Bruce S. Bleiman, M.D. (Retired)

COMPREHENSIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY

Bruce Bleiman

After 41 years in practice, Dr. Bruce Bleiman has retired from his practice of ophthalmology at Eye Physicians of Northampton.

Dr. Bleiman moved to Northampton in 1979 to join Dr. William Cooley in their office on Locust Street, which eventually grew into Eye Physicians of Northampton.

Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Dr Bleiman helped Eye Physicians of Northampton serve the eye care needs of the Pioneer Valley and developed a reputation for exceptional, compassionate, patient-centered care. With offices in Florence and Amherst,

Eye Physicians has grown into a state-of-the-art eyecare facility with 6 doctors and an optical shop. Dr. Bleiman operated and consulted at Cooley-Dickinson
Hospital and The Cataract and Laser Center West in West Springfield and was voted Best Ophthalmologist in the Valley for the past 3 years in the Gazette Reader’s Choice poll.

His numerous patients will continue to be cared for by Dr. Raymond Hubbe, Dr. David Shield and Dr. Lauren Shatz as well as Dr. Deidrya Jackson, a glaucoma specialist, who will be joining the practice in September. Dr. Bleiman’s kindness, skill, and wisdom will be greatly missed.

Specialties

  • Glaucoma Management
  • Retinal and Macular Disease Management
  • Diabetic Eye Care
  • Dry Eye Treatment
  • Sjogren’s Treatment
  • Fuchs’ Dystrophy Treatment
  • Comprehensive Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmic Laser Treatments

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Franklin & Marshal College, Lancaster, PA,1969
  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1973

Post-graduate Education

  • Fellowship—Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, England
  • Residency in Ophthalmology—Washington National Eye Center, Washington, DC
  • Internship— Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Honors

  • Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Board Certification

  • American Board of Ophthalmology

Affiliations/Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery/li>
  • American Medical Society/li>
  • New England Ophthalmological Society/li>

Hospital and Surgery Center Affiliations

  • Cooley-Dickinson Hospital, Northampton
  • Cataract and Laser Center West, West Springfield

“In addition to being a wonderful person, Dr. Bleiman is a highly skilled eye surgeon. He was able to successfully perform cataract surgery in me twice even though I have retinopathy of prematurity, which makes cataract surgery risky. I would be lost without his skilled, kind, and compassionate care. I could not recommend him more highly…” – Denise K