Rolando Toyos

Rolando Toyos
Born New York City
Nationality American
Education
Years active 1998-present

Medical career

Profession
  • Medical Director
  • Founder of Toyos Clinic
Field Ophthalmology
Specialism Cataract surgery and refractive procedures

Rolando Toyos is an American physician and medical director who specializes in Ophthalmology. He developed the use of intense pulsed light (IPL) for the treatment of dry eye conditions such as meibomian gland dysfunction.[1][2] Based out of Tennessee, Toyos specializes in cataract surgery and refractive procedures.[3] He is also a sports ophthalmologist and the official eye doctor of the Memphis Grizzlies, Memphis Redbirds, and the St. Louis Cardinals’ AAA baseball team.[4][5]

Education

Rolando Toyos grew up in California where he attended Santa Rosa High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1988 and then obtained his master’s degree from Stanford University. He later attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine for his medical degree. At Illinois, Toyos was class president and graduated with James Scholar Academic Honors in 1994. Toyos went on to study ophthalmology at Northwestern University and graduated in 1998.[6]

Career

Toyos originally started his career as a full-time teacher in California. Prior to going to medical school, Toyos worked as a high school teacher and basketball coach. During that time, he received the National Teaching Award for his science curriculum development.[7]

In the late 1990s, Toyos moved to Tennessee to direct a neonatal intensive care unit at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Shortly after, he established his own practice, Toyos Clinic.[8] The first Toyos Clinic opened in Jackson, Tennessee in 1998 as an ophthalmology practice specializing in ophthalmic disease diagnosis and surgical treatment.[9]

In 2002, Toyos started investigating the use of intense pulsed light (IPL) techniques that were being used to treat rosacea after patients were reporting improvements in dry eyes. Since then, Toyos has developed the use of IPL to treat chronic dry eye conditions such as meibomian gland dysfunction.[10][11] After studying the use of IPL procedures as chronic dry eye treatment for over five years, Toyos began administering the treatment to patients in 2008.[9]

By 2005, Toyos Clinic was operating three locations and generating approximately $3.6 million in revenue.[12] That year, Toyos was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the country.[13] He opened a fourth clinic location in 2012 and performs between an approximately 1,000 LASIK procedures and 2,000 cataract surgeries on average annually.[9] For his work as CEO of the Toyos Clinic, Inside Memphis Business magazine named Toyos 2016 CEO of the Year for companies with 50-100 employees.[14]

Additionally, Toyos is an eye doctor for multiple professional sports teams.[15] He is the official ophthalmologist for the Memphis Grizzlies, Memphis Redbirds, and the St. Louis Cardinals’ AAA baseball team.[5][16]

Toyos travels internationally to lecture on surgical techniques, technologies, and medicines. In 2005, he and several other colleagues founded the Sports Ophthalmic Society of the Americas (SOSA) to establish ophthalmic standards of care for athletes in the professional sports industry. Toyos has served as president of SOSA since its founding.[16][17] He also volunteers at Eye Care America and sits on the board of Ballet Memphis.[7]

Books

Toyos has authored several books, including The Insider's Guide to Medical School Admissions in 1997.[18] In 2015, he published The Life and Times of a Sports Ophthalmologist, a book of stories about eye issues of professional athletes that Toyos has encountered in his career as an eye surgeon.[19]

Philanthropy

While attending the University of Illinois, Toyos established a tutoring program for local Chicago public school students that wanted to pursue a medical career. Toyos received a community service award for helping the Chicago City Public Schools.[8][7]

Following Hurricane Katrina, Toyos offered eye care to evacuees relocating in Memphis. His efforts were later acknowledged with the Humanitarian Award from the Jazz Foundation of America at the Apollo Theater in New York City in 2008.[20][18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Annie Stuart (July 2012). "Managing Blepharitis:Tried-and-True and New Approaches" (PDF). EyeNet. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Aldave, Anthony J.; Afshari, Natalie; Colby, Kathryn (10 November 2012). "Pushing Surgical Boundaries, Professional Development, and Popular Opinion" (PDF). The American Academy of Ophthalmology. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Cole Epley (February 15, 2013). "Memphis’ Toyos Clinic merges with Ophthalmology Management of Nashville". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Kim, Steve (23 November 2011). "Start Spreading the News". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 Scott Shepard (October 13, 2002). "Business includes pleasure for Jackson opthalmologist". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Emily Greenberg (June 8, 2010). "Rolando Toyos -- Shelby County Commission, Dist. 5". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Nancy B. Allen (December 4, 2012). "Dr. Rolando Toyos Cataract and Lasic Surgery". WREG.
  8. 1 2 Rosalind Guy (June 13, 2008). "Toyos Honored For Post-Katrina Eye Care". Memphis Daily News. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Cole Epley (July 27, 2012). "Toyos eyes Nashville market". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Intense Pulsed Light Therapy: Relief for Dry Eyes". DryEye News. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ Annie Stuart (July 2012). "Managing Blepharitis: Tried-and-True and New Approaches". Eye Net Magazine. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Toyos Clinic". Inc. Magazine. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Faces of the Inc. 500". Inc. Magazine. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Following a Vision," Inside Memphis Business, February/March 2016, pp. 38-39.
  15. ↑ Dan Rafael (November 22, 2011). "Antonio Margarito's license approved". ESPN. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  16. 1 2 Daniele Cruz (April 15, 2007). "Society offers training, legal expertise to eye care specialists". Healio Ocular Surgery News. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ Diane Angelucci (January 2006). "Sports ophthalmic society launched". ASCRS Eyeworld. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  18. 1 2 "Who's Who". Memphis Magazine. August 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  19. ↑ Bob Bakken, "Toyos authors book on sports vision," DeSoto Times-Tribune, October 26, 2015.
  20. ↑ "The Dish". Stanford University. October 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2015.

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