Faculty Biosketch
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Milton S. Hershey
Medical Center
Penn State College of Medicine
P.O. Box 850,
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033-2390 |
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Joseph Sassani, M.D.,
M.H.A.Department of
Ophthalmology
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Office Information
Phone: 717-531-8783
Mail Code: HU19
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Education |
B.S., Villanova
University, 1969
M.D., Jefferson Medical College, 1973
M.H.A., Penn State Harrisburg, 2002
Internship (Surgery), Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania, 1973-1974
Residency (Surgery), Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania, 1974-1975
(Ophthalmology), Scheie Eye Institute, University of
Pennsylvania, 1976-1979
Fellowship, (Ophthalmic Pathology), Scheie Eye Institute,
University of Pennsylvania,
1975-1976, 1979-1980
Glaucoma Fellowship with David L. Epstein, M.D.,
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, 1990
Sabbitical in medical and surgical management of advanced
glaucoma, Robert H. Ritch, MD
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, NY, NY 1989-1990
Sabbitical involving advanced techniques of optic disc and
visual field analysis. Bernard Schwartz, MD, New
England Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1990 |
| Research
Focus |
- The opioid growth regulatory system relative to
wound healing, particularly corneal epithelial wound
healing
- Virtual reality simulation of Ophthalmic surgery
- Ophthalmic pathology
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| References |
- Zagon, I.S., Sassani, J.W., McLaughlin, P.J.: Re-epithelialization of
the rat cornea is accelerated by blockade of opioid receptors. Brain
Research 798:254-60, 1998.
- Zagon, I.S. Sanssani, J.W., McLaughlin, P.J.: Re-epithelialization of
the rabbit cornea is regulated by opioid growth factor. Brain Research
803:61-8, 1998.
- Zagon, I.S., Sassani, J.W., McLaughlin, P.J.: Cellular dynamics of
corneal wound re-epithelization in the rat. Fate of ocular surface
epithelial cells synthesizing DNA prior to wounding. Brain Res. 822:149-163,
1999.
- Lewis, P.R., Phillips, T.G., Sassani, J.W.: New topical therapies
for glaucoma: What does the family physician need to know? American Family
Physician. 59:1871-82, 1999.
- Zagon, I.S., Sassani, J.W., McLaughling, R.J.: Cellular dynamics of
corneal wound re-epithelization in the rat. II. DNA synthesis
839:243-252, 1999.
- Zagon, I.S., Sassani, J.W., McLaughlin, P.J.: Re-epithelialization of
the human cornea is regulated by endogenous opioids. Invest. Ophthalmol.
41:73-81, 2000.
- Zagon, I.S., Sassani, J.W., Ruth, T.B., J.W., McLaughlin, P.J.: Cellular
dynamics of corneal wound re-epithelialization in the rat. III. Mitotic
activity. Brain Res. 882:169-179, 2000.
- Zagon, I.S., Sassani, J.W., Ruth, T.B., McLaughlin, P.J.: Epithelial
adhesion complexes and organ culture of human cornea. Brain Research.
900:205-214, 2001.
- Zagon, I.S., J.B. Jenkins, J.W. Sassani, J.D. Wylie, T.B. Ruth, J.L.
Fry, C.M. Lang, and P.J. McLaughlin. Naltrexone, an opioid antagonist,
facilitates re-epithelialization of the cornea in diabetic rat.
Diabetes, 51:3055-3062, 2002.
- Zagon, I.S., T.B. Ruth, A.E. Leure-dePree, J.W. Sassani, and P.J.
McLaughlin. Immunoelectron microscopic localization of the opioid
growth factor receptor (OGFr) and OGF in the cornea. Brain Research,
967:37-47, 2003.
- Sassani, J.W., Zagon, I.S., McLaughlin, P.J.: Opioid growth factor
modulation of corneal epithelium: Uppers and downers. Current Eye
Research, 26:249-62, 2003.
- Webster, R., J. Sassani, R. Shenk, N. Good. A haptic surgical
simulator for the continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis procedure during
cataract surgery. Proceedings of the Annual Medicine Meets Virtual
Reality Conference, (MMVR'2004), Newport Beach, California, Sponsored by
Aligned Management Association and the University of California at Irvine,
January 15-17, 2004, pps. 404-406.
- Webster, R., J. Sassani, R. Shenk., G. Zoppetti. Simulating the
continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis procedure during cataract surgery.
Proceedings of the 15th IASTED International Conference: Modeling and
Simulation March 1-3, 2004, Marina Del Rey, California, USA, pps. 262-265.
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