Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| BA, Neuroscience | Amherst College |
| MD | SUNY Upstate Medical University |
| Internship | St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, NY |
| Residency | Ophthalmology, SUNY Upstate Medical University |
| Fellowship | Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2 years, ASOPRS-sponsored), Columbus, OH |
- Board certified, American Board of Ophthalmology; member, American Academy of Ophthalmology.
- During fellowship, served as Assistant Clinical Professor at The Ohio State University Medical Center and Doctor's Hospital; received the Marvin Quickert Thesis Award for best research thesis submitted nationally that year (thesis: "Percutaneous drainage and ablation as first line therapy for the treatment of both macrocystic and microcystic orbital lymphangiomas").
- Continues teaching as an Assistant Clinical Professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
- Author of several articles and book chapters on oculoplastic surgery; particular interest in minimally invasive facial rejuvenation with neuromodulators and dermal fillers.
Eyelid surgery work
Treatment pages describe the practice's procedures generally rather than Dr. Hill's work individually:
- Blepharoplasty. Upper: incision along the eyelid fold, excess skin/muscle/fat removed. Lower: incision inside the lower lid, fat/muscle/skin removed or redistributed. Outpatient; most patients resume daily activities in 10-14 days (blepharoplasty).
- Ptosis repair. Two approaches: removing excess skin and tucking (tightening) the levator muscle, or for more severe cases, reattaching the weakened levator muscle under the eyebrow so the forehead muscles lift the eyelid; most patients return to daily activities within two weeks (ptosis).
- Entropion and ectropion repair. Entropion surgery tightens the muscles around the eyelid; ectropion surgery repairs the out-turning eyelid (source).
- Eyelid retraction correction. For thyroid eye disease (Graves' orbitopathy); nonsurgical botulinum toxin/filler injections to relax eyelid muscles, or surgical muscle alteration to lower retracted lids (source).
- Blepharospasm/hemifacial spasm treatment. Botulinum toxin (Botox) as primary therapy; microvascular decompression (sponges placed between the compressing vessel and nerve) for medication-refractory cases (source).
- Brow lift. Nonsurgical hyaluronic acid filler or botulinum toxin injections, or a surgical brow lift tightening forehead soft tissue to raise sagging brows (source).
- Periocular skin cancer. Removal of eyelid skin cancers (most commonly basal cell carcinoma) with reconstructive edge suturing and skin grafts (source).
- Eyelid spot and growth removal. For styes, chalazion, xanthelasma and eyelid tumors (source).
The practice site has no before-and-after photo gallery on the practice's own site.
Other procedures
Orbital and facial fracture repair, orbital tumor removal, thyroid-eye-disease orbital decompression, eye removal/prosthesis preparation, midface lift, rosacea treatment, Botox for migraines, and pediatric ptosis/lacrimal/orbital care (treatments).
Insurance and cost
The practice "will check to see if your procedure is covered, file all claims with your HMO, PPO and Medicare, and bill you for treatments not covered by insurance," and states it "participate[s] in a number of health care plans available in our area" (patients). No procedure prices are published.
Recovery
- Back to work. Blepharoplasty: most patients feel comfortable resuming daily activities after 10 to 14 days (blepharoplasty).
- Back to work. Ptosis surgery: most patients return to daily activities within two weeks (ptosis).