Oculoplastics/blepharoplasty
Aesthetics
Bio
Jaclyn Gurwin, MD, studied communication and fine arts at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating summa cum laude with induction into Phi Beta Kappa, then earned a medical degree at the Perelman School of Medicine. A transitional internship at a Harvard-affiliated hospital opened post-graduate training, followed by an ophthalmology residency at the Scheie Eye Institute that closed with the program's resident teaching award. Two further years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in an ASOPRS-accredited fellowship guided by Mark Lucarelli, MD, concentrated on oculofacial plastic and orbital surgery.
The practice divides into two halves. Facial rejuvenation covers upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty, brow lifting, botulinum toxin injection, soft tissue fillers, and cosmetic laser treatment. Reconstructive work covers ptosis repair, excision and reconstruction of eyelid and facial skin cancer, removal of moles and skin tags, repair of orbital fractures, eye socket reconstruction, management of facial nerve paralysis, blocked tear duct repair, ectropion and entropion repair, scar revision, enucleation and evisceration, and repair of trauma to the orbit, eyelids, and tear drainage system. Thyroid eye disease is managed across its full range, including orbital decompression surgery and repair of upper and lower eyelid retraction. Published work on the role of art training in medical education gained international notice and shaped elective curricula at several medical schools.
Dr. Gurwin is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and the fellowship completed in 2021 was accredited by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Painting, travel, and family occupy the hours away from surgery. In Dr. Gurwin's own words, "Eyelid and orbital surgery lives where function and appearance meet, and a good result has to satisfy both. My aim is that patients look like themselves, only more rested, and understand every step of how they got there." Patients can visit Dr. Gurwin at Kremer Eye Center in Easton, King of Prussia, Limerick, Philadelphia, and Warrington.