The 20 Best Geographic Atrophy Doctors Near Me in New York, US

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The 20 Best Geographic Atrophy Doctors in New York, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 400 doctor with experience in Geographic Atrophy near New York, US. Of these, 318 are Experienced, 59 are Advanced, 22 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    Richard Spaide
    Elite in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Elite in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants Of New York(Downtown)

    110 Lafayette St, Suite 502, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Spaide specializes in diseases of the retina and vitreous. His particular interests include retinal surgery, Macular Degeneration, Macular Holes, Macular Pucker, Diabetic Retinopathy, and intraocular inflammation. He has published more than 300 articles and 50 book chapters and 9 books about the diagnosis and treatment of Retinal Diseases. He has given lectures around the world.He has a remarkable number of “firsts” in retinal diseases including the development of autofluorescence imaging using a fundus camera and the first practical method to image deeper structures in the eye with optical coherence tomography. These imaging methods now are used around the world. He has described many new findings and diseases of the eye and helped develop many novel treatments. He has developed numerous surgical instruments that were named after him and holds patents for ophthalmic inventions.He is the recipient of the Richard and Hilda Rosenthal Foundation Award in the Visual Sciences, the Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retinal Surgeons, and the Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Opthalmology and the Prix Soubrane de la Recherche en Ophthalmologie, Award of Merit from the Retina Society, the Henkind Award, Coscas Award, Nataraja Pillai Award, W. Richard Green MD Award, George Theodossiadis Award, Founders Award, American Society of Retinal Surgeons, Life Achievement Honor Award, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Spaide is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Geographic Atrophy, and Vitrectomy.

    Sherif Khedr
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    Bassett Medical Center

    1 Atwell Road, 
    Cooperstown, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Khedr is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Retinal Artery Occlusion.

    Lawrence Yannuzzi
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants Of New York

    950 3rd Ave, 3rd floor, 
    New York, NY 
    Experience:
    21+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Yannuzzi has made numerous innovative and lasting contributions in imaging, drug development, and therapeutic modalities. He was the first to use oral non-steroid anti-inflammatory medication for the treatment of cystoid macular edema and developed an eye drop to treat this condition. He has described new diseases as well as new associations and manifestations of established entities and photosensitization.He has published over 400 scientific papers and 13 books, which have earned him respect and admiration in the ophthalmic-retinal community and retina specialists internationally. He is well recognized as a devoted and excellent educator, a superb clinical diagnostician, and a prolific organizer of retinal meetings worldwide. Dr. Yannuzzi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD), and Vitrectomy.

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    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    100 South Bedford Road, Suite 110, 
    Mount Kisco, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Howard Charles is an Ophthalmologist in Mount Kisco, New York. Dr. Charles is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Detachment, and Diabetic Retinopathy.

    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy

    Angioletti Retina Associates

    7 Gramercy Park West, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Louis Angioletti is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Angioletti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Geographic Atrophy, and Retinal Vein Occlusion.

    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    100 South Bedford Road, Suite 110, 
    Mount Kisco, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eric Fitz is an Ophthalmologist in Mount Kisco, New York. Dr. Fitz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Detachment, and Retinal Artery Occlusion.

    Michael Cooney
    Experienced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants Of New York(Downtown)

    110 Lafayette St, Suite 502, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy, and Cone Dystrophy.

    Jonathan Jonisch
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 216, 
    Great Neck, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jonathan Jonisch is an Ophthalmologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Jonisch is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, and Retinal Vein Occlusion.

    Jason S. Slakter
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    950 3rd Avenue, Floor 3, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jason Slakter is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Slakter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, Retinal Detachment, and Vitrectomy.

    Juan M. Romero
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    17 Squadron Boulevard, Suite 200, 
    New City, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Juan Romero is an Ophthalmologist in New City, New York. Dr. Romero is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Detachment, and Vitrectomy.

    David Y. Poon
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    64 North Long Beach Road, 
    Rockville Centre, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Poon is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Poon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, and Retinal Vein Occlusion.

    David Y. Rhee
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    283 Commack Road, 
    Commack, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Rhee is an Ophthalmologist in Commack, New York. Dr. Rhee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Detachment, and Retinal Vein Occlusion.

    Brett J. Rosenblatt
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 216, 
    Great Neck, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brett Rosenblatt is an Ophthalmologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Rosenblatt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Detachment, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Vitrectomy.

    Philip J. Ferrone
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    9131 Queens Boulevard, Suite 209, 
    Elmhurst, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Philip Ferrone is an Ophthalmologist in Elmhurst, New York. Dr. Ferrone is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Coats Disease, and Vitrectomy.

    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    Retina-Vitreous Surgeons Of Central New York PC

    200 Greenfield Pkwy, 
    Liverpool, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jamin Brown is an Ophthalmologist in Liverpool, New York. Dr. Brown is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Vitrectomy.

    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    NYMHC FPP Endocrinology

    1901 1st Ave Ste 5, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Phillip Lai is an Ophthalmologist in New York, New York. Dr. Lai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Geographic Atrophy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Retinal Vein Occlusion.

    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    Ophthalmic Consultants Of Long Island

    2000 N Village Ave Ste 402, 
    Rockville Centre, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Glenn Stoller is an Ophthalmologist in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Stoller is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Retinal Artery Occlusion.

    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    SightMD

    601 Suffolk Ave, 
    Brentwood, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edward Marcus is an Ophthalmologist in Brentwood, New York. Dr. Marcus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Kallikrein Hypertension, and Vitrectomy.

    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    Retina-Vitreous Surgeons Of Central New York PC

    200 Greenfield Pkwy, 
    Liverpool, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kevin Rosenberg is an Ophthalmologist in Liverpool, New York. Dr. Rosenberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Detachment, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Vitrectomy.

    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Geographic Atrophy
    Ophthalmology

    Ophthalmic Consultants Of The Capital Region

    2222 Sixth Ave, 
    Troy, NY 
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    David Rabady is an Ophthalmologist in Troy, New York. Dr. Rabady has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Geographic Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD), Cone-Rod Dystrophy, Cone Dystrophy, and Stargardt Macular Degeneration. Dr. Rabady is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    When should I see a Geographic Atrophy doctor in New York, US?

    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 Geographic Atrophy doctor in New York, US?

    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 Geographic Atrophy doctors in New York, US?

    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 Geographic Atrophy doctors in New York, US?

    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 Geographic Atrophy doctor in New York, US?

    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 Geographic Atrophy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Geographic Atrophy 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 Geographic Atrophy doctor in New York, US?

    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 Geographic Atrophy 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 Geographic Atrophy 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 Geographic Atrophy doctors in New York, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Geographic Atrophy 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 Geographic Atrophy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Geographic Atrophy 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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