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Luis Ortiz, OD

Ocular Disease and Refractive
Surgery Resident

Dr. Ortiz is a current Newsom Eye 2024 Optometry Resident in the accredited Newsom Eye Residency Program. Residents are carefully selected to join this competitive one year program based on their standout education, experience, wide skillset, and passion for optometry. This program is led by Eric Fazio, OD, Medical Director of Optometry and Primary Eye Care Physician at Newsom Eye, with its focus on advanced dry eye treatment, pre- and post-operative refractive surgery care, ocular disease management, contact lens fittings, and comprehensive eye care.

Although Dr. Ortiz is new to Newsom Eye as a primary eye care physician, he is more than a familiar face. Before leaving for optometry school in 2020, he worked for over 3 years at Newsom Eye and Tampa Surgery Center as ophthalmic/surgical technician. During that time he worked closely with Dr. Fazio and Dr. Newsom learning about the cutting edge technology and procedures used at the practice daily. He assisted Dr. Newsom in Cataract and LASIK surgery, becoming certified on the Alcon Excimer and Intralase Femotosecond lasers, as well as assisting with collagen cross-linking. Dr. Ortiz has extensive experience in the Newsom Eye patient proven process that is dedicated to individualized care that provides the best visual outcomes.

Dr. Ortiz is a born and raised Tampa native that is very proud of the city he belongs to. He has a lifelong passion for soccer, his favorite team being FC Barcelona, and is thankful for the opportunity to have played NCAA DII soccer at his undergraduate college. He also enjoys spending time at the beach, fishing, pickle ball, live music, and working with is hands.

 

Education

  • Doctorate of Optometry, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Externship in Primary eye care, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL

  • Externship in Ocular Disease, South Florida, Laser Eye Center, Plantation, FL

  • Internship, Nova Southeastern University Clinics, Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Bachelors of Science in Vision Science, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Bachelors of Science in Biology – Premed, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL

Awards and Professional Associations

  • Honors College program graduate, NSU College of Optometry

  • Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society member, NSU College of Optometry

  • American Optometric Association member

  • Florida Optometric Association member

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