Irving M. Raber, M.D.

Education

Undergraduate University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Two years pre-med   1965-1967       Medical Degree University of Manitoba Medical School Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Thesis: Chest Wall Compliance in Kyphoscoliosis Degree - M.D. (B.S.c. Med)   1967-1971       Internship Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rotating Internship   1971-1972       Residency Winnipeg Health Science Center Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Resident (Internal Medicine)   1974-1975       Residency in Ophthalmology University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada   1975-1978       Fellowship Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fellowship - Corneal and External Diseases   1978-1979

Irving M. Raber, M.D. Cornea & External Disease Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery

 

 

Biography

Irving M. Raber graduated from the University of Manitoba Medical School with a combined M.D. BSc (Med) Degree in 1971.  He did a rotating internship at Toronto General Hospital in Toronto and a residency in Internal Medicine at Winnipeg Health Science Centre which he completed in 1975.  Dr Raber also did a Residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto and a Fellowship in Corneal and External Diseases at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia from 1978-1979.  Dr. Raber was Chief of the Cornea Service at Scheie Eye Institute (University of Pennsylvania Department of Ophthalmology) from 1979-1986.  He is an Attending Surgeon on the Cornea Service at Wills Eye Institute and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University. 

In 1986, Dr. Raber joined Ophthalmic Partners where he currently continues an active practice primarily devoted to cornea/external eye disease, refractive surgery and anterior segment surgery of the eye.  He is listed in the “Best Doctors in Philadelphia” and the “Best Doctors in the United States”.  He is on staff at numerous area hospitals including Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Lankenau Hospital, and Virtua Health System in South Jersey.  He is also Co-Medical Director of TLC Laser Center in Plymouth Meeting, PA.  Dr. Raber has authored many publications and book chapters as well as lectured locally, nationally and internationally.  He is a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology.  He is a member of many local, national and international professional societies, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the International Society of Refractive Surgery.  Dr. Raber was one of the initial investigators in 1991 involved with the use of the Excimer laser to treat moderate myopia.   

Service Locations

Dr. Raber sees patients at the Pagoda Building, Wills Eye Institute, and Elmwood Business Park.  Dr. Raber also sees patients in Northfield, New Jersey.  To schedule an appointment at this location, please call Retinal and Ophthalmic Consultants at (609) 646-5200.

• Pagoda Building
• Wills Eye Institute
• Elmwood Business Park 
• Retinal and Ophthalmic Consultants, Northfield, NJ (609) 646-5200