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History
Vincent P. Basilice, M.D. began his private practice
in a small office near the historic village of Old Stony
Brook in 1978. He was committed from the start to the
ideal of compassionate medical care. Every patient walking
through the door knew they were receiving expert medical
attention at the hands of a doctor who was truly concerned
about their welfare. From the start, Dr. Basilice insisted
that quality medical care had to encompass both expertise
and compassion without compromise.
Integral members of Dr. Basilice's staff at the beginning
of his private practice are still with him today and
recall what it was like to wait for the telephone to
ring. In the meantime, Dr. Basilice would use the downtime
between patients to train his staff in advanced eye
care. It was not long before word-of-mouth about the
great new eye doctor in town took hold and the practice
began to grow. It was unheard of, even then, that any
doctor would come in on a Sunday to see a patient with
an acute emergency, or that a doctor would carry a patient
from their car into the office during a glaucoma attack,
or give out his private number so that a patient could
contact him without delay. Dr. Basilice's practice was
built on this level of caring and its focus survives
today.
Many of the areas top doctors have started their careers
working with and learning from Dr. Basilice who still
generously shares his knowledge and years of experience
with others. Since those days, the location of The Ophthalmic
Center has changed three times as the practice has outgrown
its operating space. Today, as medical director of The
Ophthalmic Center, Dr. Basilice and his staff are responsible
for the eye care of thousands of patients. Yet, the
same commitment to the best in ophthalmic care together
with the compassionate treatment of every patient is
still very much alive and well at the center. |
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