Irving M. Raber, M.D.
Cornea and External Disease
Anterior Segment, Refractive Surgery
Patient Care Philosophy
“My approach to caring for my patients is to treat everyone as I would want somebody to treat a member of my family, with compassion, respect, and dignity by providing the best up to date treatments and allowing all the time needed to solve their problems and alleviate their concerns.”
Biography
Irving M. Raber graduated from the University of Manitoba Medical School with a combined M.D. BSc (Med) Degree in 1971. He did a rotating internship at Toronto General Hospital in Toronto and a residency in Internal Medicine at Winnipeg Health Science Centre, which he completed in 1975. Dr. Raber also did a Residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto and a Fellowship in Corneal and External Diseases at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia from 1978-1979. Dr. Raber was Chief of the Cornea Service at Scheie Eye Institute (University of Pennsylvania Department of Ophthalmology) from 1979-1986. He is an Attending Surgeon on the Cornea Service at Wills Eye Institute and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University.
In 1986, Dr. Raber joined Ophthalmic Partners where he currently continues an active practice primarily devoted to cornea/external eye disease, refractive surgery, and anterior segment surgery of the eye. He has been listed in the “Best Doctors in Philadelphia” and the “Best Doctors in the United States.” He is on staff at numerous area hospitals including Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Lankenau Hospital, and Virtua Health System in South Jersey. He is also Co-Medical Director of TLC Laser Center in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Dr. Raber has authored many publications and book chapters as well as lectured locally, nationally, and internationally. He is a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada), and a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a member of many local, national, and international professional societies, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the International Society of Refractive Surgery. Dr. Raber was one of the initial investigators in 1991 involved with the use of the Excimer laser to treat moderate myopia.
Education
Undergraduate
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Two years pre-med
1965-1967
Medical Degree
University of Manitoba Medical School
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Thesis: Chest Wall Compliance in Kyphoscoliosis
M.D. (B.Sc. Med)
1967-1971
Internship
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rotating Internship
1971-1972
Residency
Winnipeg Health Science Center
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Resident (Internal Medicine)
1974-1975
Residency in Ophthalmology
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1975-1978
Fellowship
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fellowship, Corneal and External Diseases
1978-1979
Service Locations
Dr. Raber sees patients at the following locations:
- Bala Cynwyd, PA
- Marlton, NJ
- Northfield, NJ (Retinal and Ophthalmic Consultants)
To schedule an appointment at the Northfield location, please call our Marlton, NJ location at 856-596-1601.
Retinal and Ophthalmic Consultants, Northfield, NJ (609) 646-5200
