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John Frangie is a native of
Springfield
,
MA
who has practiced Ophthalmology in both academic and private
practice settings since 1992. Doctor Frangie has published extensively
over the course of the past two decades, writing numerous articles and
chapters for various publications including Ophthalmology, The American
Journal of Ophthalmology and International Ophthalmology Clinics. His
chapters have been included in a number of renowned textbooks including
Conn
’s Current Therapy, Principles and Practices of Ophthalmology, and Corneal Disorders: Clinical Diagnosis and Management.
Dr.
Frangie established Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants (PVOC) in
1998. The consulting practice had its original offices in
Turners
Falls
and
Amherst
,
MA
and was started as a new practice with no initial patient base. Today, PVOC has offices in
Amherst
,
Greenfield
, and
Holyoke
with a patient enrollment of over 50,000. Additionally, Dr.
Frangie opened the region’s first dedicated laser vision center in
2001. The
NorthEast
Laser
Center
. The Center has distinguished itself over the past decade by
being among the country’s first to offer “No-Blade" Laser Vision
Correction via femtosecond laser technology, Customized Laser Vision
Correction and Laser-Assisted implantation of INTAC’s intracorneal
segments.
As
a Cornea and Refractive Surgery specialist, John Frangie’s practice has
an emphasis on cornea transplantation, including Descemet’s Stripping
Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) and Referactive Surgery. The
advent of advanced technology, presbyopic intraocular lenses (IOLs),
including diffractive, refractive and accommodating systems has
increased the breadth of Dr. Frangie’s vision correction practice as now
patients who wish to have their eyes working optimally are no longer
limited by their age.
John
Frangie’s academic career is notable for its numerous accolades – as an
undergraduate, he graduated with the highest GPA in the
College
of
Liberal Arts
and Science at the
University
of
Kansas
. Frangie graduated from the KU School of Medicine as a member
of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical school honor society in
1987. In 1991, John Frangie completed his residency at the Boston
University School of Medicine, and he subsequently performed a
fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the
University
of
Rochester
, under the tutelage of James V. Aquavella, M.D. |
