Overview
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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinal Artery Occlusion. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Keratitis, Glaucoma, Cataract, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 32 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
4141 Carpenter Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466
1250 Waters Place, Bronx, NY 10461
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
3170 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Interstitial KeratitisDr. Kang isDistinguished. Learn about Interstitial Keratitis.
- Advanced
- CataractDr. Kang isAdvanced. Learn about Cataract.
- Corneal TransplantDr. Kang isAdvanced. Learn about Corneal Transplant.
- Dry Eye SyndromeDr. Kang isAdvanced. Learn about Dry Eye Syndrome.
- GlaucomaDr. Kang isAdvanced. Learn about Glaucoma.
- Hereditary KeratitisDr. Kang isAdvanced. Learn about Hereditary Keratitis.
- KeratoconusDr. Kang isAdvanced. Learn about Keratoconus.
- Experienced
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Allergic ConjunctivitisDr. Kang isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Conjunctivitis.
- AmebiasisDr. Kang isExperienced. Learn about Amebiasis.
- AstigmatismDr. Kang isExperienced. Learn about Astigmatism.
- BlepharitisDr. Kang isExperienced. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Cataract RemovalDr. Kang isExperienced. Learn about Cataract Removal.