Dorothy H. Hendricks, MD
OphthalmologyPrimary Office
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91大神 Children's Health, Philadelphia 91大神 Children's Health, Philadelphia 833 Chestnut St. E. Suite 300 - Specialty Care Philadelphia, PA 19107 Appointment: (800) 416-4441
Get to Know Me
Dr. Dorothy Hendricks has been a pediatric ophthalmologist at 91大神 for 16 years. She enjoys treating children as they grow and helping to change their lives.
Why I Treat Children
I treat children because of the impact that can be made on a child鈥檚 life. Even small beneficial changes to a child鈥檚 vision can help emotionally, psychologically, and socially. It鈥檚 important for me to help children not feel held back.
What I'm Passionate About
I鈥檓 passionate about being part of a multidisciplinary group that can holistically care for a child.
How I Try to Make A Difference
By treating a child from birth to adulthood, I can help improve the vision and overall health of a child; allowing the child to thrive and succeed in whatever they choose to do.
Education & Training
Fellowship
- Pediatric Ophthalmology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2008
Internship
- Preliminary - State University of NY at Buffalo, 2004
Residency
- Ophthalmology - Temple University School of Medicine, 2007
Medical/Dental School
- M.D. - State University of New York at Buffalo, 2003
- State University of New York at Buffalo, 1998
Board Certifications
- American Board of Ophthalmology
Awards & Recognition
- 2014 Best Doctors in America
- 2014 Main Line Today Magazine Top Doctors
- 2013 Best Doctors in America
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna PPO/EPO/POS
- Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
- Amerihealth Caritas Delaware
- Amerihealth Caritas Delaware - Delaware & Chester CTY & TJU Sites ONLY
- Amerihealth Caritas Delaware VIP Next (DE - All Sites) (PA - Delaware & Chester County Sites & TJU Sites Only)
- Carefirst MD Community Health Plan Mcaid
- Cigna & Great West PPO
- Cigna/Great West HMO EPO POS
- Cigna/Great West PPO
- Delaware First Health
- Delaware First Health - Concordville & Media Sites ONLY
- Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State
- Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State - Delaware & Chester CTY & TJU Sites ONLY
- Delaware Medicare
- Emerging Therapies Transplant
- Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid HMO
- First Health PPO
- First Health/Affordable PPO
- Geisinger Health Plan Commercial
- Global Medical Managment DE/PA
- Global Medical Mangment NJ
- Health Partners Medicaid/Kidz Partner HMO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc Contiguous to DE*
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc NONContiguous to DE*
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania
- Highmark Medicaid Health Options
- Highmark Medicaid Health Options - Delaware & Chester CTY & TJU Sites ONLY
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Independance Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
- Independence Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
- Insurance Administrators of America
- INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge)
- Keystone First CHIP
- Keystone First Medicaid HMO
- Maryland Medicaid
- Maryland Medicaid Chester County ONLY
- Multiplan PPO
- New Jersey Medicaid
- Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO NJ
- Pennsylvania Medicaid
- Priority Partners John Hopkins
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Six Degrees Health Transplant
- Six Degrees Health-Lucent
- Star Healthcare Network
- Star Healthcare Network
- Three Rivers Provider Network
- Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
- United Healthcare HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
- UPMC Medicaid/CHIP
- US Family Health Plan
- Wellpoint Maryland Medcaid
- Wellpoint Maryland Medicaid - Chester County Only
- Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Strabismus
Medical Interests
- Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Strabismus
- Amblyopia
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Complications, Visual Acuity, and Refractive Error 3 Years after Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation for Pediatric Aphakia; Ophthalmology; (2024).
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Comparison of OCT imaging in children with foveal hypoplasia born full term versus preterm; Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology; (2022).
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Visits to the Pediatric Emergency Department for Eye Conditions before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Western Journal of Emergency Medicine; (2022).
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Effect of gestational age at birth, sex, and race on foveal structure in children; Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology; (2021).
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Evaluation of the economic impact of modified screening criteria for retinopathy of prematurity from the Postnatal Growth and ROP (G-ROP) study; Journal of Perinatology; (2020).
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Strabismus Management in the Child with Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy: Second Edition; (2020).
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Using OCT fixation shift to assess eccentric fixation in children with residual amblyopia; Translational Vision Science and Technology; (2020).
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Development of modified screening criteria for retinopathy of prematurity primary results from the postnatal growth and retinopathy of prematurity study; JAMA Ophthalmology; (2018).
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Funduscopic examination and SD-OCT in detecting sickle cell retinopathy among pediatric patients; Journal of AAPOS; (2018).
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Ocular complications following treatment in the Postnatal Growth and Retinopathy of Prematurity (G-ROP) Study; Journal of AAPOS; (2018).
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Reply; Journal of AAPOS; (2018).
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Validation of the Colorado retinopathy of prematurity screening model; JAMA Ophthalmology; (2018).
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Ophthalmology manifestations of pediatric cancer treatment; Current Opinion in Ophthalmology; (2012).
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Update on retinopathy of prematurity: Treatment options and outcomes; Current Opinion in Ophthalmology; (2010).
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