Samuel Stopak, M.D.

Passionate Ophthalmologist well-educated in comprehensive ophthalmology and corneal disease. Committed to helping patients improve eye health and functionality through corrective and preventive care. Compassionate and communicative with professional knowledge base and diagnostic skills to treat patients effectively.

Highly-motivated with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. I am seeking part-time employment in the medical or pharmaceutical fields or as an expert witness.

• American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomat, 1991

• Washington, D.C., active

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Georgetown University Department of Ophthalmology, 1989-1999.
• Clinical Instructor and Director of Cornea Service, George Washington University Department of Ophthalmology, 1989-1990.
• Director of Cornea Service, Children’s National Hospital Center Department of Ophthalmology, 1989-1990.
• Clinical Instructor, Washington Hospital Center Department of Ophthalmology, 1994–2001.
• President, Washington D.C. Ophthalmological Society , 1993.

• Washingtonian Magazine “Top Doctor’s List” 1995-2013, inclusive.

• “Growth of Acanthamoeba Castellani on Cultured Human Fibrocytes.” Stopak, S.S., Roat, M.I., Nauheim, R.C., Turgeon, P.W., Sossi, G., Kowalski, R.P., and Thoft, R.A. Paper presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. Sarasota, Florida, 1989.
• “Survival of Adenovirus on Various Surfaces.” Nauheim, R.C., Turgeon, P.W., Stopak, S.S., Arbilla-Cruz, T., Romaniwski, E., and Kowalski, R.P. Poster presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. Sarasota, Florida, 1989.
• “Inhibition of Proteolytic Enzymes of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa by Aprotinin.” Turgeon, P.W., Stewart, J.C., Kowalski, R.P., Nauheim,R.C., Stopak, S.S., and Ritter, M.D. Poster presented at the Association For Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. Sarasota, Florida, 1989.
• “Recommendations for Cataract Surgery in Diabetic Retinopathy.” Eller, A.W., Stopak, S.S., Gardner, T.W., and Friberg, T.R. Paper presented at the American International Congress on Cataracts, IOLs, and Refractive Surgery. Washington, D.C., 1989.
• Epikeratophakia for Keratoconus.” Stopak, S.S., Arffa, R.C., Felter, J.S., Turgeon, P.W., and Nauheim, R.C. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Annual Meeting Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1989.
• “Results of Suture Fixated Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses.” Turgeon, P.W., Arffa, R.C., Stopak, S.S., and Nauheim, R.C. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Annual Meeting Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1989.
• “Atypical Cases of Sinus Histiocytosis (Rossai-Dorfman Disease) with Ophthalmological Manifestations.” Zimmerman, L.E., Hidayat, A.A., Grantham, R.L., Chavis, R.M., Stopak, S.S., Dreizen, N.G., and O’Neil, J.F. Paper presented at the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting Hot Springs, Virginia, 1988.

• “Growth of Acanthamoeba on Cultured Human Epithelial Cells and Fibrocytes.” Stopak, S.S., Roat, M.I., Nauheim, R.C., Turgeon, P.W., Sossi, G., Kowalski, R.F., and Thoft, R.A. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 32: 354-9 (1991).
• “Prolonged Recoverability of Dessicated Adenovirus Type 19 from Various Surfaces.” Nauheim, R.C., Romanowski, E.G., Kowalski, R.P., Turgeon, P.W., Stopak, S.S., and Gordon, Y.J. Ophthalmology. 97: 1450-3 (1990).
• “Survival of Acanthamoeba in Contact Lens Rinse Solutions.” Nauheim, R.C., Brockman, R.J., Stopak, S.S., Turgeon, P.W., Sikorsky, J.L., Keleti, G., Roat, M.I., and Thoft, R.A. Ophthalmology. 97: 1450-3 (1990).
• “Indications for Keratoepithelioplasty.” Thoft, R.A., Turgeon, P.W., Nauheim, R.C., Roat, M.I., and Stopak, S.S. Archives of Ophthalmology.108: 233-6 (1990).
• “Sinus Histiocytosis Presenting as an Epibulbar Mass. A Clinicopathalogic Case Report.” Stopak, S.S., Dreizen, N.G., Zimmerman, L.E., and O’Neil, J.F. Archives of Ophthalmology. 106: 1226-8 (1988).
• “Atypical Cases of Sinus Histiocytosis (Rossai-Dorfmann Disease) with Ophthalmological Manifestations “. Zimmerman, L.E., Hidayat, A.A., Grantham, R.L., Chavis, R.M., Stopak, S.S., Dreizen, N.G., and O’Neil, J.F. Transactions of the American Ophthalmologic Society. 86: 113-35 (1988).
• “Results of Penetrating Keratoplasty for Pseudophakic Corneal Edema with Retention of Intraocular Lens.” Kosarsky, A., Stopak, S.S., Waring, G.O., Stulting, R.D., Wilson, L.A., Cavanagh, H.D., and Cornell, F.M. Ophthalmology. 91: 1141-5 (1984).
• “A Simple and Novel Method for Radiometric Analysis of Glucose Utilization in Adrenal Chromaffin Cells.” Pollard, H.B., Stopak, S.S., Pazoles, C.J., and Creutz, C.E. Analytical Biochemistry. 110: 424-30 (1981).
• “A Simplified, One Step Method for Radiometric Analysis of Phenylethanolamine-N-Methyl Transferase in Adrenal Tissue.” Pollard, H.B., Stopak, S.S., Pazoles, C.J., and Creutz, C.E. Analytical Biochemistry. 99: 231-2 (1979).