Jerome W. H. Niswonger, MD, MPH
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Ophthalmologist since 1978
Founder of Eye Life Institute
Specializes in general ophthalmology, cataract, laser, and refractive surgery.
Dr. Niswonger’s interests include travel, Biblical archeology, and mountain climbing
Education
Southern Missionary College
Collegedale, Tennessee
B.A. in Chemistry: 1958
Postgraduate Education
Medicine, Loma Linda University, M.D.: 1962
Internship: Los Angeles County General Hospital, Los Angeles, California: 1962-1963 (Rotating Internship)
Residency: Los Angeles County General Hospital, Los Angeles, California: 1962-1967 (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Master of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California: 1968
Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California: 1978-1981 (Ophthalmology)
Licensure
California License #A20695, Canada
Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology: 1982
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 1969
Present Status
Private Practice, Ophthalmology
6283 Clark Road, Suite 10
Paradise, California 95969
Present Professional Organizations
Butte-Glenn Medical Society
California Medical Association
American Academy of Ophthalmology--Fellow
Past Professional Organizations
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Fertility Society
American Medical Association
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
California Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Inc
Intraocular Lens Society
Los Angeles Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Inc
Pacific Coast Fertility Society
Riverside-San Bernardino Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
San Bernardino Foundation Professional Standards Review Organization
Society for Continuing Medical Education, Inc.
American Association of Sex Education, Counselors and Therapists
Present Committees
Governing Body, Eye Life Institute, Paradise, California
Executive Committee, Eye Life Institute, Paradise, California
Surgery Committee, Chairman, Eye Life Institute, Paradise, California
Credentials Committee, Eye Life Institute, Paradise, California
Pharmacy & Therapeutics/Transfusion Committee, Feather River Hospital, Paradise, California
Past Committees
Credentials Committee, Feather River Hospital, Paradise, California
Butte-Glenn Medical Society - Public Health Committee
Health Education - Feather River Hospital, Chairman
Infection Control Committee
Senate - Loma Linda University
Preventative Medicine Advisory Council (School of Medicine and School of Health)
Ad Hoc Committee on Healing Ministries
Health Maintenance Advisory Council
Health Advisory Council, Feather River Hospital, Chairman
By-Laws Committee, Feather River Hospital
Surgery Committee, Feather River Hospital
Task Force on Medical Center Nutrition
Medical Evangelism Council - Alumni Association
Co-Chairman Human Sexuality Consortium
Awards
1969 Memorial Foundation Award Essay - Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
1971 Outstanding Young Men of America
Past Teaching Appointments
Instructor, Department of Ophthalmology, Loma Linda University
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loma Linda University
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loma Linda University
Faculty, School of Health, Loma Linda University
Advisor, Danfa Comprehensive Rural Health and Family Planning Project, USLA Advisory Group and Agency for International Development, Danfa, Ghana, West Africa
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Coordinator of Maternal and Infant Care Project, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Bibliography & Presentations
Niswonger, Jerome W. H.: BOOK REVIEW: ADVANCES IN CLINICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, Vol. 1. American Journals of Ophthalmology, 119: 114, 1995.
Niswonger, Jerome W. H.: PRESENTATION: LIFESTYLES, Royal Hawaiian Eye Meetings, January 1993.
Isaeff, Wayne A., Niswonger, Jerome W. H.: SURVEY OF 336 DEAF STUDENTS FOR RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA. Annals of Ophthalmology, 1131-1138, 1981
Isaeff, Wayne B., Shearer, Robert C., Niswonger, Jerome W. H., PARTIAL CHOROIDECTOMY FOR CHOROIDAL MELANOMA: A CASE REPORT. Annals of Ophthalmology, 991-993, 1981.
Longo, L.D., Allen, W.W., Niswonger, J.W.H., Pagel, K.D., Weiland, H.C. and Gilbert, R.D.: THE INTERRELATIONS OF BLOOD AND EXTRA-CELLULAR FLUID VOLUMES AND CARDIAC OUTPUT IN THE NEWBORN LAMB. Fetal and Newborn Cardiovascular Physiology. Edited by L.D. Longo and D.D. Reneau, New York, Garland Publishing, Inc. 1978.
Niswonger, Jerome W.H. and Langmade, Charles F.: CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES IN VAGINAL DELIVERIES AND CESAREAN SECTIONS. (Memorial Foundation Award Essay 1969 for Meeting of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society), American Journal of Obstetrics and gynecology, 107: 337-344, 1970.
Mestman, Jorge H., Niswonger, Jerome W.H., Anderson, Gail V. and Manning, Phil R.: EVALUATION OF THYROID FUNCTION DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 103-322, 1969.
Niswonger, Jerome W.H., London, Gary D., Anderson, Gail V. and Wolfe, Lucille: ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES DURING IMMEDIATE POST-ABORTAL PERIOD. Obstetrics and gynecology, 32:325, 1968.
Anderson, G. V. and Niswonger, Jerome W.H.: CEPHALOMETRY USING ULTRASOUND, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 91:563, 1965.
