Michael J. Cooney
Advanced in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)

Dr. Michael J. Cooney

Ophthalmology
Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants Of New York(Downtown)
110 Lafayette St, Suite 502, 
New York, NY 
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Advanced in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants Of New York(Downtown)
110 Lafayette St, Suite 502, 
New York, NY 
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Overview

Dr. Cooney is a practicing vitreoretinal surgeon who was previously an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University and later became the director of the Medical Retina Service, the Duke Center for Macular Degeneration, and the medical retina fellowship program from 2001 to 2005. He received a MBA degree from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Dr. Cooney serves as a consultant and advisory board member for several pharmaceutical companies. In 1998, Dr. Cooney helped to establish InnoRx, an ophthalmic drug delivery and pharmaceutical company acquired by SurModics and served as a consultant from 2000 to 2002.

Dr. Cooney’s clinical practice focuses on the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, particularly age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. He is actively involved in the clinical development of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for vitreoretinal disease and the training of residents and fellows.,

Dr. Cooney helped establish InnoRx, an ophthalmic drug delivery and pharmaceutical company acquired by SurModics.

Dr. Cooney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Stargardt Macular Degeneration, and Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta.

Residency
Ophthalmology Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Specialist in NY
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York(Downtown)
110 Lafayette St, Suite 502, New York, NY 10013
Call: 212-234-3367
Other Locations
Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York
950 3rd Ave, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10022
Call: 212-861-9797

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