Doctor Vincent Pica Day On The Burg Blog

Doctor Vincent Pica Day On The Burg Blog
First some career highlights in this post, then some
wonderful posts with memories and pictures from his
daughter Catherine. God Bless The Pica Family.

Dr Vincent B. Pica was born in Trenton and was a lifelong
area resident. Dr . Pica was a prominent eye physician and
surgeon for 44 years. He practiced family medicine for
seven years before specializing in eye surgery.
After receiving a bachelor's degree from Villanova
University and a master's degree from Rutgers University,
he graduated from Marquette University School of Medicine
in 1956. He was an intern at St. Francis Hospital, Trenton,
and did post-graduate studies at the University of
Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine. He completed his
residency at the Newark Eye and Ear Unit of United Hospital.
A founder of Hamilton Hospital, he was chief of staff,
surgery and ophthalmology at Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital at Hamilton, where a building was named in his
honor in 1995. Dr . Pica also was chief of staff at Saint
Francis Medical Center. He established the eye clinic at
Morris Hall Rehabilitation Center, Lawrenceville, and was
president of the center's advisory board. He was a member
of Catholic Charities Advisory Board and a physician at
Saint Michael's Orphanage, Hopewell, until its closing.
He was a diplomat for the American Board of Ophthalmology,
member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Academy
of Ophthalmology, and a fellow of the American College of
Surgeons. He wrote many articles for professional journals
and contributed regularly to local newspapers. He received
many awards and honors, including the Verdi Civic Award
for Outstanding Community Service from the Fermi Foundation.
He was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and a Navy
veteran of World War II.