- Dr. Prithvi S Sankar, MD
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Dr. Prithvi S Sankar, MD
Ophthalmology - Pennsylvania, Darby
Overview
Dr. Prithvi S Sankar, MD works in Darby, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Lehigh Valley Hospital in 1997. Dr. Sankar is affiliated with Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital and practicing for 27 years
Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Conditions
• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Botulinum Toxin Injection
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
• Diverticulitis
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Extra-Articular Fracture
• Fat Reduction Procedure
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
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• Glaucoma Associated With Systemic Abnormalities
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Nail and Nail Bed Infection
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Obstetric Procedures
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
• Radiation-Related Neoplasm
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Schizophreniform and Schizoaffective Disorder
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
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Procedures
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Blind Hypertensive Eye
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Coreoplasty
• Corneal Erosion
• Diabetic Retinopathy
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• Diplopia
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
• Drusen
• Dry Eyes
• Eyelid Surgery
• Floaters
• Glaucoma
• Glaucoma Surgery
• Headache
• Hyphema
• Hypotony of Eye
• Keratitis
• Lazy Eye
• Macular Edema
• Nearsightedness
• Ocular Hypertension
• Optic Neuritis
• Orbital Cellulitis
• Pigment Dispersion Syndrome
• Presbyopia
• Pterygium
• Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Sarcoidosis
• Senile Cataracts
• Trabeculotomy Ab Externo
• Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
• Visual Field Defects
• Vitrectomy (incl. Macular Hole Repair)
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Years Since Graduation
- 27
State License
- Pennsylvania
Spoken Languages
- French
- Tamil
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Year completed: 1997
Year completed: 1997
Fellowship Hospital
Mass Eye&ear Infirmary
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 2001
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 2001
Residency Hospital
University Of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Year completed: 2000
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Year completed: 2000
Medical School
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA, United States
Graduated: 1996
Charlottesville, VA, United States
Graduated: 1996
Awards
1 AAO
2 ASCRS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Penn Eye Care
1501 Lansdowne Avenue Suite 208
Pennsylvania (PA)
Darby
19023
Phone:(610) 583-6921
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 30 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Other Office Locations
Penn Eye Care Scheie Eye Institute
51 North 39th Street
Pennsylvania (PA)
Darby
19104
Phone:(215) 662-8121
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 200 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Amerihealth
- Bakery & Confectionary Union Plan
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Capital Blue Cross
- CHAMPVA
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Community Blue PPO
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware PPO
- Direct Access
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Freedom Plan
- GEHA
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthPartners
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Humana
- Keystone Health Plan East
- Keystone Health Plan East HMO
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- National Elevator
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- Oxford Health Plans
- Oxford Liberty
- Personal Choice PPO
- QualCare
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare PPO
- Regional Pref Network EPO
- Regional Pref Network HMO
- Regional Pref Network HMO+
- Regional Pref Network POS+
- Regional Pref Network PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Pennsylvania PA,
Philadelphia,
19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is a hospital located in Philadelphia, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 7 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 7 of 14 procedures.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 North 39th Street
Pennsylvania PA,
Philadelphia,
19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is a hospital located in Philadelphia, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 14 procedures.
Pennsylvania Hospital
800 Spruce Street
Pennsylvania PA,
Philadelphia,
19107
Pennsylvania Hospital is a hospital located in Philadelphia, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 14 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 11 of 16 procedures.
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