LAUREN R. ROSECAN MD PHD FACS

LAUREN R. ROSECAN MD PHD FACS
THE RETINA INSTITUTE OF FLORIDA

Growing up the son of a prominent internist and endocrinologist, Dr. Lauren R. Rosecan’s natural predilection toward medicine ensured that his family’s legacy in medicine would continue along with his two brothers who went into psychiatry.

Today, Dr, Rosecan has a successful ophthalmology practice in South Florida, The Retina institute of Florida has locations in Boca Raton, Palm Beach Gardens, Stuart, And opening soon in Port St Lucie.

Born in Washington, DC and raised in St. Louis, Dr Rosecan attended Yale University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a BA. in Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics, He then accepted an MD/PHD scholarship Medical Scientist Training Program of the National Institute of Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where he completed doctoral research and dissertation on diabetic retinopathy. Dr. Rosecan completed his surgery internship at The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He then did his Ophthalmology Residency where he was chief resident, and Retina Surgery Fellowship at The New York Hospital – Cornel Medical Center. 

“| entered medical school with the intention of getting into endocrinology,” Dr. Rosecan explained. “But I ultimately realized that I enjoyed eye surgery and how delicate and impactful it is. In ophthalmology, you can do the most good for the most people – you can help them see better, I was accidentally blinded and crippled as a child, but miraculously had full recovery of both my vision and mobility, by the grace of God. I am one of the doctors who knows personally, the severe impact of blindness.