Our physicians

Joel M. Corwin, M.D.- Medical Director

Joel M. Corwin, M.D. received his M.D. and ScB. degrees from Brown University. He completed an internship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a residency in ophthalmology at Tufts-New England Medical Center, and a fellowship in retina-vitreous at Retina Associates, where he led a diabetic retinopathy vitrectomy study. He has participated in numerous research projects in uveitis, ocular immunology, glaucoma and other areas.

Dr. Corwin is board-certified by American Board of Ophthalmology and is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is a member of the American Association of Ophthalmology, the American Uveitis Society, and the West Coast Retina-Vitreous Study Club. He has received numerous honors and awards throughout his career and was President of the American Diabetic Association from 1987-1988.

Publications:

Corwin, J, Schwartz, B: Inflammatory Response of Guinea Pig to Injected Limbal Tissue. Invest. Ophthalmol. 1978; 17:814-817.
Corwin, J, Weiter, J: Occupational Exposure and Choroidal Melanoma. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 1980; 89:878. (Letter to Editor.)
Corwin, J, Weiter, J: Immunology of Chorioretinal Disorders (A Review Article). Survey of Ophthalmology 1981; 25:287-305.
Corwin, J, Baum, J: Iridocyclitis in Two Patients with Hypocomplementemic Cutaneous Vasculitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology 1982; 94:111-113.
Seddon, J, Corwin, J, Sutula, F, Weiter, J: Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Palpebral Conjunctiva. British Journal of Ophthalmology 1982; 66:450-454.
Corwin, J, Weiter, J, Andrezjewski, C, Schwartz, B: Ocular Findings in the MRL/l and MRL/n Mice: An Animal Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Investigative Ophthalmology (to be submitted).

Presentations:

"Inflammatory Response of Guinea Pig to Injected Limbal Tissue." Atlantic Sectional Meeting of ARVO, Nov 1976.
"An Animal Model of an Autoimmune Glaucoma." American Uveitis Society Meeting at Phoenix, AZ, March 1979 (by invitation)
"Immunology of the Eye." Tufts-New England Medical Center. Department of Medical Rounds, June 1982.
"Immunology of Chorioretinal Disease." Department of Medicine Rounds. August 1982.
"Ocular Findings in the MRL/l and MRL/n in Mice: An Animal Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus." ARVO, May 1983.
"Diseases of the Retina." Ventura College, April 1985.
"Diabetic Eye Disease." Grand Round Community Memorial Hospital, Oct 1983.
"Retinal Eye Disease." Grand Rounds Ventura County Medical Center, May 1984.
"Diabetic Retinopathy." Grand Rounds Santa Paula Memorial Hospital, Feb 1985.
"Diabetic Eye Disease." Grand Rounds St. John's Regional Medical Center, Nov 1985.
"Diabetic Retinopathy." American Diabetic Association, Camarillo, June 1985.
"Diabetic Eye Disease." American Diabetic Association, Ventura, Oct-Nov 1983.
"Diabetic Eye Disease." American Diabetic Association, Santa Paula, Jan 1985.
Lecture to Braille class at Ventura College, Jan 1986 and Jan 1987.
"Diabetic Eye Disease." Los Robles Hospital, 1988, 1990, 1993.
"Diabetic Eye Disease." Simi Valley Adventist Hospital, 1989.

William Stivelman, M.D.

William Cooper Stivelman, M.D. earned his medical degree in 1982 from Rosalynd Franklin School of Medicine, North Chicago, IL. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California and a residency in ophthalmology at Northwestern University Medical Center (McGaw Medical Center, Lakeside Veterans' Administration Hospital, Children's Memorial Hospital, Evanston Hospital) in Chicago. He was also awarded a fellowship in Medical Ophthalmology, Glaucoma and Medical Retina at Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco.

Dr. Stivelman is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. His professional memberships include:

California Medical Association, 1987 to Present
Ventura County Medical Society, 1987 to Present
Ventura County Ophthalmological Society, 1991 to Present
Program Secretary, 1993-1994
Treasurer, 1994-1995
President, 1995-1996
American Diabetes Association Board Member, Ventura County Chapter, 1988-1989
Chicago Ophthalmologic Society, 1983-1986
Illinois Association of Ophthalmologists, 1983-1986
American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1983-

Dr. Stivelman is an Independent Medical Evaluator as well as an Expert Reviewer in Ophthalmology for the Medical Board of California. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Jules Stein Eye Institute/Center for Health Sciences, UCLA. He has published articles in respected journals, co-produced an electronic cross-referenced ophthalmic lexicon currently in use at Northwestern University's Fluorescein Angiography Library and elsewhere, and co-authored and contributed to several books on classical music. Other honors and awards include:

Physician's Service Award, American Medical Association, 1982
Distinguished Service, Chicago Medical School, 1982
Undergraduate Honors, 1973-1977
Academic Distinction, 1973-1977
Phi Beta Kappa, 1977
Magna Cum Laude, 1977

Dr. Stivelman is affiliated with the following hospitals:

Columbia Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks
Westlake Eye Surgery Center, Westlake Village
UCLA Medical Center Hospitals/Jules Stein Eye Institute
Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura
St. John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard
Lynn Eye Surgery Center, Thousand Oaks

Daniel A. Ebroon, M.D.

Daniel A. Ebroon, M.D. earned his medical doctorate from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois after graduating in the top 2% of his class at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. in molecular biology. Dr. Ebroon completed an internship in transitional medicine and a residency in ophthalmology at Northwestern University Medical School as well as a fellowship in ophthalmic plastic surgery at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in New York, NY.

Dr. Ebroon is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is affiliated with several professional societies, including the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is also a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and Sigma Xi Honor Society.

Dr. Ebroon has published several articles and textbook chapters. He has taught hundreds of hours of lectures to medical students and residents in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. He was on the Board of Directors at Northwestern Healthcare Alliance for three years and held several faculty positions at Northwestern University including Clinical Practice Director, Director of the Ophthalmology Residency Program, and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology. He is currently on the faculty at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.

Dr. Ebroon has attending staff privileges at the following hospitals:

Los Robles Hospital, Thousand Oaks
Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura
Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura

Visit Dr. Ebroon's personal website: www.ebroon.com