About the Doctor

Recipient of the Baylis Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cosmetic Surgery. (2005)

Dr. Putterman has been in private practice for 35 years, and has had extensive experience during that time. He is Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Chief of Oculoplastic Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.  He has also served as president of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery and The Chicago Ophthalmological Society.

Dr. Putterman has published over 325 scientific papers, mostly on oculoplastic surgery instruments he has invented. He has contributed to more than 50 textbooks, and recently published the 4th edition of his definitive textbook, Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery.  Dr. Putterman has also given over 310 lectures in his field, both nationally and internationally.

During his illustrious career, Dr. Putterman has garnered many prestigious awards, including recognition in each publication of the Best Doctors Book since 1994, a listing in Ophthalmology Times "The Best Ophthalmologists in America," inclusion in Chicago Magazine as one of the "500 top doctors in Chicago," and Town and Country Magazine as among the "outstanding medical specialists in the United States."  He was the only Oculoplastic surgeon among five doctors to receive the 1998 "Recognition for Achievement in Ophthalmology" Award from Ophthalmology Times.  In 2003 & 2006 he was the only Oculoplastic surgeon in the Midwest to be listed in America's Top Doctors ( Editors Castle Connolly) and one of two Oculoplastic surgeons in Illinois listed in The Best Doctors in America by Woodward/White. In January 2004 & 2006, he was the only Oculoplastic surgeon included in Chicago Magazine's 350 Top Doctors as chosen by their peers.  In 2007 he was one of three oculoplastic surgeons in the Midwest listed as America’s Top Doctors.

He is also a black belt instructor of NIA, which combines the martial arts, the dance arts, and the healing arts.  He is a certified Zumba instructor as well.