Male 73 years


Dr. Lawrence Hurvitz, MD



Ophthalmology   -  Florida,  Sarasota

 Overview

Dr. Lawrence Hurvitz, MD works in Sarasota, Florida is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Jefferson Hospital in 1979. Dr. Hurvitz is affiliated with Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, Sarasota Memorial Hospital and practicing for 48 years

 Specialties

  • Ophthalmology

 Conditions

• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Blepharitis
• Bone Reconstruction Recovery
• Botulinum Toxin Injection
• Bowel Strangulation
• Cataract, Congenital, With Microcornea or Slight Microphthalmia
• Chorioretinal Scars
  ...
• Chronic Cough
• Chronic Infections
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Dependence
• Diverticulitis
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Fat Reduction Procedure
• Fecal Impaction Removal
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Fibrocystic Breast Disease
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Hepatitis A
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Kidney Cryosurgery
• Laser Microsurgery
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Maxillofacial
• Metastatic Tumors (Brain)
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Nail and Nail Bed Infection
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Nickel Contact Allergy
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Surgery
• Obstetric Procedures
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pancreas Disorders
• Pediatric Liver Transplants
• Radial Keratotomy
• Radiation Proctitis
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Ritalin Abuse
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Schizophreniform and Schizoaffective Disorder
• Scleritis
• Stripping of Varicose Veins
• Thinning of Skin
• Thrombolytic Therapy
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
• Torsion Dystonia
• Transoral Laser Microsurgery
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension
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 Procedures

• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Anterior Vitrectomy
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Bell's Palsy
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Blepharitis
• Blepharoplasty
• Blepharorrhaphy
  ...
• Blind Hypertensive Eye
• Blind Hypotensive Eye
• Blocked Tear Duct
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Chalazion
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Choroidal Neovascular Membranes (CNVM)
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Coreoplasty
• Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
• Corneal Erosion
• Corneal Ulcer
• Dacryoadenitis
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diplopia
• Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
• Drusen
• Dry Eyes
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Entropion
• Esotropia
• Excision of Chalazion
• Eyelid Spasm
• Eyelid Surgery
• Floaters
• Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Glaucoma
• Glaucoma Surgery
• Graves' Disease
• Headache
• Herpetic Keratitis
• Hypertropia
• Hyphema
• Hypotony of Eye
• Keratitis
• Keratoconus
• Lupus Erythematosus
• Macular Edema
• Migraine
• Night Blindness
• Nystagmus
• Optic Neuritis
• Parasitic Endophthalmitis
• Pars Planitis
• Pigment Dispersion Syndrome
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Presbyopia
• Progressive High Myopia
• Pterygium
• Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
• Repair of Brow Ptosis and Blepharoptosis
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Dystrophy
• Retinal Hemorrhage
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Retinoschisis
• Scleral Reinforcement Surgery
• Senile Cataracts
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Stye
• Trichiasis
• Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
• Visual Field Defects
• Vitrectomy (incl. Macular Hole Repair)
• Vitreous Hemorrhage
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

 Years Since Graduation

  • 48

 State License

  • Florida

 Spoken Languages

  • Spanish

 Education & Training

Residency Hospital

Jefferson Hospital

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Year completed: 1979

Internship Hospital

St Marys Health Center

Saint Louis, MO, USA

Year completed: 1976

Fellowship Hospital

Wills Eye Hospital

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Year completed: 1980

 Awards

1   AMA
2   American Glauc Society
3   Association Ao

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Gulf Coast Glaucoma Clinic
3920 Bee Ridge Road
Florida (FL)
Sarasota
34233
 Phone:(941) 923-5491
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    60 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    Yes

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Gulf Coast Glaucoma Clinic, 3920 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, Florida (FL), 34233




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union
  • Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union WC
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Care HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
  • BlueDental Choice
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • CoreSource
  • Coventry Health Care of Florida, Inc.
  • Employer Group PPO
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • GEHA
  • Golden Rule
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • Medico
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • National Elevator
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • NetworkBlue
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • Pekin Insurance
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • POMCO Group
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals





Doctors Hospital of Sarasota

5731 Bee Ridge Road Florida FL, Sarasota, 34233

Founded in 1967, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota is a 168-bed facility located on a wooded campus, minutes west of I-75 at Bee Ridge and Cattlemen Road. We have earned our reputation by caring for people as individuals, not just treating their medical problems. All of our rooms are private and spacious...


 1-888-495-3148


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Sarasota Memorial Hospital

1700 South Tamiami Trail Florida FL, Sarasota, 34239

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is a District Authority owned hospital located in Sarasota, FL. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 5 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 5 of 16 procedures.



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