The 20 Best Corneal Transplant Doctors in New York, US

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Endophthalmitis, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

John Seedor is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Seedor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Fuchs Dystrophy, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

Ira Udell is an Ophthalmologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Udell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pterygium, Fuchs Dystrophy, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, and Corneal Transplant.

Joann Kang, MD, is Director, Cornea and Refractive Surgery and Associate Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at Montefiore Einstein. A well-recognized physician and surgeon, Dr. Kang is devoted to patient care, surgery, research and teaching. Her clinical and surgical expertise includes cataract surgery, full and partial thickness corneal transplantation, ocular surface surgery/reconstruction, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) and laser vision correction such as laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).Dr. Kang received her Bachelor of Science from Cornell University. She then pursued her Doctorate in Medicine at Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing her transitional medicine internship at Maimonides Medical Center, she completed her three-year ophthalmology residency at Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago and was elected chief resident in her final year. Following this, she completed a corneal and external disease fellowship at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. Dr. Kang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Glaucoma, Cataract, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

Carolyn Y. Shih, MD, MBA, MPH is the Director of Clinical Research and the Director of Refractive Surgery at the North Shore LIJ Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Shih received her undergraduate degree with double honors from Brown University where she was elected to become a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Subsequently Dr. Shih attended Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she received her Doctorate of Medicine. During medical school, she was named a Rifkind Research Fellow and received the Alvin Behrens Memorial Fund Award. Dr. Shih has also received a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters of Public Health from Columbia University. She subsequently completed her residency at the Harkness Eye Institute at Columbia University and her Corneal and External Disease fellowship at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary. Dr. Shih specializes in corneal and external diseases and performs corneal transplants such as Penetrating Keratoplasty, Descemet s stripping endothelial Keratoplasty,, and Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. She also performs cataract surgery and laser vision correction. Dr. Shih has published her clinical research in peer-reviewed journals, authored book chapters and presented at national meetings. She is on the Medical Advisory Board for the New York Organ Donor and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the New York State Ophthalmology Society, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Shih is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Jules Winokur is an Ophthalmologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Winokur is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Vitrectomy.

Kathryn Colby is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Colby is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Fuchs Dystrophy, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Interstitial Keratitis, and Corneal Transplant.

Gerald Zaidman is an Ophthalmologist in Hawthorne, New York. Dr. Zaidman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Peters Anomaly, Cataract, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Gene Kim, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology at Montefiore Einstein. A board-certified ophthalmologist with a clinical specialty in the treatment of glaucoma and cataracts, Dr. Kim’s focus is on the medical and surgical management of glaucoma, including minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), cataract surgery, including premium intraocular lenses, and glaucoma laser proceduresAfter receiving his Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology from Duke University in 2008, Dr. Kim attended University of Michigan Medical School, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2012. His postdoctoral training began with a transitional year internship at Oakwood Hospital, followed by ophthalmology residency training at the Baylor College of Medicine Cullen Eye Institute from 2013 to 2016. He went on to complete a yearlong glaucoma fellowship at the Columbia University Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute in 2017. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.

Matthew Gorski is an Ophthalmologist in Patchogue, New York. Dr. Gorski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Blepharitis, Dry Eye Syndrome, Meibomianitis, Cataract, and Corneal Transplant.

Isha Cheela is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Cheela is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Keratoconus, Dry Eye Syndrome, Meibomianitis, and Corneal Transplant.

Ashley Khalili is an Ophthalmologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Khalili is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Blepharitis, Meibomianitis, Dry Eye Syndrome, Ectropion, and Corneal Transplant.

Henry Perry is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Perry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Blepharitis, Keratoconus, Dry Eye Syndrome, Ligneous Conjunctivitis, and Corneal Transplant.

Nikola Ragusa is an Ophthalmologist in Astoria, New York. Dr. Ragusa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Kallikrein Hypertension, Dry Eye Syndrome, Pterygium, and Corneal Transplant.

Anna Djougarian is an Ophthalmologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Djougarian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Kallikrein Hypertension, Dry Eye Syndrome, Cataract, and Corneal Transplant.

Anthony Rodriguez is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Rodriguez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Neuroendocrine Tumor, and Corneal Transplant.

Robert Schultze is an Ophthalmologist in Slingerlands, New York. Dr. Schultze is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Neurotrophic Keratitis, Walker Dyson Syndrome, Aniridia, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

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

Sumayya Ahmad is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Cataract Removal.

Esteban Santiago is an Ophthalmologist in Rochester, New York. Dr. Santiago has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Corneal Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Cloudy Cornea, Neurotrophic Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Vitrectomy.