the Cleveland Metropolitan Hospital he was a resident in Ophthalmology at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. He completed a fellowship in vitreo-retinal diseases at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and joined Southwest Retina Consultants, P.A. in El Paso in 1995.
Dr. Metrikin is the author of several journal articles and a book chapter on diseases of the retina and his awards and professional positions include:
Board Member, Nueterra Healthcare Fund II 2020-Present
Chief Medical Officer, El Paso Day Surgery 2018-2020
Key Opinion Leader, Doyen Medical Consultants 2013 – 2016
Chairman, Governing Board, EPD Surgery Center, 2008 - 2013
Best Doctors in America 2011-Present
Global Directory of Who’s Who 2014-Present
Young Leadership Award, El Paso Jewish Federation, 2000
Governing Board Member, Sierra Medical Center,1998 - 2000
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SchoolLinksfield
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Matric Year1979
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CompanySouthwest Retina Consultants
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