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Robert G. Small

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American ophthalmologist.

Biography of Robert G. Small

Robert G. Small is professor of ophthalmology and practices at the McGee eye institute.

This is doctor Small's peresentation of himself on the homepage of the Dean A. McGee Eye Institute:

  • Clinical focus: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
  • Special interests: Diseases and surgery of the eyelids, orbital and lacrimal system.
  • M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticutm.
  • Residency: General Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital and Veterans Hospital, West Haven, Connecticut.
  • Residency: Ophthalmology, Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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