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Jonathon H. Engman, M.D.
Jonathan H. Engman, M.D. practices
comprehensive ophthalmology and has a special interest in
cataract and refractive surgery. He enjoys seeing patients with
all types of eye diseases including cataracts, diabetes, macular
degeneration, glaucoma and dry eye. He sees patients for eye
emergencies and provides routine eye care as well. He is
certified to perform CustomVue LASIK and PRK using the VISX
laser. He was board certified by the American Board of
Ophthalmology in 2006. He has been featured in the "Top Doctor"
issue of the Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine.
After graduating from Gustavus
Adolphus College, Dr. Engman took a year off and spent time
doing research at the University of Minnesota and volunteering
at a hospice in Jerusalem. He returned to the University of
Minnesota to complete his medical degree where he was elected to
the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. His residency in
Ophthalmology was also completed at the University of Minnesota.
Following residency he spent 6 years at HealthPartners providing
medical and surgical eye care.
Dr. Engman is a member of the
American Academy of Ophthalmology and serves on the Board of
Directors for the Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology.
Outside of work, Dr. Engman enjoys
spending time with his wife Kristin, two daughters and their
yellow lab.
Erin Leverentz, M.D.
 Dr.
Leverentz graduated from Duke University, Magna cum Laude, with
a BS in Biology and Chemistry. She received her Doctor of
Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School.
While there, she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor
Medical Society.
Dr. Leverentz completed an
internship at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in Wisconsin,
followed by residency in Ophthalmology at the University of
Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Leverentz then completed a
fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at
the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics.
Dr. Leverentz practices
Comprehensive Ophthalmology with an interest in Cataract Surgery
and SUB-speciality in pediatric ophthalmology and adult
strabismus.
Dr. Leverentz looks forward to earning your trust and respect
by providing you and your patients outstanding eye care in a
timely and compassionate manner.
Nathan B. Reader, M.D.
 Nathan
Reader, M.D. practices comprehensive ophthalmology and has
experience with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disease
including medical and laser treatment of retinal disease. He has
extensive training in cataract, lens implant, laser, glaucoma,
and other anterior segment surgery. Dr. Reader is certified to
perform custom LASIK vision correction surgery using the VISX
excimer laser and the iLASIK platform.. Dr. Reader also has a
special interest in eyelid and upper facial plastic and
reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Reader graduated from the
University of Minnesota with a BS in Biochemistry. He received
his Doctor of Medicine degree from Washington University School
of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, one of the top ranked
medical schools in the country. While there, he was elected to
the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. Dr. Reader
completed an internship at Hennepin County Medical Center in
Minneapolis, followed by residency in ophthalmology at the
University of Minnesota where he won the oculoplastics award,
given to the resident who has shown outstanding skills and
aptitude in the areas of ophthalmic plastics and reconstructive
surgery. He has done research in the areas of eye movement
disorders, neurology, genetics, and fluid mechanics.
Dr. Reader is a board certified
member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and is also a
member of the Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology and the
Minnesota Medical Association. He lives in Bloomington with his
wife and two sons.
Dorothy J. Horns, M.D.
 Dr.
Horns practices general, comprehensive, and consultative
ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery. She specializes in
glaucoma and surgery of the anterior segment, and has been
performing surgery and laser surgery for more than thirty years.
Dr. Horns received her
undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Harvard
University and earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the
University of Minnesota Medical School. She is one of seven
members of her family to have graduated from the U of M Medical
School (a real family affair!). At medical school she was
elected to membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical
society her junior year, and she received three of the four
prizes awarded at graduation. She completed her medical
internship at the University of California San Francisco (one of
the most prestigious programs in the country) before training in
ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School's world famous
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. She also completed her
graduate fellowship training specializing in glaucoma and
diseases of the anterior segment at Harvard Medical School and
the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Horns is Board Certified in
Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of
Ophthalmology, Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology, and the
Minnesota Academy of Medicine (the oldest medical group in the
state). She is on the staff of Phillips Eye Institute, Abbott
Northwestern Hospital, and Fairview Southdale Hospital. She has
been on the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology at the
University of Minnesota Medical School for thirty years and
currently holds the rank of Adjunct Associate Professor. She
has served on multiple professional committees and boards of
professional organizations and has taught students in many
settings over the years. She has been selected to help ensure
the high quality of future ophthalmologists by serving as an
examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Horns, whose father, Richard C.
Horns, MD was a well known and well respected ophthalmologist,
grew up in the Twin Cities. After managing her own practice, at
first with her father and then on her own for several years, she
joined Southdale Eye Clinic in 1998. She has many
multigenerational families of patients who have relied on her
skilled, knowledgeable, and caring approach to ophthalmic care
for many years.
In addition to her medical duties,
Dr. Horns has served on the boards of Alpha Epsilon Iota medical
sorority, the Minnesota Opera, and the Schubert Club, and was
president of the University of Minnesota Medical School Alumni
Society for several years in the 1990s.
Mark Lewis Norman III, M.D.
 Mark
Lewis Norman III, M.D., featured in every "Top Doctor" issue of
the renowned Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine is popular with both
patients and peers. A comprehensive ophthalmic practitioner
since 1983, he specializes in the latest cataract, pediatric,
and refractive surgeries. He is Board Certified by the American
Academy of Ophthalmologists and VISX® certified on the VISX’s
state-of-the-art Star 2 scanning laser, which helps correct
nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
Dr. Norman was elected Chief of
Staff in 1995 of Minneapolis’ celebrated Phillips Eye Institute.
He also has staff appointments to Riverside Medical Center,
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, both in Minneapolis and Fairview
Southdale in Edina. Additionally, he is a Clinical Instructor in
Family Practice at the University of Minnesota School of
Medicine.
Born and reared in the Twin Cities,
Dr. Norman received his Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude,
from the University of St. Thomas where he majored in biology
and minored in chemistry. Completing his medical training for
his medical degree at St. Louis (Missouri) University, he served
two internships, one in the Department of Neurosurgery and the
second in the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Louis
University Hospitals. His residency in ophthalmology was at the
University’s Bethesda Eye Institute where he was named Chief
Resident in his third year.
Dr. Norman is an avid outdoorsman,
enjoying jogging and rollerblading with his dogs. He and his
wife, Polly, a photographer and artist, have two sons.
Raymond C. Croissont, M.D.
Medical/Surgical Practice
 Dr.
Croissant is a comprehensive ophthalmologist who performs
diagnostic, preventive, and routine eye exams, and treats most
eye diseases. His areas of special interest are cataracts and
implants, refractive surgery and LASIK, and prevention and
control of glaucoma.
Refractive surgery and LASIK have
rapidly developed into state-of-the-art technology, offering
exciting results to properly selected patients. While the
procedures work for many individuals, each patient must be
carefully examined and must deliberately consider the
risk/benefit factors before committing to having the treatments.
Dr. Croissant and his staff emphasize educating the patients
about the pros and cons of refractive surgery. He has been
performing LASIK since early 1999.
Like refractive surgery, cataract
surgery and implants are microsurgical techniques. Currently,
Dr. Croissant utilizes the clear cornea, suture less technique,
spherical and toric implants, and topical anesthesia (as opposed
to injecting Novocain-like medicines.)
Glaucoma is almost always silent
and can seriously damage vision unless it is detected early.
Many treatments are now available, including numerous eye drops,
laser, and microsurgery. Each patient must be carefully
monitored for response to treatment. The doctor must be
ever-vigilant for the need to change treatment modalities if the
condition changes.
Dr. Croissant operates primarily at
Fairview Southdale Hospital.
The American Board of Ophthalmology
has certified Dr. Croissant. He has served as a director on the
State Affairs Committee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
and was Minnesota’s Councilor to the American Academy of
Ophthalmology. He is on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota
Academy of Ophthalmology, and has served as that organization’s
president for a number of years.
EDUCATION
Dr. Croissant graduated from
Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. At
Western Reserve he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the Honor
Medical Society.
After an internship in Cleveland,
Ohio, he joined the U.S. Public Health Service, Division of
Tuberculosis Control. He was assigned to Puerto Rico where he
spent two very rewarding years treating tuberculosis patients.
Dr. Croissant especially enjoyed the opportunity to live in a
Latin American culture and to learn the Spanish language.
Dr. Croissant completed a four-year
course of study in the specialty of Ophthalmology at the
University of Minnesota, and then he joined Southdale Eye
Clinic. Board Certification was granted shortly after.
PERSONAL
Dr. Croissant is a long-time
resident of the Twin Cities. He was born in New England and was
the eldest of eight children. His father was an officer in the
U.S. Army, so his boyhood was spent all over the U.S. from New
England to California. He went to Western Reserve University in
Cleveland, Ohio, where he majored in biology and minored in
chemistry. For a foreign language he studied Italian, the
language of his mother’s family. At Western Reserve he was
elected to Beta Beta Beta, the biology honorary, and to Phi
Sigma Lota, the Romance language honorary. He also was a starter
on the school’s football team, playing offensive guard and
linebacker.
He met his wife, Mara, in college
and they were married after his 2nd year of medical school. Mara
is a registered nurse. They have two grown daughters, Christine
and Lisa, and three young grandchildren.
Dr. Croissant enjoys outdoor
sports, skiing, his Northwoods cabin in winter and summer, and
working with his computer.
Martin B. Kaplan, M.D.
 Dr.
Kaplan has practiced comprehensive Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic
surgery for over 30 years. His practice includes treatment of
medical eye diseases, surgical and laser treatment of Glaucoma,
and cataract and refractive surgery. He is Board Certified by
the American Board of Ophthalmology and is certified by VISX® on
their state of the art laser for refractive surgery.
Dr. Kaplan grew up in the Twin
Cities, earning his medical degree from the University of
Minnesota. He received his Ophthalmology training at the
internationally recognized Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.
He also served in the United States Air Force as a Flight
Surgeon for the USAF Thunderbird aerial demonstration team.
Dr. Kaplan served on the steering
committee involved in the development of the Phillips Eye
Institute and is presently on staff at that facility, as well as
at Fairview Southdale Hospital. He was on the board of the
Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology for many years and served as
president from 1992-1993. He has received the Physician
Recognition Award from the American Medical Association every
year since 1970. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of
Ophthalmology, a member of the American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery, and is an Adjunct Professor of the
Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota
Medical School.
Leslie W.
Jacobson, M.D.
 Leslie
Walter Jacobson, M.D., F.A.C.S., was born and raised in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a graduate of the University of
Minnesota, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, Bachelor of
Science degree and his Medical degree. After a general
internship at Hennepin County General Hospital in Minneapolis,
he spent 2 ½ years as a Captain in the U.S. Army, both overseas
and domestically and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal. He
returned to the University of Minnesota, where he completed a
Fellowship in Ophthalmology. He started his practice at 6533
Drew Avenue South in Edina, where he practices to this day.
Dr. Jacobson is Board Certified in
Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of
Ophthalmology, Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology, American
College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Minnesota
State Medical Association, Hennepin County Medical Society and
the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
He was featured in the first "Top
Doctor’s " issue of the Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine. He is on
the teaching staff of the Department of Ophthalmology at the
University of Minnesota where he is currently an Adjunct
Professor of Ophthalmology. Dr. Jacobson is on the medical
staffs of Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Phillips Eye Institute
and Fairview Southdale Hospital.
He and his wife, Cathy, have one
son, two daughters and four grandsons. Dr. Jacobson has many
avocations, which include flying his own aircraft (having
obtained both his instrument and land and sea ratings), hunting
and fishing, downhill skiing and traveling.
N. J. Haddad, M.D.
Southdale Eye Clinic
Practice History
June 1973 - Retired August 2011
Stephen B. Leverentz, M.D.
Southdale Eye Clinic
Practice History
June 1979 - Retired March 2011
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