John H. Fingert
Experienced in Fuchs Dystrophy
Experienced in Fuchs Dystrophy

Overview

Dr. Fingert is a fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist with 20 years experience, and he is also a clinician scientist with a lab dedicated to discovering the genes that cause glaucoma and developing new therapies.

Dr. Fingert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fuchs Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome, and Trabeculectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 112 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Fuchs Dystrophy.

Residency
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Ophthalmology Residency
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in IA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
Elected to the Glaucoma Research Society (1 of 100 members worldwide)
Elected to the American Ophthalmological Society (the oldest medical society in the United States)
Named a Gold Fellow of the Association for Research for Vision and Ophthalmology (FARVO)
Physician-Scientist Award, Research to Prevent Blindness
Mid-Career Award, American Glaucoma Society
Clinician-Scientist Fellowship Award, American Glaucoma Society
Charles D. Phelps Award
Best Doctors in America
Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize, New York Academy of Medicine (co-author for winning manuscript)

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Aetna
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  • HMO
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Health Alliance
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
HealthPartners
  • POS
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medica
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Medicare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Northern Plains Alliance
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE PDP
Sanford Health
  • HMO
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Wellmark
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  • POS
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Locations

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Fingert has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Glaucoma

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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Areas of Expertise

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