Female 66 years


Dr. Virginia B Petitto, MD



Ophthalmology   -  Florida,  Gainesville

 Overview

Dr. Virginia B Petitto, MD works in Gainesville, Florida is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Duke University Eye Ctr/duke University Med Center in 1991. Dr. Petitto is affiliated with Alachua General Hospital, Shands Hospital at the University of Fl and practicing for 36 years

 Specialties

  • Ophthalmology

 Conditions

• Abdominal Injuries
• Abscess
• Acute Rheumatic Fever
• Aneurysm Embolization
• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Blepharitis
  ...
• Bone Reconstruction Recovery
• Bowel Strangulation
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Chronic Infections
• Colpopexy
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Coronary Artery Revascularization
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Dependence
• Dermatitis
• Diverticulitis
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Extra-Articular Fracture
• FAA Physical Examination
• Feeding Assessment
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Fibrocystic Breast Disease
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Hepatitis A
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Immunodeficiency Without Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Intestinal Epithelial Dysplasia
• Kidney Cryosurgery
• Laser Microsurgery
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Lung Cancer
• Lymphocytosis
• Malignant Mesothelioma
• Maxillofacial
• Metastatic Tumors (Brain)
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Multiple Miscarriages
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Nickel Contact Allergy
• Non-Surgical Bite Correction
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Surgery
• Obstetric Procedures
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pancreas Disorders
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
• Radial Keratotomy
• Radiation Proctitis
• Radiation-Related Neoplasm
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Ritalin Abuse
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Rumination Disorder
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Stripping of Varicose Veins
• Thinning of Skin
• Thrombolysis
• Thrombolytic Therapy
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
• Tomosynthesis-Guided Breast Biopsy
• Tonsillectomy
• Torsion Dystonia
• Transoral Laser Microsurgery
• Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
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 Procedures

• Acquired Coloboma
• Anisocoria
• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Anterior Scleritis
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Astigmatism
• Bell's Palsy
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Black Eye
  ...
• Blepharitis
• Blindness
• Blocked Tear Duct
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
• Chalazion
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Choroidal Neovascular Membranes (CNVM)
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Contusion of the Eyeball
• Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
• Corneal Erosion
• Corneal Ulcer
• 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
• Esophoria
• Esotropia
• Excision of Chalazion
• Exophoria
• Exotropia
• Eyelid Spasm
• Eyelid Surgery
• Farsightedness
• Floaters
• Focal Chorioretinitis and Focal Retinochoroiditis
• Foveal and-or Macular Hypoplasia
• Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Glaucoma
• Glaucoma Surgery
• Graves' Disease
• Headache
• Herpetic Keratitis
• Heterophoria
• Hypertropia
• Keratitis
• Keratoconus
• Lazy Eye
• Macular Edema
• Macular Hole
• Marfan Syndrome
• Migraine
• Nearsightedness
• Nystagmus
• Ocular Hypertension
• Optic Neuritis
• Parasitic Endophthalmitis
• Pigment Dispersion Syndrome
• Pinguecula
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Posterior Scleritis
• Presbyopia
• Progressive High Myopia
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Pterygium
• Reiter's Syndrome (Reactive Arthritis)
• Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Dystrophy
• Retinal Hemorrhage
• Retinal Ischemia
• Retinal Neovascularization
• Retinal Telangiectasia
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Retinoschisis
• Sarcoidosis
• Senile Cataracts
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Solar Retinopathy
• Stye
• Trichiasis
• Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
• Visual Field Defects
• Vitreous Hemorrhage
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

 Years Since Graduation

  • 36

 State License

  • Florida

 Education & Training

Residency Hospital

Duke University Eye Ctr/duke University Med Center

Durham, NC, USA

Year completed: 1991

Internship Hospital

Mercy Med Ctr/u Md

Baltimore, MD, USA

Year completed: 1988

Medical School

University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School Of Medicine

Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Graduated: 1987

 Awards

1   Alachua County Medical Society
2   AMA
3   American Academy Oph

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Office Address
4340 West Newberry Road
Florida (FL)
Gainesville
32607
 Phone:(352) 372-9414

Accepting New Patients

  • No
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 Map & Directions



Office Address, 4340 West Newberry Road, Gainesville, Florida (FL), 32607




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Care HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
  • BlueDental Choice
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Cigna
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
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  • Options PPO
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 Affiliated Hospitals


Alachua General Hospital photo


Alachua General Hospital

801 South West 2nd Avenue Florida FL, Gainesville, 32601

Alachua General Hospital is a hospital located in Gainesville, FL. This hospital reports jointly with Shands Hospital at the University of Fl. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are ab...



Shands Hospital at the University of Fl photo


Shands Hospital at the University of Fl

1600 South West Archer Road Florida FL, Gainesville, 32608

Shands Hospital at the University of Fl is a hospital located in Gainesville, FL. This hospital reports jointly with Alachua General Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are ab...



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