Dr. Albert S. Li

Dr. Albert Li is a board-certified, fellowship-trained vitreoretinal surgeon at Vitreoretinal Consultants of New York, a member of the Northwell Health Eye Institute. He speaks English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

Dr. Li specializes in diseases and surgery of the vitreous and retina, including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusions, retinal detachments, macular puckers, macular holes, and cataract complications. Dr. Li is dedicated to providing compassionate care to all of his patients, employing the latest technology and applying the most up-to-date medical research in order to meet the specific needs of each patient he sees.

Dr. Li graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in Chemical and Physical Biology from Harvard College. He was awarded the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize for his undergraduate research thesis at Harvard College and inducted into The Phi Beta Kappa Society. He earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and obtained his ophthalmology residency training at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, serving as chief resident in his final year. He then completed his vitreoretinal fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he also held an academic appointment as an Instructor in Ophthalmology.

Dr. Li is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Society of Retina Specialists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and previously served as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he was honored as Faculty of the Year for excellence in resident teaching. Dr. Li has authored many peer-reviewed articles in the medical literature and regularly presents his clinical research at national and international ophthalmology meetings. He continues to be engaged in clinical research in retinal diseases as well as the education and training of medical students and residents in ophthalmology.

Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coats Disease. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Artery Occlusion, Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Vitrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 28 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Coats Disease.