Dr. Armando Alegret completed his undergraduate medical training in Camaguey, Cuba obtaining a doctoral degree in medicine. After moving to the United States, he continued his medical studies and completed postgraduate residencies in Internal Medicine at the University of Miami, and Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland. He is a dual board-certified diplomat of both the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

He has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles and presented research at multiple national and international specialty meetings. He practices comprehensive ophthalmology and manages an extensive range of medical and surgical eye conditions.

His interests include:

– Small Incision Cataract Surgery with Intraocular lens implantation

– Dry Eye Syndrome

– Glaucoma, Glaucoma Surgery, LASER procedures

– Diabetic eye disease

– Laser Vision Correction (LASIK, PRK)

– Uveitis

– Pterygium surgery

Highlighted Publications:

Alegret, Armando; Cebulla, Colleen M.; Dubovy, Sander R.; Mutapcic, Lejla; Hess, Ditte J.; Murray, Timothy G. Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma With Retinal Metastasis. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2009 Winter;3(1):8-11.

Alegret, Armando; Cebulla, Colleen M.; Dubovy, Sander R.; Mutapcic, Lejla; Hess, Ditte J.; Murray, Timothy G. Photodynamic Therapy and Vitrectomy for A Large Optic Nerve Hemangioma With Neovascularization and Retinal Detachment: A Clinicopathologic Correlation. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2009 Winter;3(1):93-95.

Cebulla, Colleen M.; Alegret, Armando; Ehlies, Fiona J.; Davis, R Prince II; Hess, Ditte J.; Murray, Timothy G. Echographic Localization of Periocular Carboplatin for Treatment of Advanced Retinoblastoma. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2009 Winter;3(1):4-7.

Cebulla, Colleen M.; Alegret, Armando; Feun, Lynn; Markoe, Arnold M.; Hess, Ditte J.; Murray, Timothy G. Bilateral Ocular Manifestations of Aggressive Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2008 Fall;2(4): 286-288.

Cebulla CM, Alegret AM, Feuer WJ, Shi W, Schefler AC, Murray TG. Tumor volume reduction using combined phacoemulsification and intravitreal triamcinolone injection for the management of cataract with treated uveal melanoma and atypical nevi. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Oct;34(10):1669-73.

Cebulla CM, Kleinerman RA, Alegret A, Kulak A, Dubovy SR, Hess DJ, Murray TG. Rapid Appearance of Rhabdomyoscarcoma after Radiation and Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma: A Clinicopathologic Correlation. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2009 Fall;3(4):343-346.

Jockovich ME, Piña Y, Alegret A, Cebulla C, Feuer W, Murray TG. Heterogeneous tumor vasculature in retinoblastoma: implications for vessel targeting therapy. Retina. 2008 Mar;28(3 Suppl):S81-6. Erratum in: Retina. 2009 Jan;29(1):127.

Jockovich ME, Suarez F, Alegret A, Piña Y, Hayden B, Cebulla C, Feuer W, Murray TG. Mechanism of retinoblastoma tumor cell death after focal chemotherapy, radiation, and vascular targeting therapy in a mouse model. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007 Dec;48(12):5371-6.

Piña Y, Cebulla CM, Murray TG, Alegret A, Dubovy SR, Boutrid H, Feuer W, Mutapcic L, Jockovich ME. Blood vessel maturation in human uveal melanoma: spatial distribution of neovessels and mature vasculature. Ophthalmic Res. 2009;41(3):160-9.

Cebulla CM, Jockovich ME, Piña Y, Boutrid H, Alegret A, Kulak A, Hackam AS, Bhattacharya SK, Feuer WJ, Murray TG. Basic fibroblast growth factor impact on retinoblastoma progression and survival. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Dec;49(12):5215-21.

Piña Y, Boutrid H, Murray TG, Jager MJ, Cebulla CM, Schefler A, Ly LV, Alegret A, Celdran M, Feuer W, Jockovich ME. Impact of tumor-associated macrophages in LH(BETA)T(AG) mice on retinal tumor progression: relation to macrophage subtype. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 May;51(5):2671-7.