Bradford Shingleton, MD
Bradford Shingleton, MD
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About Bradford Shingleton, MD
Bradford J. Shingleton, MD, earned his bachelor of arts at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, where he graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his medical degree with honors from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Scholastic Honorary Society. He completed his residency in ophthalmology through Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, Massachusetts. Following residency training, Dr. Shingleton was awarded a Heed Foundation Fellowship in cataract, glaucoma and anterior segment surgery at the same institution and served one year as a consultant for the worldwide outreach programs of the International Eye Foundation.
Dr. Shingleton is a board certified Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has received the society's Honor Award and Senior Achievement Award. He has served as President of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). As past Chairman of the Glaucoma Clinical Committee for ASCRS and as a member of the American Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, he has instructed thousands of ophthalmologists on how best to perform cataract, glaucoma and laser surgery. He has coauthored two major textbooks and has written more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and chapters; he is an innovator in developing CD-ROM teaching programs for cataracts and glaucoma. He also serves as team ophthalmologist for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, New England Patriots and New England Revolution. Dr. Shingleton has been selected by his peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America. Boston Magazine recognized him as one of the top ophthalmologists in the city, and Dr. Shingleton is included in Who's Who in America.
Clinical Interests:
- Laser and surgical management of cataract and glaucoma
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
50 Staniford Street
Suite 600
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-314-2614
Fax: 617-589-0552
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
88 Ansel Hallet Road
West Yarmouth, MA 02673
Phone: 508-534-6082
Fax: 508-534-6084
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
282 Route 130
Sandwich, MA 02563
Phone: 508-534-6082
Fax: 508-534-6084
Medical Education
- MD, University of Michigan Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts Eye & Ear
- Fellowship, Massachusetts Eye & Ear
American Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - other
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- OSW - Maine
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Shingleton's clinical research is focused on the surgical treatment of cataract and glaucoma with a particular focus on the problems encountered when they co-exist in the same patient. He performs research at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston and the Center for Eye Research and Education and has developed one of the largest clinical databases for a single eye surgeon in the world. This surgical database provides a rich resource for gathering data on how to best treat these problems. Clinical research is published in scientific journals on a regular basis and Dr. Shingleton's publications number over 100 in such respected journals as the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Ophthalmology.
Publications
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Shingleton BJ, Nguyen BK, Eagan EF, Nagao K, O'Donoghue MW. Pseudoexfoliation and cataract surgery in 1000 patients: a single surgeon series. Outcomes of phacoemulsification in fellow eyes of patients with unilateral pseudoexfoliation. J Cataract Refract Surg 34:274-279, 2008.
Shingleton BJ, Tetz M, Korber N. Circumferential viscodilation and tensioning of Schlemm's canal (canaloplasty) combined with temporal clear corneal phacoemulsification cataract surgery for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma and visually significant cataract
one year results. J Cataract Refract Surg 34:433-440, 2008.
Shingleton BJ, Laul A, Nagao K, Wolff B, O'Donoghue MW, Eagan E, Flattem N, Desai-Bartoli S. Effect of phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure in eyes with pseudoexfoliation: Single surgeon series. J Cataract Refract Surg 34:1834-1841, 2008
Shingleton, BJ. Crandall AS. Ahmed IIK. Pseudoexfoliation and the cataract surgeon: preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative issues relating to intraocular pressure, cataract and intraocular lenses. J Cataract Refract Surg 35:1101-1120, 2009
Shingleton BJ, Marvin AC, Heier JS, O'Donoghue MW, Laul A, Wolff B, Rowland A. Phacoemulsification: High risk factors for zonule weakness and concurrent vitrectomy during phacoemulsification . J Cataract Refract Surg 36:1261-1269, 2010
Book:
Shingleton BJ, Hersh PS, Kenyon KR. Eye Trauma. St. Louis, MO. Mosby - Year Book, Inc., 1991. English and Spanish editions.
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