Albert T. Vitale,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Albert T. Vitale, MD, specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with diseases of the retina and vitreous. He also heads Moran's Uveitis Division—and is one of the only ophthalmologists in the Mountain West specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis and other infections and inflammatory diseases of the eye.
His research interests include ocular manifestations of systemic diseases, novel therapeutic agents, and new drug delivery systems in the treatment of ocular inflammatory disease, retinal vascular disease, and the pharmacotherapy of age-related macular degeneration.
He is also one of about a handful of people in the country with dual training in ocular immunology and inflammatory disease as well as vitreoretinal surgery, and the only provider of such expertise in the Mountain West. He is co-author of the definitive text on the subject, with Dr. Steven Foster, titled, Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitis.
Clinical Locations
801-581-2352
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Ophthalmology/Visual Sciences
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Professor (Clinical) |
| Board Certification | American Board of Ophthalmology National Board of Medical Examiners |
Patient Rating
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
4.8/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.7/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.7/ 5
Wait time at clinic
4.2/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.7/ 5
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
UofU Patient
May 02, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER
I have complete faith in Dr. Vitale
UofU Patient
March 28, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER
Would like more information about my eye disease and how it progreses.What is the testing really looking for?
UofU Patient
March 03, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER
Compassionate
UofU Patient
February 27, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER
Good
UofU Patient
February 22, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER
Already have!!
UofU Patient
February 15, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER
I am very fortunate to have Dr. Vitale as my doctor. He has been looking after me since 2010. I am grateful to Dr. Vitale.
UofU Patient
February 12, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER
I feel very fortunate to have Dr Vitale and his team as my care givers - his quick diagnosis and assistance in treatment has given me my quality of life back
UofU Patient
January 29, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER
All the providers, especially the two physicians (Dr. Vitale and Dr. Zibritski) went out of their way to be available to understand my history, to evaluate, and to coordinate the treatment of my complex set of problems. I am extremely grateful for the excellent care. All other staff were skilled and caring.
UofU Patient
January 28, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER
I loved
UofU Patient
December 25, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
I recommend Dr. Vitale to everyone I know! He is outstanding in his skill, and compassion!
UofU Patient
November 01, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr Vitale needed MD help. 45 minutes from eye photos to seeing Dr V.
UofU Patient
October 26, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
By moving quickly sometimes I need a little more discussion on what's going on. They are always kind and professional however. Love my doctor and other professionals there are great as well.
UofU Patient
October 22, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Same as before.
UofU Patient
October 14, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
I continue to feel incredibly fortunate to have Dr Vitale as my specialist
UofU Patient
October 04, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Op Tech was amazing, and she took extra time with me, (Loved my visit with student, fellow, and Dr. Vitale on [DATE REMOVED])
UofU Patient
October 02, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Amazingly thorough, knowledgeable, expert.
UofU Patient
October 01, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr Vitale is the best. Waiting times aren't the beat but totally worth it because of the level of knowledge.
UofU Patient
August 24, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
I am very fortunate to have Dr Vitale as my doctor. He is the best and professional and care he always takes during examination.
UofU Patient
August 01, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr. Vitale is skilled and knowledgeable. He shows concern for my eye condition and is diligent in treating me. He is unconcerned about the pain the treatment causes.
UofU Patient
July 27, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr Vitale is always concise, thorough and friendly!
UofU Patient
July 25, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr. Vitale showed and explained my problem and progress in detail and a clear fashion. It made it easier for me to understand my treatment and condition.
UofU Patient
July 16, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
I always feel extremely fortunate to have Dr Vitale and his staff on my team. My appreciation for all that he has done for me is immense.
UofU Patient
July 06, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
I am a big fan of Dr. Vitale and each of the others I've seen.
UofU Patient
June 27, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
wouldn't go anywhere else
UofU Patient
June 25, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
these ratings are for dr vitale himself
UofU Patient
June 14, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr. Vitale and Technician Shawn are the best!!
UofU Patient
June 06, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
The iodine used to cleanse my eye causes me severe, long lasting, stinging pain. The assistant was sympathetic, and took pains to completely wash it out which avoided the day long pain I have come to expect. This was a major improvement!
UofU Patient
June 01, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
dr. Vitale is extremely knowledgeable, proficient, and thorough in his examination and plan of care.
UofU Patient
May 13, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Although appointments have felt routine, it sometimes is helpful to receive explanations for certain treatment approaches, or for why an issue may be occurring. Can sometimes feel like I'm just another number being pumped through the system.
UofU Patient
May 02, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr, Vitale is not only excellent in providing the care and treatments, he is kind, caring and pleasant.
UofU Patient
April 26, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr. Vitale repeated as necessary due to my severe hearing loss. he was very accommodating.
UofU Patient
April 18, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Drs Vitale an Hu were great
UofU Patient
April 15, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
always feel exceptionally fortunate to have Dr Vitale and his staff
UofU Patient
April 09, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Care was taken to address my concerns and answer all questions
UofU Patient
March 28, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
very good
UofU Patient
March 14, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
always have a good experience and feel I am getting excellent care
UofU Patient
March 11, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Always the finest care and instructing.
UofU Patient
February 26, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
my eye disease is extremely scary and I am extremely grateful for this team's knowledge, care and patience with me and all my concerns
UofU Patient
February 25, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr. Vitale is one of my favorite providers. He studies my whole health history before I get to the appointment. he shows general concern talks to me about other health issues. He is also very supportive
UofU Patient
February 20, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
very satisfied
UofU Patient
January 31, 2021
MORAN EYE CENTER
the whole team is amazing and especially Dr Vitale
UofU Patient
December 24, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
so happy to have Dr Vitale and his staff
UofU Patient
December 19, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
All of the nurses I worked with were very helpful and even provided detailed explanations to my questions. I didnt deal with the doctors PA on my most recent visit but she is great, seems really knowledgeable and personable(which is just as important). The doctor seems knowledgeable but he doesn't seem as personable or care about your questions nearly as much as he should.
UofU Patient
December 17, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
I feel that if I ask questions at all they are ignored. I never get any explanation of treatment or problems. I've stopped trying.
UofU Patient
December 14, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
because the staff were busy, running behind in the procedures, a float nurse was attempting to get me started on the procedure getting me ready for Dr. Vitale, and that this was the second injection in my eye there wasn't any real discussion of anything pre-procedurally. The people preparing me for the injection I've already commented on that. The person the man taking pictures of my guy, it was a different modality picture showing a different angle or aspect to the eye. He knew the difference in what the reading pertain to. For me the pictures from the first procedure were easier for me to identify and follow the train of thought. The changes, visualizing where the problem was and were the injection was supposed to treat my eye. Hurry call this man from years past taking pictures. He's extremely knowledgeable and has worked there many years. This man was Thorough taking the pictures needed, yet just as busy as all the other staff members trying to accommodate all the cares that needed to be done for all the patients that day. he referred me to have Dr. Vitale explain it. as soon as injection was done, Dr. Vitale stood to leave the room, and when I told the nurse not to rub my eye, he stated we have to rub it to clean it. Then I responded it was more of the pressure applied to the eyeball. And Dr. Vitale exited the room so perhaps next appointment it's early in the morning at the beginning of the day. I hope we will be able to have time for Dr. Vitale to give me a summary of the condition of my eye. If these injections are helping my eye condition. Is the goal to help my eye, save my vision, is the goal being accomplished. Are the injections working and doing what they're supposed to do. can Dr. Vitale see any benefit and progress? and plan of care for future.
UofU Patient
December 06, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr. Vitale is amazing
UofU Patient
November 27, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
I was not asked if I had any questions or concerns. Altho I did not, it's nice to be asked. Everyone was very respectful.
UofU Patient
November 25, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
I didn't understand why they spent so much time staring in my dilated eyes with a bright light. It was not adequately explained to me what was going on and why. I ended up with a very bad headache.
UofU Patient
November 22, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
staff is great
UofU Patient
November 16, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
I was out scheduling my next appt and he added a couple more tests, but I didn't really know what they were for. (pictures of my eye and a chest CT scan)
Albert T. Vitale, MD, specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with diseases of the retina and vitreous. He also heads Moran's Uveitis Division—and is one of the only ophthalmologists in the Mountain West specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis and other infections and inflammatory diseases of the eye.
His research interests include ocular manifestations of systemic diseases, novel therapeutic agents, and new drug delivery systems in the treatment of ocular inflammatory disease, retinal vascular disease, and the pharmacotherapy of age-related macular degeneration.
He is also one of about a handful of people in the country with dual training in ocular immunology and inflammatory disease as well as vitreoretinal surgery, and the only provider of such expertise in the Mountain West. He is co-author of the definitive text on the subject, with Dr. Steven Foster, titled, Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitis.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Ophthalmology/Visual Sciences
-
Professor (Clinical) |
| Board Certification | American Board of Ophthalmology National Board of Medical Examiners |
Research Interests
- Ocular Inflammatory Disease
- Wound Healing
- Vitreoretinal Disease
- Ocular Trauma
- Retinal Vascular Disease
- Corneal Wound Healing
- Age-related Macular Degeneration
Education History
| Fellowship | Retina Specialists of Boston Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow, 1995 |
| Fellowship | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Fellow, 1993 |
| Chief Resident | St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center Ophthalmology Chief Resident, 1992 |
| Residency | St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center Ophthalmology Resident, 1992 |
| Internship | University Health Centers of Pittsburgh Internal Medicine Intern, 1988 |
| Professional Medical | New York Medical College Medicine M.D., 1987 |
| Undergraduate | Stanford University Biological Sciences and Humanities Special Programs B.S., 1981 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Hu KS, Vitale AT, Shakoor A, Larochelle M, Sassalos T, Elner SG, Jayasundera T, Conrady CD (2021). Pyramidal Inflammatory Deposits of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Outer Retina in Ocular Syphilis. Ophthalmol Retina, 6, 172-178.
- Suhler EB, Jaffe GJ, Fortin E, Lim LL, Merrill PT, Dick AD, Brezin AP, Nguyen QD, Thorne JE, Van Calster J, Cimino L, Adan A, Goto H, Kaburaki T, Kramer M, Vitale AT, Kron M, Song AP, Liu J, Pathai S, Douglas KM, Schlaen A, Muccioli C, Van Velthoven MEJ, Zierhut M, Rosenbaum JT (2020). Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Adalimumab in Patients with Noninfectious Intermediate Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, or Panuveitis. Ophthalmology, 128(6), 899-909.
- Rosenbaum JT, Harrington CA, Searles RP, Fei SS, Zaki A, Arepalli S, Paley MA, Hassman LM, Vitale AT, Conrady CD, Keath P, Mitchell C, Watson L, Planck SR, Martin TM, Choi D (2021). Identifying RNA Biomarkers and Molecular Pathways Involved in Multiple Subtypes of Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol, 226, 226-234.
- Rosenbaum JT, Harrington CA, Searles RP, Fei SS, Zaki A, Arepalli S, Paley MA, Hassman LM, Vitale AT, Conrady CD, Keath P, Mitchell C, Watson L, Planck SR, Martin TM, Choi D (2020). Revising the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Uveitis by Peripheral Blood Transcriptomics. Am J Ophthalmol, 222, 15-23.
- Rifkin LM, Vadboncoeur J, Minkus CC, Dunn EN, Moorthy RS, Bhatt N, Sen HN, Taggart MG, Vitale AT, Goldstein DA (2019). The Utility of Lyme Testing in the Workup of Ocular Inflammation. Ocul Immunol Inflamm, 29(1), 149-153.
- Hicks PM, Haaland B, Feehan M, Crandall AS, Pettey JH, Nuttall E, Self W, Hartnett ME, Bernstein P, Vitale A, Shakoor A, Shulman JP, Sieminski SF, Kim I, Owen LA, Murtaugh MA, Noyes A, DeAngelis MM (2020). Systemic Disease and Ocular Comorbidity Analysis of Geographically Isolated Federally Recognized American Indian Tribes of the Intermountain West. J Clin Med, 9(11).
- Merrill PT, Vitale A, Zierhut M, Goto H, Kron M, Song AP, Pathai S, Fortin E (2020). Efficacy of Adalimumab in Non-Infectious Uveitis Across Different Etiologies: A Post Hoc Analysis of the VISUAL I and VISUAL II Trials. Ocul Immunol Inflamm, 29, 1-7.
- Conrady CD, Feist RM Jr, Vitale AT, Shakoor A (2020). Long-term visual outcomes of endophthalmitis and the role of systemic steroids in addition to intravitreal dexamethasone. BMC Ophthalmol, 20(1), 181.
- Sauer L, Vitale AS, Andersen KM, Hart B, Bernstein PS (2019). FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING OPHTHALMOSCOPY (FLIO) PATTERNS IN CLINICALLY UNAFFECTED CHILDREN OF MACULAR TELANGIECTASIA TYPE 2 (MACTEL) PATIENTS. Retina, 40(4), 695-704.
- Kutluturk I, Agarwal A, Shulman S, Vitale A, Parodi MB, Conrady CD, Hurtikova K, Cunha Souza E, Rodriguez EC, Chhablani J, Tappeiner C, Gerding H, Zinkernagel MS, Tucker W, Munk MR (2020). The Clinical Characteristics of Unilateral Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathies. Ocul Immunol Inflamm, 29, 1-8.
- Liang Q, Dharmat R, Owen L, Shakoor A, Li Y, Kim S, Vitale A, Kim I, Morgan D, Liang S, Wu N, Chen K, DeAngelis MM, Chen R (2019). Single-nuclei RNA-seq on human retinal tissue provides improved transcriptome profiling. Nat Commun, 10(1), 5743.
- Williams LB, Javed A, Sabri A, Morgan DJ, Huff CD, Grigg JR, Heng XT, Khng AJ, Hollink IHIM, Morrison MA, Owen LA, Anderson K, Kinard K, Greenlees R, Novacic D, Nida Sen H, Zein WM, Rodgers GM, Vitale AT, Haider NB, Hillmer AM, Ng PC, Shankaracharya, Cheng A, Zheng L, Gillies MC, van Slegtenhorst M, van Hagen PM, Missotten TOAR, Farley GL, Polo M, Malatack J, Curtin J, Martin F, Arbuckle S, Alexander SI, Chircop M, Davila S, Digre KB, Jamieson RV, DeAngelis MM (2019). ALPK1 missense pathogenic variant in five families leads to ROSAH syndrome, an ocular multisystem autosomal dominant disorder. Genet Med, 21(9), 2103-2115.
- Owen LA, Shakoor A, Morgan DJ, Hejazi AA, McEntire MW, Brown JJ, Farrer LA, Kim I, Vitale A, DeAngelis MM (2019). The Utah Protocol for Postmortem Eye Phenotyping and Molecular Biochemical Analysis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 60(4), 1204-1212.
- Papangkorn K, Truett KR, Vitale AT, Jhaveri C, Scales DK, Foster CS, Montieth A, Higuchi JW, Brar B, Higuchi WI (2018). Novel Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Treatment (DSP-Visulex) for Noninfectious Anterior Uveitis: A Randomized Phase I/II Clinical Trial. Curr Eye Res, 44(2), 185-193.
- Thorne JE, Sugar EA, Holbrook JT, Burke AE, Altaweel MM, Vitale AT, Acharya NR, Kempen JH, Jabs DA, Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial Research Group (2018). Periocular Triamcinolone vs. Intravitreal Triamcinolone vs. Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for the Treatment of Uveitic Macular Edema: The PeriOcular vs. INTravitreal corticosteroids for uveitic macular edema (POINT) Trial. Ophthalmology, 126(2), 283-295.
- Hicks PM, Melendez SAC, Vitale A, Self W, Hartnett ME, Bernstein P, Morgan DJ, Feehan M, Shakoor A, Kim I, Owen LA, DeAngelis MM (2019). Genetic Epidemiologic Analysis of Hypertensive Retinopathy in an Underrepresented and Rare Federally Recognized Native American Population of the Intermountain West. J Community Med Public Health, 3(1).
- Suhler EB, Adn A, Brzin AP, Fortin E, Goto H, Jaffe GJ, Kaburaki T, Kramer M, Lim LL, Muccioli C, Nguyen QD, Van Calster J, Cimino L, Kron M, Song AP, Liu J, Pathai S, Camez A, Schlaen A, van Velthoven MEJ, Vitale AT, Zierhut M, Tari S, Dick AD (2018). Safety and Efficacy of Adalimumab in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis in an Ongoing Open-Label Study: VISUAL III. Ophthalmology, 125(7), 1075-1087.
- Dick AD, Rosenbaum JT, Al-Dhibi HA, Belfort R Jr, et al, Fundamentals of Care for Uveitis International Consensus Group (2018). Guidance on Noncorticosteroid Systemic Immunomodulatory Therapy in Noninfectious Uveitis: Fundamentals Of Care for UveitiS (FOCUS) Initiative. Ophthalmology, [Epub].
- Jabs DA, Dick A, Doucette JT, Gupta A, Lightman S, McCluskey P, Okada AA, Palestine AG, Rosenbaum JT, Saleem SM, Thorne JE, Trusko B (2018). The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature Working Group. Interobserver agreement among uveitis experts on uveitic diagnoses: The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature experience. Am J Ophthalmol, 186(Feb 2018), 19-24.
- Lim LT, Vasudevan V, Shelton J, Vitale AT, Moorthy R (2016). MACULA RETINAL VASCULITIS AND CHOROIDITIS ASSOCIATED WITH GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS. Retin Cases Brief Rep, 11(2), 119-122.
- Kline DC, Vitale A, Warner JE (2007). Acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy associated with cavernous sinus thrombosis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm, 15(6), 443-6.
- Vitale AT, Rodriguez A, Foster CS (1994). Low-dose cyclosporine therapy in the treatment of birdshot retinochoroidopathy. Ophthalmology, 101(5), 822-31.
Case Report
Letter
- Conrady CD, Hu K, Shakoor A, Larochelle M, Sassalos T, Elner SG, Jayasundera T, Vitale AT (2021). Reply. [Letter to the editor]. Ophthalmol Retina, 6(5), 437-438.
- Patel RC, Vitale AT, Creel DJ, Digre KB (2020). Not All That Flickers Is Snow. [Letter to the editor]. J Neuroophthalmol, 41(1), e97-e99.
- Vitale AT, Spaide RF, Warren FA, Moussouris HF, DAmico RA (1992). Orbital aspergillosis in an immunocompromised host. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Ophthalmol, 113(6), 725-6.
Abstract
- Sugar EA, Holbrook JA, Burke AE, Jaffe GJ, Vitale AT, Davis JL, Jabs DA (2018). Dissociations of the fluocinolone acetonide implant: experience from long-term follow-up during the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study [Abstract]. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS) ARVO 2018 Journal, 59(9), 417.