Our Physicians

Dr. Adam Martidis

Dr. Adam Martidis, M.D. | Ventura | Oxnard | Camarillo Adam Martidis, M.D. earned his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh. Following graduation, he completed a residency at Indiana University where he served as chief resident in his final year. During his residency, he earned the Grayson Leadership Award, an honor given to only three prior graduating residents in the history of the training program. He was also awarded a vitreoretinal fellowship at the New England Eye Center in Boston. Upon completion of this two-year fellowship, he accepted an academic position at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, an internationally recognized eye institution. Here, Dr. Martidis trained numerous residents and retina fellows in surgical and medical retinal diseases in one of the largest and most highly regarded programs in the nation. He has participated in multiple research studies, including personal projects and national clinical trials.

Dr. Martidis is a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. His professional Memberships include:

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Society of Retinal Specialists
  • Retina Society

Dr. Martidis is a pioneer in managing macular edema using an injection of corticosteroid medication into the vitreous cavity. He published the first article on the use of this technique in the management of diabetic macular edema as a complication of diabetic retinopathy. He also has several other publications involving the application of this procedure in various retinal conditions including:

  • Chieh JJ, Roth DB, Liu M, Belmont J, Nelson M, Regillo C, Martidis A. Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for diabetic macular edema. Retina. 2005 Oct;25(7):828-34.
  • Weichel ED. Martidis A, Fineman MS, McNamara JA, Park CH, Vander JF, Ho AC, Brown GC. Pars plana vitrectomy versus combined pars plana vitrectomy-scleral buckle for primary repair of pseudophakic retinal detachment. Ophthalmology. 2006 Nov;113(11):2033-40.
  • Martidis A, Duker JS, Greenberg PB, Rogers AH, Puliafito CA, Reichel E, Baumal C. Intravitreal triamcinolone for refractory diabetic macular edema. Ophthalmology 2002 May;109(5):920-7.

Honors & Awards:

  • Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Award for Excellence in Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Distinguished Scholar; NJ Dept. of Higher Education

Dr. Martidis is affiliated with the following hospitals:

  • Community Memorial Hospital
  • Ventura County Hospital

In his spare time, Dr. Martidis enjoys playing guitar and spending time with his wife and three children.

 

Dr. Andrew Young

Dr. Andrew Young, M.D. | Ventura | Oxnard | CamarilloAndrew Young, M.D. earned his medical degree in 2001 from Brown University School of Medicine, where he was cited for academic excellence. After completing his internship at Brown University Internal Medicine Residency Program, he completed a residency in Ophthalmology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY and a clinical fellowship in Glaucoma at the University of California-San Diego and Hamilton Glaucoma Center in La Jolla, CA. He has co-authored several abstracts presented at annual meetings of national ophthalmology organizations.

Professional memberships:

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • New York State Ophthalmological Society

Dr. Young is fluent in German and has a basic knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese. His hobbies include international and domestic travel, bicycling, photography and billiards.

 

Dr. William L. Trotter

Dr. William L. Trotter, M.D. | Ventura | Oxnard | CamarilloWilliam L. Trotter, M.D. is trained in general comprehensive ophthalmology with added expertise in cataract and refractive surgery. He is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is also a volunteer clinical instructor in Ophthalmology at Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA, where he has been responsible for teaching residents new techniques in cataract surgery. He has served on the Medical Executive Committee of Channel Islands Surgicenter since 2003.

Dr. Trotter earned his medical doctorate in 1995 from Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, after completing a triple-major in Anthropology, Biology and English Literature at Boston University's College of Liberal Arts. His post-graduate training included a preliminary medical internship at Boston University Medical Center; a residency in ophthalmology at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York; and a general comprehensive ophthalmology fellowship with emphasis on cataract and refractive surgery at Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA in Los Angeles, California.

Before coming to Miramar Eye Specialists in 2001, Dr. Trotter practiced general comprehensive ophthalmology at St. Mary's Eye Center in Santa Monica and at Kaiser Permanente in Woodland Hills.

Dr. Trotter is a frequent editorial reviewer for peer-reviewed journals such as Ophthalmology and the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is a clinical investigator in an ongoing FDA phase IIIb trial of a new therapy for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration called Lucentis.

His research and publications include:

  • 1999-2000 - Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Monocular Patients: A Case-Control Study - published in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery August 2002.
  • 1999-2000 - Reduction of Manifest Astigmatism with the Toric Posterior Chamber Intra-ocular lens versus Astigmatic Keratotomy: a comparison study - presented at ASCRS - Boston, May 2000.
  • 1999 - Anterior Capsule Staining for White Cataracts - presentation at Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Annual Cataract Surgery Conference.
  • 1999 - A Revised Nomogram for the Moria LSK one Microkeratome - submitted for publication in Journal of Refractive Surgery.
  • 1999 - Endoscopic CDCR with Jones Tube Placement: A Comparative Study - presented as a poster at the 1999 American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, published Ophthalmology, June 2000 issue.
  • 1999 - Treatment of Medial Rectus Transection Complicating Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery - presented as a poster at 1999 AAPOS meeting, published in Journal of AAPOS August 2000 issue.
  • 1997 - Yearly ophthalmology residency research project investigating the comparative survival of penetrating keratoplasty grafts with placement of a Molteno versus an Ahmed valve for secondary glaucoma.

Hospital Affiliations:

  • Lynn Eye Surgery Center, Thousand Oaks
  • Channel Islands Surgicenter, Oxnard
  • Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura
  • Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura
  • St. Johns Regional Medical Center, Oxnard

Services Dr. Trotter provides include:

  • Comprehensive Ophthalmology (Adult and Adolescent)
  • No-Stitch Cataract Surgery
  • Complicated Cataract and Implant Surgery
  • Glaucoma Medical and Surgical Management
  • Laser Surgery with the Argon and YAG laser
  • Corneal Transplantation
  • Pterygium Surgery with Conjunctival Autograft

Dr. William Cooper Stivelman

Dr. William Cooper Stivelman, M.D. | Ventura | Oxnard | CamarilloWilliam Cooper Stivelman, M.D. earned his medical degree in 1982 from Rosalynd Franklin University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, IL. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California and a residency in ophthalmology at Northwestern University Medical Center (McGaw Medical Center, Lakeside Veterans' Administration Hospital, Children's Memorial Hospital, Evanston Hospital) in Chicago. He was also awarded a fellowship in Medical Ophthalmology, Glaucoma and Medical Retina at Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco.

Dr. Stivelman is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. His professional memberships include:

  • California Medication Association, 1987 to Present
  • Ventura County Medical Society, 1987 to Present
  • Ventura County Ophthalmological Society, 1991 to Present
    Program Secretary, 1993-1994
    Treasurer, 1994-1995
    President, 1995-1996
  • American Diabetes Association Board Member, Ventura County Chapter, 1988-1989
  • Chicago Ophthalmologic Society, 1983-1986
  • Illinois Association of Ophthalmologists, 1983-1986
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1983-1986

Dr. Stivelman is an independent medical evaluator as well as an Expert Reviewer in Ophthalmology for the Medical Board of California. He is an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at Jules Stein Eye Institute - UCLA in Los Angeles. He has published articles in respected journals, co-produced an electronic cross-referenced ophthalmic lexicon currently in use at Northwestern University's Fluorescein Angiography Library and elsewhere, and co-authored and contributed to several books on classical music. Other honors and awards include:

  • Physician's Service Award, American Medical Association, 1982
  • Distinguished Service, Chicago Medical School, 1982
  • Undergraduate Honors, 1973-1977
  • Academic Distinction, 1973-1977
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 1977
  • Magna Cum Laude, 1977

Dr. Stivelman is affiliated with the following hospitals:

  • Columbia Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks
  • Simi Valley Hospital, Simi Valley
  • Westlake Eye Surgery Center, Westlake Village
  • UCLA Medical Center Hospitals/Jules Stein Eye Institute
  • Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura
  • St. John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard
  • Lynn Eye Surgery Center, Thousand Oaks

 

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