Dr. Joseph Walrath, MD is an ophthalmology specialist in Atlanta, GA and has been practicing for 8 years. He graduated from Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons in 2003 and specializes in ophthalmology, facial plastic & reconstructive surgery, and more.
Woolfson Eye Institute
800 Mount Vernon Hwy NE Ste 110
Atlanta, GA 30328
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Top Care Areas
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Entropion
very high
more than 99% of peers
Blocked Tear Duct
very high
more than 99% of peers
Tear Duct Disorders
very high
more than 99% of peers
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Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Walrath "I develop individualized diagnostic and surgical treatment plans that address the patients cosmetic and functional needs. A thorough understanding of oculoplastic anatomy and function allows me to perform safe and reliable surgery, and to correct problems related to previous surgeries or surgeons."
4 Specialties
- Ophthalmology
- Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
1 Board Certifications
- OphthalmologyAccredited by: American Board of Ophthalmology*
39 Conditions Treated
- Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Neoplasm of Eye
- Benign Skin Tumor
- Benign Tumor
- Blepharitis
- Blind Hypertensive Eye
- Blind Hypotensive Eye
- Blindness
- Blocked Tear Duct
- Cancer
- Chalazion
- Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
- Corneal Diseases
- Dentofacial Anomalies
- Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
- Drusen
- Ectropion of Eyelid
- Entropion
- Eyelid Disorders
- Eyelid Spasm
- Foreign Body in Eye
- Graves' Disease
- Macular Edema
- Macular Hole
- Moles (Benign Skin Lesions)
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Nerve Sheath Tumors
- Ocular Hypertension
- Pterygium
- Retained Intraocular Foreign Body, Non-Magnetic
- Sarcoidosis
- Senile Cataracts
- Sjögren's Syndrome
- Skin Cancer
- Stye
- Tear Duct Disorders
- Thyroid Disease
- Trichiasis
Less
49 Procedures
- Abscess or Cyst Drainage or Aspiration
- Abscess or Fluid Incision and Drainage
- Adjacent Tissue Transfer
- Adult Reconstructive Surgery
- Biopsy
- Blepharoplasty
- Blepharorrhaphy
- Botox® Injection
- Brow Lift
- Canthoplasty and Canthopexy
- Conjunctivoplasty
- Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
- Cosmetic Procedure
- Cosmetic Surgical Procedure
- Dacryocystectomy
- Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Dacryocystostomy or Dacryocystotomy
- Dermal Filler
- Enucleation of Eye
- Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
- Excision of Chalazion
- Excision of Skin Cancer
- Excision of Skin Lesion
- Eye Surgery
- Eyelid Surgery
- Facelift
- Facial Bone Fracture Repair
- Facial Reconstruction
- Foreign Body Removal from Eye
- Juvéderm® Injection
- Laceration Repair
- Myocutaneous Flaps
- Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
- Ocular Prosthetics
- Oculoplastic Surgery
- Oculoplastics
- Orbit Evisceration
- Orbital Decompression and Orbitotomy
- Reconstructive Eyelid Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
- Repair of Brow Ptosis and Blepharoptosis
- Repair of Entropion or Ectropion
- Repair of Lid Retraction
- Restylane® Injections
- Revision Surgery
- Skin Grafts
- Tear Duct Surgery
- Wound Repair
Less
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for Georgia.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineUndergraduate School | Graduated 1996
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And SurgeonsMedical School | Graduated 2003
- Mt. Sinai Medical CenterInternship Hospital | Completed 2004
- Columbia University Medical CenterResidency Hospital | Completed 2007
- Emory UniversityFellowship Hospital | Completed 2010
- University of CaliforniaOther Education | Completed 1998
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Chief Resident, Columbia University Department of Ophthalmology, 2006
Media & Publications
- Blepharoplasty. In: Bagheri SC,ed. Current Therapy in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 1st edition., 2011
- Lymphangioma. In: Current Ocular Therapy, 6th edition., 2007
- Disorders of the vitreoretinal interface: complications of surgery. In: Midena E. Perimetry and the Fundus: An Introduction to Microperimetry., 2007
- Non-surgical treatments of primary, non-melanoma eyelid malignancies: a review., 2011
- Diffuse symmetric meningioma en plaque mimicking metabolic disease, Submitted
- Epstein-Barr virus associated smooth muscle tumors in post transplant pediatric patients: three cases of rare location, and review of the literature., Submitted
- Concepts in eyelid biomechanics with clinical implications., Submitted
- Magnetic resonance imaging evidence of optic nerve glioma progression into and beyond the optic chiasm., 2008
- Bilateral circumferential macular folds in inflicted childhood neurotrauma, 2010
- Cysticercosis isolated to the orbit., 2003
- Implants in ophthalmic plastic surgery. In: Focal Points, Clinical Modules for Ophthalmologists, Submitted
- Compressed helium injury to the orbit resulting in pneumocephalus., 2006
- Metastatic endometrial carcinoma resulting in orbital apex compression., 2007
- Perineural spread of distant squamous cell carcinoma to the orbit: case report and review, 2009
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
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