William Rocamora Katowitz
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Attending Surgeon, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Surgeon, The Scheie Eye Institute
Attending Surgeon , The Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia
Attending Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Ophthalmology
34th and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Ophthalmology
34th and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-0603
Fax: 267-425-5015
Fax: 267-425-5015
Publications
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Education:
B.A. (Music, Religious Studies)
Brown University, 1989.
(Post-Bac/Pre-Med)
Harvard University, 1997.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
B.A. (Music, Religious Studies)
Brown University, 1989.
(Post-Bac/Pre-Med)
Harvard University, 1997.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
Post-Graduate Training
Transitional Internship, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2001-2002.
Resident in Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Ophthalmology, 2002-2005.
Fellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, 2005-2006.
Fellowship, Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Center for Human Appearance, 2005-2007.
Fellowship, Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust, London, England, 2007-2008.
Permanent linkTransitional Internship, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2001-2002.
Resident in Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Ophthalmology, 2002-2005.
Fellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, 2005-2006.
Fellowship, Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Center for Human Appearance, 2005-2007.
Fellowship, Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust, London, England, 2007-2008.
Description of Itmat Expertise
PtosisOrbital disease
Lacrimal surgery
Lacrimal disease
Neurofibromatosis
Craniosynostosis
Selected Publications
Landau-Prat D, Kim DH, Bautista S, Strong A, Revere KR, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA: Cryptophthalmos: associated syndromes and genetic disorders. Ophthalmic Genet 44(6): 547-552, Dec 2023.Prat DL, Munroe CE, Revere K, Khatib L, Hua P, Ying GS, Binenbaum G, Katowitz JA, Katowitz WR: Outcome of Primary Monocanalicular Stent Placement in Pediatric Down Syndrome Patients with Congenital Nasolacrimal Obstruction. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 39(6): 579-582, Nov-Dec 2023.
Landau-Prat D, Munroe CE, Revere K, Khatib L, Hua P, Ying GS, Binenbaum G, Katowitz JA, Katowitz WR: Reply Re: "Outcome of Primary Monocanalicular Stent Placement in Pediatric Down Syndrome Patients With Congenital Nasolacrimal Obstruction" Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 39(6): 644-645, Nov-Dec 2023.
Zloto O, Prat DL, Katowitz JA, Katowitz WR, Simon GB, Verity DH: The surgical management and outcomes of kissing nevi of the eyelids. Eye (Lond) 37(14): 3015-3019, Oct 2023.
Prat DL, Zhao CS, Ramakrishnan M, Revere KR, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA: Outcome of silicone sling frontalis suspension in children with simple congenital and complex ptosis. Can J Ophthalmol Jun 2023.
Halada S, Baran JA, Isaza A, Patel T, Sisko L, Kazahaya K, Adzick NS, Katowitz WR, Magee L, Bauer AJ.: Impact of Definitive Surgery for Graves' Disease on Adolescent Disease-Specific Quality of Life and Psychosocial Functioning. Thyroid 32(12): 1519-1528. Dec 2022.
Kim DH, Prat DL, Tadros S, Katowitz WR.: Orbital and periorbital dermoid cysts: a retrospective analysis of 270 lesions. Orbit 41(3): 341-345, Jun 2022.
Katowitz WR, Prat DL, Munroe CE, Revere K, Khatib L, Hua P, Ying GS, Binenbaum G.: Primary Monocanalicular Stent Intubation for Children With Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction: Surgical Outcome and Risk Factors. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. May 2022.
Landau Prat D, Liu GT, Avery RA, Ying GS, Chen Y, Tomlinson LA, Revere KE, Katowitz JA, Katowitz WR.: Recovery of Vision after Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration in Children and Adolescents with Elevated Intracranial Pressure. Am J Ophthalmol 237: 173-182, May 2022.
Landau Prat D, Ramakrishnan M, Zhao C, Revere K, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA.: Silicone sling frontalis suspension for congenital ptosis: Outcome of 174 consecutive cases. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. May 2022.