Overview
Claudia Patricia Castiblanco, MD, is Assistant Professor and Director of the Uveitis Service in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Castiblanco’s clinical focus is the diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult patients with ocular inflammation, including uveitis and scleritis. She attended Iona College and received her Bachelor of Science in biology and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2002. She then completed the Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) focusing in genetic research at Yale University in 2003. She attended Yale School of Medicine and earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2008. Her postdoctoral training began with a year-long internship in preliminary medicine at Greenwich Hospital. She then completed a three-year residency in ophthalmology at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 2012. Dr. Castiblanco finished her uveitis fellowship in 2013 with Dr. Stephen Foster at Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI) where she obtained training in the medical and surgical management of patients with ocular inflammation. Dr. Castiblanco’s research focuses on the evaluation and management of uveitis. Her work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, review articles and poster presentations. Dr. Castiblanco is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the National Hispanic Medical Association and the Foster Ocular Immunology Society.
Dr. Castiblanco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Uveitis, Neuroretinitis, Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, and Scleritis.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10461
2300 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
1250 Waters Place, Bronx, NY 10461
141 South Central Avenue, Hartsdale, NY 10530
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Ground Floor, Bronx, NY 10467
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- NeuroretinitisDr. Castiblanco isAdvanced. Learn about Neuroretinitis.
- Pigment-Dispersion SyndromeDr. Castiblanco isAdvanced. Learn about Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome.
- ScleritisDr. Castiblanco isAdvanced. Learn about Scleritis.
- UveitisDr. Castiblanco isAdvanced. Learn about Uveitis.
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- CataractDr. Castiblanco isExperienced. Learn about Cataract.
- Dry Eye SyndromeDr. Castiblanco isExperienced. Learn about Dry Eye Syndrome.
- Eales DiseaseDr. Castiblanco isExperienced. Learn about Eales Disease.
- EndophthalmitisDr. Castiblanco isExperienced. Learn about Endophthalmitis.
- EpiscleritisDr. Castiblanco isExperienced. Learn about Episcleritis.
- GlaucomaDr. Castiblanco isExperienced. Learn about Glaucoma.