The 20 Best Retinitis Pigmentosa Doctors Near Me in Flushing, NY

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 189 doctor with experience in Retinitis Pigmentosa near Flushing, NY. Of these, 169 are Experienced, 16 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    9131 Queens Boulevard, Suite 209, 
    Elmhurst, NY 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Philip Ferrone is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Elmhurst, New York. Dr. Ferrone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Coats Disease, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Ferrone is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    3808 Union Street, Suite 3B, 
    Flushing, NY 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Korean

    Jessica Lee is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Flushing, New York. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Retinal Artery Occlusion. Dr. Lee is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    13625 Maple Avenue, Suite 202, 
    Flushing, NY 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin, Spanish

    James Lin is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Flushing, New York. Dr. Lin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, X-Linked Retinal Dysplasia, X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis, and Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration. Dr. Lin is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

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    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    10025 Queens Boulevard, Suite 1M, 
    Forest Hills, NY 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Bitton is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Bitton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Optic Atrophy Type 1, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Glaucoma, and Ocular Hypertension (OHT).

    Distinguished in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute

    622 W 168th Street, Vanderbilt Clinic Building, 3rd Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Scott E. Brodie, MD, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Attending Ophthalmologist in the Department of Ophthalmology. He is an internationally known clinician-scientist, and a leader in the use of electrophysiologic techniques for diagnosing of visual impairments in children and adults.Dr. Brodie is a graduate of the combined MD-PhD program at Weill-Cornell Medical College and The Rockefeller University in New York. He completed his PhD in retinal physiology in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate H. K. Hartline, under the supervision of Dr. Floyd Ratliff and Prof. Bruce Knight. He completed a medical internship and residency training in ophthalmology at The New York Hospital, and subsequently received fellowship training in medical retinal disorders and clinical electrophysiology of vision at New York University and Bellevue Hospital under the supervision of Dr. Ronald Carr, with support as a John Kluge Fellow of the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation.He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He is a member of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, the International Society for Genetic Eye Disease, and the Ophthalmic Genetics Study Club. Dr. Brodie has been honored with the Senior Achievement Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, as well as the Academy's Secretariat Award for Education.Dr. Brodie’s research centers on improving methodologies for electrophysiologic testing, and descriptions of novel findings in patients with inherited and metabolic retinal disorders. He has been a key member of the teams which have introduced important new therapies, including enzyme-replacement therapy for Fabry disease, and intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma, which has increased the rate of salvage of diseased eyes in the most severely affected patients from 20% to over 90%.Dr. Brodie has published extensively on electrophysiology and retinal disorders. He has a particular interest in clinical optics, and has served as Chair of the Editorial committee for the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Basic and Clinical Science Course on Clinical Optics for the past ten years. In his spare time, he enjoys reading mathematics, and playing the oboe in local orchestras and chamber groups. Dr. Brodie is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Retinoblastoma, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Cone-Rod Dystrophy, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Brodie is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute

    622 W 168th Street, Vanderbilt Clinic Building, 3rd Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Cantonese
    Accepting New Patients

    "Stephen H. Tsang, M.D, Ph.D. is an acclaimed clinical geneticist in the care of individuals with retinal degenerations. He has been culturing stem cells since 1992 and created the first mouse model for a recessive form of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) by applying genome engineering to stem cell technology in 1995. He successfully treated preclinical models of Pde6a, Pde6b, Mfrp, Rho, Cngb1 and autosomal recessive bestrophin retinopathies.He has expertise in designing and testing genome engineering strategies in pre-clinical models, developing patient-specific knock-in models, generating of patient cell lines and providing care to patients with a precision medicine approach. He is also leading efforts in FDA trials for gene therapies, including PDE6A, RAB geranylgeranyl transferase, RPGR, CNGB3, CNGA3 and ABCA4 retinopathies. He wrote 3 books: “Precision Medicine, CRISPR, and Genome Engineering: Moving from Association to Biology and Therapeutics"" and “Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in Ophthalmology”, Springer Press, NY; and “CRISPR Genome Surgery in Stem Cells and Disease Tissues”, Elsevier Inc. He is an elected member of several honorary societies including the American Society for Clinical Investigation, Alcon Research Institute and American Ophthalmological Society. He is consistently named to various NIH study sections (DPVS standing member 2014-8 and PED2 2022-6) and other review committees; Alcon Research Institute Grant Review Committee (2022-27), Scientific Advisory Panel - Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB, 2019-29), Chair of American Ophthalmological Society Thesis Review Committee (2022-2023). Many of his publications are in widely-read general interest journals such as Science, NEJM, Lancet, Cell Stem Cell, Nature Genetics, and Journal of Clinical Investigation, which attests to the broad impact that his work has had.Dr. Tsang received a resident teaching award in 2008 and was the Columbia Ophthalmology Basic Science Course Director (2006-2018). Dr. Tsang graduated from Johns Hopkins University, where he began his medical genetics training under the tutelage of Professor Victor A. McKusick. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the NIH-National Institute of General Medical Sciences Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Columbia University. Dr. Tsang then completed his residency at Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA, followed by studies with Professors Alan C. Bird and Graham E. Holder on improving the care of individuals with macular degenerations.". Dr. Tsang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Sorsby Fundus Dystrophy, Stargardt Macular Degeneration, and Usher Syndrome. Dr. Tsang is board certified in Ophthalmology. Dr. Tsang is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    3808 Union Street, Suite 3B, 
    Flushing, NY 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Fukien, Mandarin, Spanish

    Dr. Albert Li is a board-certified, fellowship-trained vitreoretinal surgeon at Vitreoretinal Consultants of New York, a member of the Northwell Health Eye Institute. He speaks English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.Dr. Li specializes in diseases and surgery of the vitreous and retina, including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusions, retinal detachments, macular puckers, macular holes, and cataract complications. Dr. Li is dedicated to providing compassionate care to all of his patients, employing the latest technology and applying the most up-to-date medical research in order to meet the specific needs of each patient he sees.Dr. Li graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in Chemical and Physical Biology from Harvard College. He was awarded the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize for his undergraduate research thesis at Harvard College and inducted into The Phi Beta Kappa Society. He earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and obtained his ophthalmology residency training at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, serving as chief resident in his final year. He then completed his vitreoretinal fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he also held an academic appointment as an Instructor in Ophthalmology.Dr. Li is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Society of Retina Specialists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and previously served as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he was honored as Faculty of the Year for excellence in resident teaching. Dr. Li has authored many peer-reviewed articles in the medical literature and regularly presents his clinical research at national and international ophthalmology meetings. He continues to be engaged in clinical research in retinal diseases as well as the education and training of medical students and residents in ophthalmology. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Retinal Artery Occlusion, Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Detachment, and Vitrectomy.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (5.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Saadia Rashid is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Rashid is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), and Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 216, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (6.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jonathan Jonisch is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Jonisch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Retinopathy, and Retinal Vein Occlusion. Dr. Jonisch is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

    Advanced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Glaucoma Center At MEETH

    210 East 64th Street, 6th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (6.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Farsi, French, Spanish

    Golnaz Moazami is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Moazami is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), and Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy. Dr. Moazami is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At MEETH

    210 East 64th Street, 7th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (6.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Endophthalmitis, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Ritterband is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At MEETH

    210 East 64th Street, 7th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (6.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Seedor is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Seedor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fuchs Dystrophy, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Corneal Transplant, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Seedor is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

    Ophthalmology | General Surgery
    Ophthalmology | General Surgery

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At MEETH

    210 East 64th Street, 7th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (6.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Talia Kaden is a General Surgeon and an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Kaden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Iridectomy.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    550 Park Avenue, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Susan Fromer is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Fromer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. She is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Kallikrein Hypertension, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Meibomianitis.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    Montefiore Medical Group-Bronx East

    2300 Westchester Avenue, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Umar Mian is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Mian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Kallikrein Hypertension, Retinal Artery Occlusion, and Vitrectomy.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion

    3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Yu Hyon Kim, MD, is an attending physician, Retina and Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus is in all aspects of vitreoretinal diseases evaluation, treatment and surgery, with a special interest in retinovascular disease, diabetes, macular degeneration, sickle cell and vascular occlusions. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Retinal Detachment, and Retinal Vein Occlusion.

    Distinguished in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Distinguished in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    New York Eye And Ear Infirmary Of Mount Sinai

    310 E 14th St, 
    New York, NY 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Rosen is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Rosen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), and Vitrectomy.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology At Riverdale

    3765 Riverdale Avenue, Suite 3, 
    Riverdale, NY 
     (8.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Steven Odrich is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Riverdale, New York. Dr. Odrich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Glaucoma, Meibomianitis, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Odrich is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa

    NY Ophthalmology And Medical Associates, PLLC

    632 Flatbush Avenue, 
    Brooklyn, NY 
     (9.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Rubaltelli is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Rubaltelli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Kallikrein Hypertension, Congenital Toxoplasmosis, and Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.

    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Ophthalmology

    Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

    4161 Kissena Blvd, 
    Flushing, NY 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Russell is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Flushing, New York. Dr. Russell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pinguecula, Glaucoma, Blepharitis, and Coloboma of Eye Lens.

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    What is the definition of Retinitis Pigmentosa?

    Retinitis pigmentosa is an eye disease in which there is damage to the retina. The retina is the layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye. This layer converts light images to nerve signals and sends them to the brain.

    When should I see a Retinitis Pigmentosa doctor near Flushing, NY?

    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 Retinitis Pigmentosa doctor near Flushing, NY?

    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 Retinitis Pigmentosa doctors near Flushing, NY?

    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 Retinitis Pigmentosa doctors near Flushing, NY?

    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 Retinitis Pigmentosa doctor near Flushing, NY?

    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 Retinitis Pigmentosa doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Retinitis Pigmentosa 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 Retinitis Pigmentosa doctor near Flushing, NY?

    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 Retinitis Pigmentosa 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 Retinitis Pigmentosa 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 Retinitis Pigmentosa doctors near Flushing, NY?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Retinitis Pigmentosa 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 Retinitis Pigmentosa doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Retinitis Pigmentosa 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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