About Elite Bor Shavit, M.D.
Dr. Bor Shavit earned her Medical Degree from Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine in Budapest, Hungary followed by a Residency in Ophthalmology at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikvah, Israel. She then completed a fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at The University of Ottawa Eye Institute at Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa, Canada.
Dr. Bor-Shavit brings D'Ambrosio Eye Care patients the clinical experience and patient management techniques gained through her participation in numerous clinical studies in the application of drugs and treatments to inhibit new blood vessel growth ("angiogenesis"). Angiogenesis is the complication of many systemic and retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and AMD, as well as many other systemic and retinal vascular diseases. Her extensive microsurgical experience in the eye's vitreous and layers of the retina is key to reversing the complications of many retinal diseases and restoring vision. She has over 10 years of multiple clinical study appointments as a co-investigator for 13 clinical trials in the areas of retinal disease as well as treatment of glaucoma, publication of more than 35 papers, and presentations at internationally respected eye care meetings including the World Glaucoma Congress and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Further, Dr. Bor-Shavit’s expertise is recognized in the eye care community by her appointment as a Publication Peer Reviewer for the journal Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging-Retina and the journal Disability and Rehabilitation.
