MARCELLE M. MORCOS, MD, FACS, CHAIR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT NUMC, INCLUDED IN CONSUMERS’ RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA – GUIDE TO AMERICA’S TOP OPHTHALMOLOGISTS 2009 EDITION
March 18, 2009
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MARCELLE M. MORCOS, MD, FACS, CHAIR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT NUMC, INCLUDED IN CONSUMERS’ RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA – GUIDE TO AMERICA’S TOP OPHTHALMOLOGISTS 2009 EDITION
Specialist in anterior segment disease diagnosis and treatment as well as cataract and implant surgery, selected as one of Top Doctors, as highly recommended by their peers and thoroughly screened by Consumer Research Council of America
East Meadow, New York, …… Marcelle M. Morcos, MD FACS, chair of ophthalmology department at Nassau University Medical Center has been included in Consumers’ Research Council of America – Guide to America’s Top Ophthalmologists 2009 Edition. Dr. Morcos is one of a number of specialists selected to be included in this year’s 2009 edition of the guide.
In congratulating Dr. Morcos on her well-deserved honor, Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the Nassau Health Care Corporation said: “This outstanding recognition of being included in Consumers’ Research Council of America – Guide to America’s Top Ophthalmologists 2009 Edition, is a testament to Dr. Morcos’ expertise in the field of ophthalmology, demonstrating NUMC’s commitment to its patients in providing the highest quality of care. This acclaimed guide of the top specialists reflects the high esteem and respect accorded to Dr. Morcos by her physician peers.”
Consumers’ Research Council of America is an independent research company based in Washington, DC that evaluates professional services throughout America. The selection process is based on a point value system that awards points for education, years of practice, and affiliations with professional associations.
Dr. Morcos’ listing in the “Guide to America’s top ophthalmologists” is most impressive and quite an honor for a specialist who is among a select few that have earned this prestigious recognition,” said Steven J. Walerstein, MD, NHCC senior vice president for medical affairs and medical director.
Marcelle M. Morcos, MD has been associated with NUMC since 1977. She received her own residency training at NUMC, and upon completion of residency in 1980, Dr. Morcos immediately joined the voluntary staff in the division of ophthalmology. Dr. Morcos has always been dedicated to teaching the residents of ophthalmology and to providing care for the ophthalmology clinic patients. Through her dedication, she first became director of the ophthalmology clinic in 1994, then became chief of the division of ophthalmology in 2001. Under Dr. Morcos’ direction, the division of ophthalmology flourished and became its own department in 2007. At which time, Dr. Morcos became the Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Morcos spends countless hours working with the ophthalmology residents and teaching the minute details of diagnosis and treatment of all ophthalmic conditions, both medical and surgical. This dedication produces the highest quality of patient care and a well-trained select group of ophthalmology graduates.
Dr. Morcos is a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a member of the American University Professors of Ophthalmology, a fellow of both the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Morcos has received the Physician Recognition Award from the American Medical Association for over ten years. She was named previously one of America’s top Ophthalmologists by the Consumers’ Research Council of America and a member of both the national register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals and the Cambridge Who’s Who among Executive and Professional Women in Teaching and Education.