Paul N. Schacknow

Paul N. Schacknow, M.D., Ph.D., ophthalmologist, is a Consultant in Glaucoma at the East Florida Eye Institute, a multispecialty eye-care practice in Stuart, FL. He is a specialist in the medical, laser, and surgical treatment of glaucoma patients. Dr. Schacknow, a native of Brooklyn, New York, did not take the typical career path to become a physician. He finished his undergraduate degree in psychology with honors at Brooklyn College and then completed his Ph.D. in auditory and visual psychophysics at the City University of New York. He became a college professor, teaching and conducting research in the Division of Natural Sciences at Purchase State University, New York. Seven years into his professorial career, he decided to undertake medical studies.

He entered the unique, accelerated "Ph.D. to M.D. Program" at the University of Miami, earning the Doctor of Medicine degree in 1983 after 23 months of study and training. He completed his medical and surgical internship at Framingham-Union Hospital in Massachusetts, followed by an ophthalmology residency at Harvard Medical School, at the world-renowned Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. His formal ophthalmology training concluded at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, followed by a fellowship in glaucoma management.

Dr. Schacknow is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and he has been elected to membership in the American Glaucoma Society. He currently holds the position of Clinical Full Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.