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William Rocamora Katowitz, M.D.
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Attending Surgeon, The Scheie Eye Institute
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Director, Oculoplalstic Surgery, The Edwin and Fanny Gray Hall Center for Human Appearance at The Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania
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Department: Ophthalmology
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
21 Division of Ophthalmology
42 34th and Civic Center Boulevard
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21 Division of Ophthalmology
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Office: 215-590-0603
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Education:
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18 Lacrimal Surgery
16 Ptosis Surgery
16 Microphthalmia
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1d Tearing Abnormalities
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21 Orbital and Eyelid Trauma
28 Repair of Orbital Bone Fractures
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Description of Research Expertise
1f Orbital Tumors18 Lacrimal Surgery
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16 Microphthalmia
14 Anophthalmia
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Description of Clinical Expertise
32 Adult and Pediatic Orbital Tumors2f Adult and Pediatric Thyroid Eye Disease
2c Adult and Pediatric Lacrimal Disease
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15 Eyelid Tumors
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1a Eyelid Malposition
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ff Zhao AT, Katowitz WR: Thyroid Eye Disease Research From 2010 to 2024: An Analysis of Social Media Impact Versus Traditional Citation Metrics. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Sep 2025.
13a Ng JJ, Zhong A, Massenburg BB, Binenbaum G, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Katowitz WR, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. : Periorbital Outcomes and Vision Risk Stratification in Treacher Collins Syndrome. Plast Reconstr Surg 156(2): 246e-256e, Aug 2025.
13a Ng JJ, Zhong A, Massenburg BB, Binenbaum G, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Katowitz WR, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA.: Periorbital Outcomes and Vision Risk Stratification in Treacher Collins Syndrome. Plast Reconstr Surg. 156(2): 246e-256e, Aug 2025.
fa Linaburg TJ, Binenbaum G, Buzi A, Spiller A, Yu Y, Ying GS, Katowitz WR.: Association between congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction and otitis media. J AAPOS 29(3), Jun 2025.
e1 Zhao A, Katowitz W: Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy outcomes in pediatric patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Orbit 44(3): 267-273, June 2025.
118 Han NA, Tolley PD, Zhao AT, Hu AC, Ryan IA, Cho DY, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Katowitz WR, Taylor JA.: Ptosis and Craniosynostosis: Revisiting Syndromic and Surgical Associations. J Craniofac Surg. May 2025.
ca Marshall RF, Landau-Prat D. Strong A, Katowitz J, Katowitz W: Ocular and Systemic Abnormalities in Punctal Agenesis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 29 41(2), Mar-Apr 2025.
105 Zhao AT, Luna GML, Katowitz WR: Lateral Retrocanthal Orbital Decompression for Children With Thyroid Eye Disease: A Canthus-sparing Approach. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 13(3), Mar 2025.
11b Hafazalla K, Ajmera S. Kundishora A, Katowitz W, Kennedy B: Transpalpebral Transorbital Approach for Pediatric Temporal Epilepsy: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 28(2): 272, Feb 2025.
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d4 Zhao AT, Shen CZ, Katowitz WR: Eyelid ptosis and dermatochalasis in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A large-scale propensity score-matched analysis. 48 Eye (Lond) Dec 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.ff Zhao AT, Katowitz WR: Thyroid Eye Disease Research From 2010 to 2024: An Analysis of Social Media Impact Versus Traditional Citation Metrics. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Sep 2025.
13a Ng JJ, Zhong A, Massenburg BB, Binenbaum G, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Katowitz WR, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. : Periorbital Outcomes and Vision Risk Stratification in Treacher Collins Syndrome. Plast Reconstr Surg 156(2): 246e-256e, Aug 2025.
13a Ng JJ, Zhong A, Massenburg BB, Binenbaum G, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Katowitz WR, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA.: Periorbital Outcomes and Vision Risk Stratification in Treacher Collins Syndrome. Plast Reconstr Surg. 156(2): 246e-256e, Aug 2025.
fa Linaburg TJ, Binenbaum G, Buzi A, Spiller A, Yu Y, Ying GS, Katowitz WR.: Association between congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction and otitis media. J AAPOS 29(3), Jun 2025.
e1 Zhao A, Katowitz W: Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy outcomes in pediatric patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Orbit 44(3): 267-273, June 2025.
118 Han NA, Tolley PD, Zhao AT, Hu AC, Ryan IA, Cho DY, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Katowitz WR, Taylor JA.: Ptosis and Craniosynostosis: Revisiting Syndromic and Surgical Associations. J Craniofac Surg. May 2025.
ca Marshall RF, Landau-Prat D. Strong A, Katowitz J, Katowitz W: Ocular and Systemic Abnormalities in Punctal Agenesis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 29 41(2), Mar-Apr 2025.
105 Zhao AT, Luna GML, Katowitz WR: Lateral Retrocanthal Orbital Decompression for Children With Thyroid Eye Disease: A Canthus-sparing Approach. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 13(3), Mar 2025.
11b Hafazalla K, Ajmera S. Kundishora A, Katowitz W, Kennedy B: Transpalpebral Transorbital Approach for Pediatric Temporal Epilepsy: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 28(2): 272, Feb 2025.
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