Overview
Dr. Hess specializes in pediatric ophthalmology in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Department of Pediatric Medicine. He served as chief of the medical staff from 2017-2019. He joined the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital medical staff in 2004. Dr. Hess earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. He trained as an ophthalmology resident at Medical College of Virginia and completed a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at Duke University Eye Center.
Dr. Hess is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Esotropia, X-Linked Infantile Nystagmus, and Amblyopia.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
601 5th Street South, St Petersburg, FL 33701
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hess 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.
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James Gills is an Ophthalmologist in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Dr. Gills is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Presbyopia, Nearsightedness, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Dr. Gills is currently accepting new patients.
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Jeffrey Wipfli is an Ophthalmologist in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Dr. Wipfli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Presbyopia, Nearsightedness, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Dr. Wipfli is currently accepting new patients.
Frank I Mendelblatt MD PA
Dr. Mendelblatt is an ophthalmologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and an affiliate assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa. Dr. Mendelblatt earned his medical degree from the USF Morsani College of Medicine. He completed a residency in ophthalmology from the University of Texas-Southwestern in Dallas, followed by a fellowship in cornea and external diseases from the University of Texas-Southwestern. Dr. Mendelblatt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Dacryoadenitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Cataract.
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
- EsotropiaDr. Hess isDistinguished. Learn about Esotropia.
- StrabismusDr. Hess isDistinguished. Learn about Strabismus.
- Advanced
- AmblyopiaDr. Hess isAdvanced. Learn about Amblyopia.
- AniridiaDr. Hess isAdvanced. Learn about Aniridia.
- Anton SyndromeDr. Hess isAdvanced. Learn about Anton Syndrome.
- AstigmatismDr. Hess isAdvanced. Learn about Astigmatism.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Hess isAdvanced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Baller-Gerold SyndromeDr. Hess isAdvanced. Learn about Baller-Gerold Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Allergic ConjunctivitisDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Conjunctivitis.
- BlepharophimosisDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Blepharophimosis.
- Blepharophimosis SyndromeDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Blepharophimosis Syndrome.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- CMV RetinitisDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about CMV Retinitis.
- Cogan's SyndromeDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Cogan's Syndrome.