WELCOME REFERRING PHYSICIANS

Welcome referring physicians and colleagues.  We look forward to working with you to manage patient care.


Thank you for entrusting Retina Consultants with the care of your patients' retinal needs. Due to a significant increase in referrals over the past few months, beginning Friday, November 15, 2024, we will not be accepting new referrals except for urgent referrals for the following diagnoses depending on surgical availability:

  • Retinal detachment

  • Dislocated IOL

  • Endophthalmitis

This decision was made to ensure we continue to provide the highest quality of care for both new and existing patients. We plan to reassess our capacity at the beginning of 2025 and will notify referring offices when we are able to expand our referral acceptance.

We appreciate your understanding and partnership as we work to manage our current caseload. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Veronica Avila at (701) 293-9829 ext. 370.

Urgent Referrals

For urgent referrals, we require a phone call to 701-293-9829, option 2 for triage and scheduling.  We ask that you review our Required Information for Urgent Referrals and have all the necessary information available when calling to make the referral.  If the patient needs to be seen within 24 hours of the referral phone call, the patient must be present in your office when the referral call is made.

Routine (Non-Urgent) Referrals

Beginning Friday, November 15, 2024, we will not be accepting new routine (non-urgent) referrals.

This decision was made to ensure we continue to provide the highest quality of care for both new and existing patients. We plan to reassess our capacity at the beginning of 2025 and will notify referring offices when we are able to expand our referral acceptance.

For up-to-date insurance information, please refer to this page.

Making a Referral

Dr. Johnson, Dr. Gilca, and Dr. Looysen provide 24/7 emergency services to North Dakota and the surrounding region.

If you have an emergency patient outside regular office hours, please call our main office number, 701-293-9829, and our answering service will connect you with the on-call physician.

After hours care

Direct Referral Secure Email Addresses*

Max Johnson, MD, RPh, FACS
mjohnson@rcfargo.intellechartdirect.net

Marina Gilca, MD
mgilca@rcfargo.intellechartdirect.net

Tyler Looysen, MD, MPH
tlooysen@rcfargo.intellechartdirect.net

   *Please note these email addresses can only receive CCDA
        messages sent through your EHR system.

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ECONSULT PROGRAM

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