Dr. Schertzer – Short CV

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Education:

BSc Physiology (McGill, 1983)
MD (Dalhousie, 1988)
MEd (UBC, 2006)

Post-doctoral training:

Rotating Internship (Dalhousie, 1989)
Ophthalmology Residency (McGill, 1994)
Glaucoma (Dartmouth College – David G. Campbell), 1996

Active Licensure and Board Certification:

American Board of Ophthalmology, 1994 – present
Royal College Physicians & Surgeons Canada, 1995 – present
New Hampshire Board of Medicine, 1994 – present
State of Michigan Board of Medicine, 1996 – present
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, 1999 – present

Academic appointments:

University of Michigan: Clinical Assistant Professor, 1996-1999
University of British Columbia: Clinical Assistant Professor, 1999-2007
University of British Columbia: Clinical Associate Professor, 2008-2013
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth: Clinical Associate Professor, 2013-2018
University of British Columbia: Clinical Associate Professor, 2018-present

Active Hospital appointments:

Cambie Surgery Centre
LasikMD

Other UBC positions:

Director Undergraduate Medical Education in Ophthalmology, UBC, 2001-2005

Peer-reviewed publications:

1. LaRoche GR, McIntyre L, Schertzer RM: Epidemiology of severe eye injuries in childhood. Ophthalmology 95(12):1603-1607, 1988.

2. Schertzer RM: Interpreting technology: Medical software and information-technology transfer methods. Can J Ophthalmol 31(1): 45-50,
1996.

3. Moroi SE, Gottfredsdottir MS, Schteingart MT, Elner SG, Lee CM, Schertzer RM, Abrams GW, Johnson MW: Cystoid Macular Edema
Associated with Latanoprost Therapy in a Case Series of Patients with Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension. Ophthalmology
106(5):1024-1029, 1999.

4. Sugar A, Schertzer RM: The Clinical Course of Phacoemulsification Wound Burns. J Cataract Refract Surg 25(5):688-692, 1999.

5. Shimizu S, Lichter PR, Johnson AT, Zhou Z, Higashi M, Gottfredsdottir M, Othman M, Moroi SE, Schertzer RM, Clarke MS,
Schwartz AL, Downs CA, Vollrath D, Richards JE: Age-dependent prevalence of mutations at the GLC1A locus in primary open-angle
glaucoma. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 130:165-177, 2000.

6. Eibschitz-Tsimhoni M, Lichter PR, Del Monte MA, Archer SM, Musch DC, Schertzer RM, Moroi SE. Assessing the need for
posterior sclerotomy at the time of filtering surgery in patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome. Ophthalmology. 2003
Jul;110(7):1361-3.

7. Eibschitz-Tsimhoni M, Schertzer RM, Musch DC, Moroi SE. Incidence and management of encapsulated cysts following
Ahmed glaucoma valve insertion. J Glaucoma. 2005 Aug;14(4):276-9.

8. Woodroffe A, Krafchak C, Fuse N, Lichter PR, Moroi SE, Schertzer R, Downs CA, Duren WL, Boehnke M, Richards JE. Ordered Subset
Analysis Supports a Glaucoma Locus at GLC1I on chromosome 15 in Families with Earlier Adult Age at Diagnosis. Experimental Eye
Research. 82 (2006): 1068-1074.

9. Isbister CM, Schertzer RM, Mackenzie PJ: Comparison of Silicone and Polypropylene Ahmed Glaucoma Valves: Two year follow-
up. Canadian Journal Ophthalmology 42: 227-232, April 2007.

10. Schertzer RM, Orton T, Pratt D: Practice Patterns of CanadianGlaucoma Specialists: Planning for the next generation, Canadian
Jounral of Ophthalmology 42: 580-584, August 2007.