UAB Department of Ophthalmology
700 South 18th Street, Suite 601
Birmingham, AL 35233
(205) 325-8620

Specialty: Ophthalmology

Hospital Affiliation: Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital

Faculty Title: Professor

School of Medicine: New York University, 1966

Internship/s: Greenwich Hospital

Residency/ies: Bellevue Hospital

Certification/s: American Board of Ophthalmology, 1972

Interests: Visual electrophysiology, psychophysics, and ophthalmic ultrasound.

A native of New York City, Dr. Skalka received his B.A. from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in 1962. He received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1966. Following internship at Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, Connecticut, Dr. Skalka completed an ophthalmology residency at NYU Medical Center in New York. He then completed a fellowship in retinal electrophysiology and ultrasonography at NYU Medical Center. Following military service as Chief of Ophthalmology at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Dr. Skalka joined the UAB Department of Ophthalmology in 1973, and has been a member of the faculty since that time. Dr. Skalka served as Chairman of the UAB Department of Ophthalmology from 1981 to 1997, and is currently a Professor of Ophthalmology at UAB.

Dr. Skalka is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (1972). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American College of Surgeons, and the American College of Nutrition. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and Research to Prevent Blindness.