Peter A. D. Rubin, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Ophthalmic Plastics & Orbital Surgery

Peter A.D. Rubin, M.D., F.A.C.S., an internationally recognized clinician, surgeon, teacher and innovator from Boston, Massachusetts, has joined forces with Florida Eye in Palm Beach County to provide medical and surgical expertise to the practice within the field of Ophthalmic Plastics and Orbital Surgery.

Trained at the finest institutions, Dr. Rubin graduated from Princeton University and received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He then completed his Ophthalmology residency at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Orbital Oncology and Oculoplastics at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, where he went on to direct Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery for more than 13 years. There he trained over 100 residents and fellows in the science and art of his highly specialized field.

Dr. Rubin's subspecialty practice focuses upon cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive problems related to the eyelids, the lacrimal (tear) system, and the orbit (the bony cavity around the eyeball). These structures can be affected by normal aging, tumors, injuries, infections, inflammations or inherited abnormalities. His aesthetic specialties include working with injectables and soft tissue fillers, upper and lower blepharoplasty procedures, cheek lifts and forehead lifts.

A caring teacher and gifted surgeon drawing upon a vast clinical experience and his own research, Dr. Rubin takes pride in educating his patients about their conditions, the various diagnostic and treatment options, and then establishes a customized management plan for each case.

Dr. Rubin has performed more than 15,000 surgical procedures, authored over 200 papers and chapters in his subspecialty, was awarded a U.S. patent for implant design, and lectures nationally and internationally. He serves on the editorial boards of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, has received the Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, is an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is included in Best Doctors in America and listed as a top doctor in “Best of Boston” from Boston Magazine.