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Meet Our LASIK Eye Surgeons & Staff in Springfield, Massachusetts
At Papale Eye Center, each member of our staff has undergone rigorous training in their respective field. In fact, the eye surgeons at our practice - Drs. John Papale and Peter Bouvier - have helped to introduce many of the latest advances in ophthalmology to the Western Massachusetts area, including no-stitch cataract surgery. Dr. John Papale alone has more than 20 years of experience performing eye surgery, and together with Dr. Peter Bouvier, the Papale Eye Center team has more experience with cataract and laser eye surgery than any other LASIK surgeons in the area. It is for this reason that physicians, nurses, and other eye surgeons from Springfield and throughout Massachusetts come to Papale Eye Center for their LASIK and cataract surgery. Our team, led by Dr. Papale, has unparalleled experience! The most important decision you will make regarding eye surgery is the surgeon you choose.
To schedule a consultation with Dr. Papale, Dr. Bouvier, or Dr. Mary Ann K. Rubis, contact our eye surgery center today.
John J. Papale, M.D.
Our team of eye surgeons is led by Dr. John Papale, a long-time member of the greater Springfield, Massachusetts community who currently resides in Longmeadow with his wife and three children. Dr. Papale began private practice in 1985, and since that time, he has become one of the most well-respected LASIK surgeons in the Springfield, Massachusetts area. Aside from his appointments at prestigious institutions like Baystate Medical Center, Dr. Papale has earned significant recognition from his peers, including credit as “one of the Best Doctors in America” - as voted by other eye surgeons, and recognition as “one of America’s top ophthalmologists” from the Consumers Research Council.
Education
Dr. Papale received his B.A. from the University of Connecticut, graduating summa cum laude in just three years, and remained at the University to complete a year of graduate study in microbiology and virology. He earned his Medical Degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1979 and interned at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Dr. Papale then accepted a two-year research fellowship in ophthalmic pathology at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, where his research on eye tumors and viruses earned him a National Research Service Award. After completing an ophthalmology residency at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Dr. Papale entered private practice in Springfield. Since that time, he has performed more than 10,000 eye surgeries, emerging as one of the LASIK eye surgeons of choice in the Springfield community and throughout Massachusetts.
Affiliations
Dr. Papale is currently an ophthalmology instructor at Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief of Ophthalmology at Baystate Medical Center. He is a member of several prestigious organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and the International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty.
Dr. Papale is also the past president of the Greater Springfield Ophthalmology Society and the Hamden District Medical Society.
Training & Interests
Dr. Papale is licensed in both Massachusetts and Connecticut and National Board Certified. He is specially trained in the operation of the excimer laser, which is used during LASIK eye surgery, and has completed FDA training for the Summit Autonomous excimer laser, earning full LASIK certification.
In addition to performing laser vision correction surgery, Dr. Papale also specializes in the treatment of cataracts and glaucoma. He was among the first eye surgeons to perform no-stitch cataract surgery in Springfield, Massachusetts, and he leads the way in implantable lens technology – offering ReSTOR® lens implants, the only lens implant to provide better near, far, and intermediate vision for cataracts patients who also suffer from presbyopia.
If you are interested in scheduling a consultation with the LASIK surgeons of Papale Eye Center, contact our Springfield, Massachusetts eye surgery center today.
J. Peter Bouvier, M.D.
Dr. J. Peter Bouvier is a recent addition to the Papale Eye Center, joining the staff in September of 2005. A trained corneal specialist, Dr. Bouvier studied external eye disease, corneal disease, and laser vision correction with one of the top corneal and refractive eye surgeons in the nation. Dr. Bouvier joins our Springfield, Massachusetts practice having spent two years in private practice at Horizon Eye Care in Margate, New Jersey and also having served as a flight surgeon with the United States Air Force.
Background & Credentials
Dr. J. Peter Bouvier’s credentials are impressive and varied. He received his bachelor’s degree in zoology and a master’s degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned his M.D. from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1994, graduating with honors. While at Columbia, Dr. Bouvier received the Admiral David Willard Lyon Award for Academic Excellence. Following his post-graduate internal medicine training at USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Dr. Bouvier served as a flight surgeon with the 35th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base in the Republic of Korea, and the 23rd Fighter Squadron out of Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. His role as an aerospace medicine specialist with his squadrons took him to Alaska, Japan, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Norway, and included two tours of duty with NASA directing medical support for the space shuttle emergency landing site.
Training
Dr. Bouvier completed his ophthalmology training in Manhattan at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical Center of Cornell University and at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital. In 2002, he was selected as a clinical fellow at Albany Medical College, Lions Eye Institute in upstate New York where he trained in corneal surgery, external eye diseases, and refractive surgery with one of the top eye surgeons in the country.
J. Peter Bouvier, M.D., was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 2003. He is married with five children and enjoys traveling, as well as pursuing his interests in aviation, architecture, and birds.
Mary Ann K. Rubis, O.D.
Dr. Mary Ann K. Rubis earned her optometric degree from the New England College of Optometry in 1989 and has been practicing in the Springfield, Massachusetts area for more than 17 years. She brings significant patient-centered and contact lens experience to the practice and will continue to provide comprehensive eye care, LASIK screenings, contact lens evaluations, and refractive surgery assessments for her patients.
Dr. Rubis is a member of the American Optometric Association, Massachusetts Society of Optometrists and is President of the Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Rubis or one of the eye surgeons at our Springfield, Massachusetts office, contact Papale Eye Center today.
If you would like to schedule a cataract surgery, glaucoma, or LASIK screening with our eye surgeons, contact our Springfield, Massachusetts eye surgery center today.