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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Philip Sheils identified specializing in OphthalmologyOphthalmology
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor, and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses. No Sub Specialty.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Ophthalmology.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Philip Sheils accepts the following plans for Independent Health at 10 Hagen Dr:

• Capital District Physicians' Health Plan/CDPHP (Independent Health's Partner Provider Network)
• Easy Access (In-Network EPO)
• Easy Access Advantage (Low Cost EPO)
• Encompass Elect Plus (HMO/Point of Service with vision & dental options)
• Encompass Essential Plus (HMO/Point of Service)
• Encompass Plus (HMO/Point of Service)
• FlexFit (IHC)
• FlexFit Select (IHC)

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Sheils is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Highland Hospital
1000 South Ave
Rochester, NY

Education

Dr. Sheils attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine and graduated in 1985 having 27 years experience. Additional Ophthalmology training was conducted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Philip Sheils MD as:

• Philip C Sheils
• P Sheils

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