Dr. Latona completed his residency in ophthalmology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He practices comprehensive ophthalmology with special interests in cataract surgery and glaucoma surgery. He is board certified.  After joining Ronald N. Beams, MD, P.C. in 1995, Dr. Latona became an equal owner of the practice in 2 years. Today Dr. Latona is the owner and CEO of Community Eye Care of Indiana, INC.

Practice:                       President and CEO since August 1, 1995.

Board Certification:     The American Board of Ophthalmology
                                       November 16, 1997 – December 31, 2007

Education:

Residency -
                    Ophthalmology
                    Cook County Hospital
                    Chicago, Illinois
                    July 1, 1992 – June 30, 1995

Internship -    
                    Medicine
                    UCLA – San Fernando Valley Program
                    Sepulveda, California
                    July 1, 1991 – July 30, 1992

Medical School-        
                    Doctor of Medicine (1991)
                    Doctor of Philosophy: 1990
                    Physiology Biophysics
                    Chicago Medical School
                    North Chicago, Illinois

Undergraduate-     
                    Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering: 1982
                    San Diego State University
                    San Diego, California

Professional Activities:       
          Young Ophthalmologists Committee
          Member since 1995 - 2000
          Ophthalmology at Community Hospitals Indianapolis
          Chairman - 1998 to 2003

Professional Societies:         
          American Academy of Ophthalmology
          American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
          American Medical Association
          Aircraft Owners & Pilots Associate.

Activities/Interests:        
          Reading, computers (IBM and Macintosh), Aviation (private
          pilot), electronics, and traveling.

Research Experience:        
          Ion Concentration and Voltage Dependence of Na/K Pump
          Current in Xenopus laevis Oocytes.

Publications:        

          LaTona, John “Ion Concentration and Voltage Dependence of
          Na/K Pump Current in Xenopus laevis Oocytes.”
          Doctoral Dissertation. 1990

          Rakowski, F.F., Vasilets, L.A., Latona, J., and Schwarz W., “ A
          Negative Slope in the Current-Voltage Relationship of the Na/K
          pump in Xenopus Oocytes Produced by Reduction of External
          [K]”.
          J Membr Biol 1991 Apr; 121 (2):177-87

          Rakowski, R.F., Paxson, C.I., Latona. J. “Current-Voltage
          Relationships of the Electrogenic Na/K Pump in Xenopus
          Oocytes.” FASEB Journal 3:a873 (1989)