George D. Fivgas, MD, FACS
About

Board Certification: May 2000

Education:
M.D. Degree:  1994
Emory University School of Medicine,
Atlanta, Georgia

Internship:  1994-1995
Emory University School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Residency: 1995-1998
Emory University School of Medicine
Department of Ophthalmology
Atlanta, Georgia

Fellowship: 1998 - 2000
Retina and Vitreous Associates of Alabama
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital/UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama

Helen Keller Eye Research Foundation
Birmingham, Alabama

Career:
2000 - 2007
Ochsner Medical Foundation
Department of Ophthalmology
Section of Retina and Vitreous
New Orleans, Louisiana

2000 - 2006
Vitreoretinal Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Eye Medical Center 2007-Present

Memberships:

  • American Society of Retina Specialists
  • American College of Surgeons
  • New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Medical Association
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
  • OLOL Chief of Ophthalmology, 2009-2011
     
Specialties & Services
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Retinal Detachment
  • Retinal Vascular Disorders
  • Uveitis
  • Ocular Trauma & Other Retinal Diseases

Procedures:

  • Diagnoses & Treatment of Eye Diseases
  • Retinal & Vitreous Diseases & Surgery
Location
The Retina Center
Our Lady of the Lake Medical Plaza II
7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 3000
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Appointments: (225) 768.9300

 Office Hours:
 Monday-Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
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