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Dr. Daniel Ritacca is an honors graduate from the University of Illinois Medical School, class of 1979. He finished medical school at the top of his class as a member of alpha omega alpha honor society. He furthered his education and graduated in Ophthalmology at Northwestern Hospital, in 1984, where he trained in microsurgery of the eye; he has also received training in laser corrective vision surgery, plastic surgery of the eyelids and small cannula liposuction.
He is a volunteer surgeon at the John Stroger hospital teaching 12 doctors a year in vision correction, cosmetic/reconstructive surgery of the eyelids and liposuction. In addition, Dr. Ritacca has implemented the Gang Outreach Program in Illinois in which former gang members can remove old gang tattoos at minimal cost while they break free from the gang and improve their lives. He is involved in donations that include raising money for the Leukemia Foundation, the Allendale Association, a not-for-profit organization that dedicates to the education treatment for foster children in the Chicago area and the organization ‘Feed the Poor’. Dr. Ritacca is well known for his philanthropy work across the world and has served on committees to help the poor as he operates voluntarily in underprivileged countries worldwide.
Dr. Ritacca’s vision is to establish a laser and surgery center that deals with cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, improve the quality of patient’s lives, helping the underserved and poor, while devoting his free time to his family. We are happy to say that his vision is now a reality.
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Dr. Axelrod's areas of expertise at the Ritacca Laser & Cosmetic Center include bacterial and viral infections of the eyes, dry eyes and other ocular surface disorders, autoimmune disorders of the eyes, difficult refraction and contact lens problems, and pterygium surgery.
Dr. Axelrod earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago where he was a James Scholar and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He studied in Edinburgh, Scotland on a Richardson Overseas fellowship.
After interning at Washington University Hospital in St. Louis, he did his ophthalmology residency at the University of Illinois. After a year as a Bausch & Lomb fellow in Cornea/External Disease at the University of Washington in Seattle, Dr. Axelrod returned to the University of Illinois to serve as chief resident in ophthalmogy. Following this one-year term as chief resident, Dr. Axelrod was appointed chair of ophthalmology at Cook County Hospital. He was chairman there for 24 years, running a large clinical service and a freestanding ophthalmology residency program. Dr. Axelrod and Dr. Ritacca worked together for over 15 years at Cook County Hospital. Dr. Axelrod is still on the voluntary staff at Cook Countym where he is head of cornea and external disease.
Dr. Axelrod is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, professor of ophthalmology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, a fellow of the American Acadamy of Ophthalmology, and past president of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society.
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