Henry Metz

Henry Metz

Henry S. Metz, MD, MBA, is an American pediatric ophthalmologist who is the current CEO of the Smith-Kettlewell Institute in San Francisco. Much of his early research concerned eye movements and strabismus, including saccadic velocity measurements and use of botulinum toxin.

Education and career

After completed his undergraduate degree from Columbia College, Metz received his medical degree from SUNY and MBA from the University of Rochester. He did a medical internship at the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn, followed by an ophthalmology residency at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and strabismus fellowship at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute. His fellowship preceptor was the renowned strabismologist Arthur Jampolsky. During the late 1990s Metz maintained private practice in Rochester and at The Eye Specialists Center in Illinois, and served as Visiting Professor at the The University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary until his appointment at Smith-Kettlewell in 2003.

Honors and offices held

* 1978-1993, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Rochester Eye Institute
* Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (JPOS), 1982-1988
* 1990-1991, President of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
* 1993, Frank D. Costenbader lecturer, AAPOS
* Medical advisory board, Better Vision for Children Foundation

Published works (partial list)

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*cite journal | author = Metz HS | title = The use of vertical offsets with horizontal strabismus surgery | journal = Ophthalmology | volume = 95 | issue = 8 | pages = 1094–7 | year = 1988 | pmid = 3231447
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See also

*American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

External links

* http://www.ski.org/index.html - The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute official website


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