Overview
Ralitsa Loewen is an Ophthalmologist and a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Loewen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Trabeculectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Glaucoma, Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 26 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 11 articles in the study of Trabeculectomy.
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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.
Nils Loewen is an Ophthalmologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Loewen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Trabeculectomy. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal.
UPMC Vision Institute
Tarek Shazly is an Ophthalmologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shazly is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Trabeculectomy. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Shazly is currently accepting new patients.
UPMC Vision Institute
Dr. Ian Conner is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He serves as the Chief of Ophthalmology at UPMC Shadyside. He also serves as the UPMC Glaucoma Fellowship Director, an Associate Program Director for the Residency Training Program at UPMC, and as the Faculty Director for the Resident Surgical Training Laboratory. Dr. Conner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Trabeculectomy. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Trabeculectomy, and Vitrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- TrabeculectomyDr. Loewen isDistinguished. Learn about Trabeculectomy.
- Advanced
- GlaucomaDr. Loewen isAdvanced. Learn about Glaucoma.
- Ocular Hypertension (OHT)Dr. Loewen isAdvanced. Learn about Ocular Hypertension (OHT).
- Pigment-Dispersion SyndromeDr. Loewen isAdvanced. Learn about Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome.
- Experienced
- CataractDr. Loewen isExperienced. Learn about Cataract.
- Cataract RemovalDr. Loewen isExperienced. Learn about Cataract Removal.

