James M. Maisel
Advanced in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)

Dr. James M. Maisel

Ophthalmology
Northwell
Retina Group Of New York
400 S Oyster Bay Rd, 305, 
Hicksville, NY 

Advanced in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
Northwell
Retina Group Of New York
400 S Oyster Bay Rd, 305, 
Hicksville, NY 
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Overview

Dr. Maisel, founder of the Retina Group of New York, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who completed the Dyson fellowship in Vitreous and Retinal surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. He has received a Special Congressional Award for his work in diabetic retinopathy and the Banko Gift of Sight Award. He also was named the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Humanitarian of the Year.

He has served as a Corporate Advisory Board member for the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Medical Advisory Board. He was also a member of the AAO Instrument and Device and Low Vision Committees and has received research grants from the U.S. Public Health Service and the National Institute of Health. Dr. Maisel represented the National Society to Prevent Blindness at the ANSI Z-80 committee where he helped establish many ophthalmic industry standards. He served as an editor of EyeCare Technology Magazine and co-editor of Diabetes Technology Magazine. He also authored numerous professional journal articles and lectures nationally on the retina, medical informatics, and practice management topics. In addition, he has been a clinical investigator, consultant, educator, and advisory board member for Pfizer, Novartis, Genentech, Alimera, Regeneron, and Allergan, educating retinal specialists across the US.

Dr. Maisel specializes in diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal tears and retinal detachment, macular pucker and macular hole repair, uveitis, ophthalmic surgical complications, hereditary retinal conditions, electrophysiology, glaucoma and second opinions.

Dr. Maisel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Cataract Removal, and Vitrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Nassau University Medical Center
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Medicine in NY
Medicine in FL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
North Shore University Hospital
North Shore University Hospital At Syosset
Nassau University Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
Special Congressional Award for work in Diabetes
Anton Banko Small Incision Surgery Award
Humanitarian of the Year, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
“Gift of Sight” Award, Sons of Italy
Co-Chair, 5th World Diabetes Congress Prague, Czech Republic
Dyson Foundation Vitreoretinal Scholar The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
National Society to Prevent Blindness Certificate of Appreciation Representative to ANSI Z-80 Committee

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Aetna
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Anthem
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Cigna
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EmblemHealth
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  • MEDICARE PDP
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Humana
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Northwell Health
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UnitedHealthcare
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US Health and Life
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Wellcare
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Locations

Retina Group of New York
400 S Oyster Bay Rd, 305, Hicksville, NY 11801
Call: 516-238-3837
Other Locations
Retina Group of New York
1455 Veterans Memorial Hwy, 100, Islandia, NY 11749
Call: 516-238-3837

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Maisel has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Cataract Removal
Graves Disease
Uveitis
Retinal Vein Occlusion
Optic Nerve Atrophy
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
Glaucoma
Retinal Artery Occlusion
Retinal Detachment
Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Vitrectomy
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Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Total Publications

Natural Language Processing-Enabled and Conventional Data Capture Methods for Input to Electronic Health Records: A Comparative Usability Study.
Natural Language Processing-Enabled and Conventional Data Capture Methods for Input to Electronic Health Records: A Comparative Usability Study.
Journal: JMIR medical informatics
Published: January 20, 2016
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      • Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
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