Orlando A. Galindez, MD

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

• Coral Gables Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida(Chief of Service1999-‘01)
• Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida
• Bayside Ambulatory Surgery Center

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

• Louisiana State University, Department Of Ophthalmology (Cornea, External Diseases & Refractive Surgery Fellowship,  New Orleans, Louisiana July 1995-June 1996)
• University of Missouri, Truman Medical Center, Dept. of Ophthalmology (Ophthalmology Residency, Kansas City, Missouri July 1992-June 1995)
• University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital (Internal Medicine Internship, Miami, Florida , July 1991-June 1992)

EDUCATION

• Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Medical Doctor, August 1991
• Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana
• Master of Anatomy, August 1990
• Bachelor of Science, June 1986
• Belen Jesuit Preparatory High School, Miami, Florida, June 1982

LICENSURE

• Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
• Medical Licensure, Florida 1996-present
• Medical License, Louisiana 1991-2000
• Federal Licensing Examination (FLEX), 1991
• Coral Gables Hospital, Chief of Ophthalmology 1999-2001

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Miami Ophthalmologic Society

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Coral Gables Hospital, Chief of Ophthalmology 1999-2001
• Tulane University, Departmental Honors in Biology Dean’s List, Tulane University
• Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre-Medical Honor Society 1985-86
• Beta Beta Beta National Honor Society , Vice-President 1984-86

Research & Publications

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Tulane Medical School, Department of Anatomy, Electron Microscope Research, 1987-89.
• Masters Thesis:  “The Anatomical Distribution, Morphology and Stress Response of Extra-adrenal Chromaffin Tissue in Young Rabbits”.
• Tulane University, Department of Biology Research in experimental embryology.September 1984-June 1986.
• Honor Thesis:  “Lucifer Yellow Dye-Coupling Patterns Observed in Xenopus Embryos”.

PUBLICATIONS

• Galindez, O: Ocular manifestation of Systemic Diseases.   Presented at the fifteenth international Cuban Medical Association Congress.  July 1, 1999.
• Galindez O and Kaufman H:  “EDITORIAL:  Coping With the Itchy-Burnies:  The Management of Allergic Conjunctivitis”.  Ophthalmology. 1996;  103: 1335-1336.
• Landa A, McKinley L, Ramsey J, Galindez O:  Sweet’s Syndrome and Acute Leukemia.  Consultant.  March 1995;  35: 415.
• Amendola M, Casillas J, Joseph R, Auntun R, Galindez O;  Fournier’s Gangrene:  Computer tomographic Findings.  Abdominal Imaging.  1994;  199: 471-474.
• Galindez O and Mascorro J. (1990):  The effects of hypothermia on paraganglion chromaffin cells:   Comparison to the adrenal medulla.  Anatomical Records.
• Abstract presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomist in Philadelphia, PA.
• Mascorro J and Galindez O:  Anatomical and morphological study of extraadrenal chromaffin tissue in young rabbits pre- and post stress.  Abstract of the Society for Neurosciences 14 (2) 1988: 1320.