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Howard Gross, M.D.
Dr. Gross is the Medical Director of Horizon Eye Care and Horizon Laser & Eye Surgery Center. During the past twenty years he has been committed to providing quality eye care to the people of Southern New Jersey. In addition to treating all types of eye conditions and performing eye surgery, he has been doing refractive procedures for
over fifteen years.
He graduated from George Washington Medical School in Washington D.C., completed his ophthalmology training at University of California, Davis, and served as the chief medical officer on the Laguna Indian Reservation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Gross is a board certified diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a clinical research investigator involved in the study of surgical product advancements being evaluated by the FDA.
Responding to the need for improvements in eye surgery, Dr. Gross constructed an ambulatory surgery, Horizon Laser & Eye Surgery Center, in 1995. The surgery center was the first in the area to receive national accreditation by the prestigious AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare Centers)
and the first lasik center in south jersey.
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Joel A. Spielberg, M.D.
Dr. Spielberg has been practicing general ophthalmology for the past 22 years in Southern New Jersey. He had been in private practice in Northfield and Absecon until 1996 when he joined Dr. Howard Gross to form Horizon Eye Care. He is a board certified general ophthalmologist who treats patients with all types of eye problems for cataracts and glaucoma; to eye injuries; to children with eye care needs.
Dr. Spielberg cares for patients in the Galloway Township (Absecon)Margate and Manahawkin offices. Having been born and raised in New York he completed his residency at the Nassau County Medical Center in East Meadow, New York.
Dr. Spielberg is committed to the Southern New Jersey area having raised three children and participating in many community activities. He enjoys horseback riding and is a nationally ranked in the sport of fencing.
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Robert F. Nunn, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr Nunn is a general ophthalmologist who
treats diseases of the eye and performs many
types of eye surgery. He has been practicing
with Horizon Eye Care since 1998. Prior to
that, he maintained a private practice in
Ocean City and Cape May Court House for more
than 20 yrs.
A graduate of University of Pennsylvania and
the University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey, Dr. Nunn maintains affiliations
with Shore Memorial Hospital and Horizon
Laser & Eye Surgery Center. He has served as
Chief of Ophthalmology services at Shore
Memorial Hospital for many years.
Dr. Nunn cares for patients with eye
problems in the Ocean City, Cape May Court
House, Margate and Galloway Township
(Absecon) offices. He is committed to
providing the highest quality eye care to
the people of Southern New Jersey. In his
leisure time Dr. Nunn enjoys being a private
pilot and fly-fishing.
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Matthew K. Perez, MD, PhD
Dr. Matthew K.
Perez joins the practice after completing his
training at Thomas Jefferson Medical University and
Temple University Hospital where he was chief
ophthalmology resident. Dr. Perez also holds a
doctoral degree in pharmacology from University of
Pennsylvania.
As a general
ophthalmologist and refractive surgeon, Dr. Perez
treats all eye
conditions from vision problems, to cataracts,
glaucoma, and diabetic eye disease as well as
performing the most advanced laser and surgical
procedures including
Advanced Lens
Replacement, Lasik and other types of refractive
surgery. He
cares for patients in the
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Mitchel A. Lautenberg, M.D.
2005 - Voted in "NJ Monthly" as Top
Oculoplastic Surgeon in State!
Received his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He is a graduate with honors of the UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, NJ. Dr. Lautenberg served his medical internship at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, NY and completed his residency in ophthalmology at New York Eye & Ear Infirmary in New York City. He completed a fellowship in Ophthalmic Pathology at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary followed by fellowship in Ophthamalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. He was in private practice in New York City prior to joining the Ocean Eye Institute. Dr. Lautenberg is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
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Dean N. Shissias, O.D.
Dr. Dean (as he likes to be called) joined Horizon Eye Care in 1999 after fifteen years of private practice throughout the area. He is an optometrist who provides general eye care with emphasis on contact lenses to the Horizon Eye Care patients in Margate and Absecon. In addition to general optometric training, Dr. Dean also trained to become licensed to prescribe therapeutic medications to his patients.
Dr. Shissias regularly volunteers his care to The New Jersey State Commission for the Blind and Visually impaired. He is an area resident as well as an avid golfer and fisherman.
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Andrea J. Mazur, O.D.
Dr. Mazur is a general optometrist who
joined Horizon Eye Care in 2001 after
working for a large Philadelphia practice. A
Virginia native, Dr. Mazur is a graduate of
the Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
Therapeutically licensed and experienced
with cataract, Lasik and contact lens
patients, Dr. Mazur is committed to
providing outstanding eye care for patients
in Egg Harbor Township.
She and her husband have one little boy
and like to spend their leisure time
cooking, traveling and enjoying nature.
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Diann M. Ryan,
O.D.
Dr. Ryan joined Horizon Eye Care
after several years of private practice in
Lakehurst, New Jersey. She received her Doctor of
Optometry from The New England College of Optometry
in Boston and is licensed to prescribe topical and
oral medications. Dr. Ryan provides comprehensive
eye examinations and treatment of eye diseases and
injuries including contact lens care and evaluations
for advanced lens procedures and laser refractive
procedures in the Manahawkin and Galloway offices.
For the convenience of her patients she is available
in the evenings as well as Saturday.
Dr. Ryan is a New Jersey native,
enjoys loves traveling and loves outdoor sports particularly running,
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Jill J. Rodio-Vivadelli, OD
Completed a bachelor's
degree in Biology and minor in Psychology at The
College of New Jersey. Her optometric studies were
completed at State University of New York College of
Optometry in New York City, where she graduated
second in her class with a Doctorate of Optometry in
2004.
Dr Vivadelli trained at
Philadelphia Veteran's Medical Center, Omni New
Jersey Eye Specialists and Suny Optometric Center.
She was the recipient of various graduation awards
and distinctions, including Esther J. Werner
Memorial Award for Academic Excellence. Upon
graduation, she completed a fellowship program in
cornea and contact lenses in New York City, which
provided advanced training in specialty contact lens
fitting and refractive surgery.
Dr. Vivadelli currently resides in Hammonton with
her husband, son and daughter. When not in the office, she enjoys
playing the piano, tennis, skiing, running, and
relaxing at the beach with her family. She has been
an active participant in the Multiple Sclerosis Walk
for over ten years.
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