Dr. Michael J. Cooney
Overview
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), Stargardt Macular Degeneration, and Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta.
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Locations
110 Lafayette St, Suite 502, New York, NY 10013
950 3rd Ave, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10022
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Cone DystrophyDr. Cooney isAdvanced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Cooney isAdvanced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Doyne Honeycomb Retinal DystrophyDr. Cooney isAdvanced. Learn about Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy.
- Experienced
- BlepharitisDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Central Serous ChorioretinopathyDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
- ChalazionDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Chalazion.
- Choroid Plexus CarcinomaDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Dry Eye SyndromeDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Dry Eye Syndrome.