Bernard Harvey Doft

Background

Doft, Bernard Harvey was born on August 13, 1946 in New York City.

Education

Student, Cornell Univercity, 1964-1967; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1971.

Career

Intern, assistant resident in internal medicine, Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, 1971-1973; research associate, National Institutes of Health, National Heart & Lung Institute and bureau of Biologics, Bethesda, Maryland., 1973-1975; resident in ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, U. Miami School Medicine, 1975-1978; fellowship in diseases and surgery of retina and vitreous, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, U. Miami School Medicine, 1978-1979; assistant professor ophthalmology, U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1979-1984; clinical associate professor ophthalmology, U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine, since 1984; clinical associate professor of epidemiology, U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine, since 1989. Consultant National Eye Institute Vision Research Review Committee National Institutes of Health, 1985. Appointed ophthalmic steering committee, diabetic control and complications trial National Institutes of Health, 1983.

Quality assurance committee Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Ann Bates Leach EyeHosp., U. Miami School Medicine, 1977-1978. Co-director, retina service Eye andEar Hospital, U. Pittsburgh, 1979-1984, operating room committee, 1982-1987, Chairman of Commission on lasers, 1982-1985. Clinic coordinating committee Eye and Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1982-1985, ad hoc committee for administration/staff relations, 1983-1985, Chairman.oversight committee outpatient testing and laser center, 1983-1985, medical staff nursing oversight committee, 1983-1984.

Study chair the endophthalmitis vitrectomy study National Eye Institute, Bethesda, 1989-1996. SurgiCenter task force U. Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1995, ophthalmology search committee department of ophthalmology chairman, 1995.

Achievements

• Bernard Harvey Doft has been listed as a noteworthy Ophthalmologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Public Health Service, 1973-1975. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Ophthalmology (Honor award 1993). Member Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Alumni Association, Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society (president 1989-1991, Executive Committee 1980-1991, program co-chairman 1982-1983, program chairman 1983-1987, vice president, president-elect 1987-1988, president 1989-1991, chairman nominating com.1991-1993), Pennsylvania Medical Society, Allegheny County Medical Society, Atlantic Coast Fluorescein Club, Aspen Retinal Detachment Society, The Macula Society, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, British American Retinal Group, Vitreous Society, The Retina Society, American Association for Ophthalmic StandardizedEchography, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

3 children.