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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 95 doctor with experience in Cataract Removal near New York, NY. Of these, 76 are Experienced, 12 are Advanced, 6 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    95 providers found
      Elite in Cataract Removal
      Elite in Cataract Removal
      115 E 61st St, Suite 1b, 
      New York, NY 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Anastasios Kanellopoulos is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kanellopoulos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Keratoconus, Astigmatism, Nearsightedness, Cataract Removal, and Corneal Transplant.

      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology

      New York University

      111 Broadway, 
      New York, NY 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kathryn Colby is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Colby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Colby is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Experienced in Cataract Removal

      New York University

      530 1st Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joseph Panarelli is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Panarelli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Trabeculectomy, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Panarelli is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Experienced in Cataract Removal

      New York University

      550 1st Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Douglas Lazzaro is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Lazzaro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Interstitial Keratitis, Optic Nerve Atrophy, and Cataract Removal.

      Distinguished in Cataract Removal
      Distinguished in Cataract Removal

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      310 E 14th St, Opthalmology Department Of, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Tsontcho Ianchulev is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Ianchulev is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract Removal, and Trabeculectomy.

      Amilia Schrier
      Advanced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners At Greenwich Village, 3rd Floor

      7 7th Avenue, 2nd & 3rd Floor, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Amilia Schrier is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Schrier is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Blepharitis, Meibomianitis, Cataract Removal, and Vitrectomy.

      Min J. Zhang
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Holistic Medicine
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Holistic Medicine
      247 W 35th St Fl 10, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Min Zhang is a Holistic Medicine provider in New York, New York. Mr. Zhang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Balantidiasis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

      Advanced in Cataract Removal
      Advanced in Cataract Removal
      550 1st Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Valeriy Chorny is a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Chorny is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Gorlin-Chaudhry-Moss Syndrome and Cataract Removal.

      Advanced in Cataract Removal
      Advanced in Cataract Removal

      New York University

      240 E 38th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christina Prescott is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Prescott is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

      Advanced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology

      Downstate Ophthalmology Associates PC

      34 Plaza St E, 
      Brooklyn, NY 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Edward Smith is an Ophthalmologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Glaucoma, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Cataract Removal, and Vitrectomy.

      Celso Tello
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology

      Northwell Health Glaucoma Center At MEETH

      210 East 64th Street, 6th Floor, 
      New York, NY 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Portuguese, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Celso Tello is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Tello is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract, Trabeculectomy, and Vitrectomy.

      David C. Ritterband
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Experienced in Cataract Removal

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At MEETH

      210 East 64th Street, 7th Floor, 
      New York, NY 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David C. Ritterband MD, FACS is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Prior to joining Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital (MEETH)/Northwell Eye Institute, he was a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai and System Director of the Refractive Surgery Service for the Mount Sinai Health System. At MEETH he has assumed leadership of the Refractive Surgery division and the Laser Vision Correction Center and sees patients at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital on 64th Street. Dr. Ritterband is a graduate of Duke University and received his medical degree at New York Medical College where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He completed his Ophthalmology Residency at New York Medical College where he was elected Chief Resident. He completed his Corneal and External disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Eye and Ear Institute. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons. He is a past president of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group and a long time Medical Board member of the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration in New York City, the world's first Eye Bank. In addition to maintaining a busy tertiary-care referral practice in New York City, Dr. Ritterband is a nationally recognized physician, scientist, and surgeon. He has published over 250 medical and scientific papers, book chapters, monographs, and research abstracts. He has lectured widely in the United States on cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery topics. His clinical and research interests include cornea transplantation, cataract surgery, ocular drug development, laser refractive surgery, and ocular infections. A committed teacher and mentor, he has trained over 50 clinical cornea fellows first at the highly regarded AUPO certified corneal fellowship program at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and continuing with the current AUPO corneal fellowship program at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. Dr. Ritterband has received numerous awards including an Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has been named multiple times to New York Magazine's Best Doctors, Castle Connolly's Top Doctors, and the NY Times Magazine's Super Doctors. In addition, while at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary he received 6 Resident Outstanding Teaching and Dedicated Service Awards. Dr. Ritterband is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Endophthalmitis, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

      Advanced in Cataract Removal
      Advanced in Cataract Removal

      Weill Medical College Of Cornell

      1305 York Ave, Fl 11, 
      New York, NY 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christopher Starr is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Starr is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Blepharitis, Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, Cataract Removal, and Vitrectomy.

      Distinguished in Cataract Removal
      Distinguished in Cataract Removal

      Maimonides Cardiology Fpp

      4802 10th Ave, 
      Brooklyn, NY 
       (5.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Vijay Shetty is a Cardiologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Shetty is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Fainting, Arrhythmias, Cataract Removal, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

      Distinguished in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      Distinguished in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      49 W 127th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (7.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Haitian, Mandarin, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Daniel Laroche is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Laroche is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Hyphema, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Laroche is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology

      New York University

      111 Broadway, 
      New York, NY 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Yasha Modi is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Modi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Detachment, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology

      New York University

      111 Broadway, 
      New York, NY 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Albert Bargoud is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Bargoud is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Glaucoma, Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal.

      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology

      Raymond Fong Md, PC

      109 Lafayette St, Fl 4, 
      New York, NY 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Raymond Fong is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Fong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Pterygium, Glaucoma, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Cataract Removal.

      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      227 Madison St, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Nardacci is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Nardacci is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. His top areas of expertise are Schizoaffective Disorder and Cataract Removal.

      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Cataract Removal
      Ophthalmology

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      300 Cadman Plaza W, 
      Brooklyn, NY 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nisha Chadha is an Ophthalmologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Chadha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract, Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Chadha is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Cataract Removal?

      Cataract removal is surgery to remove a clouded lens (cataract) from the eye. Cataracts are removed to help you see better. The procedure almost always includes placing an artificial lens in the eye.

      When should I see a Cataract Removal doctor near New York, NY?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Cataract Removal doctor near New York, NY?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Cataract Removal doctors near New York, NY?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Cataract Removal doctors near New York, NY?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Cataract Removal doctor near New York, NY?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Cataract Removal doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Cataract Removal doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Cataract Removal doctor near New York, NY?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Cataract Removal doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Cataract Removal doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Cataract Removal doctors near New York, NY?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Cataract Removal doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Cataract Removal doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Cataract Removal doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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