Overview
Michael Engelbert, MD, PhD, a vitreoretinal surgeon and macular disease specialist, provides both medical care for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease as well as surgical management of macular disease and retinal detachment repair, including complex detachments from diabetes and after trauma or failed primary repair. He also specializes in secondary intraocular lens implantation after complicated cataract surgery. He is an internationally renowned expert on vitreous anatomy and vitreoretinal interface disorders, topics on which he lectures at home and abroad.
Dr. Engelbert received his medical degree Magna Cum Laude from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany, after which he dedicated himself several years to basic research in the study of endophthalmitis, a vision-threatening infection, that can occur after eye surgery. He earned a Ph.D. for this work and is considered a leader in this field.
Before joining the residency program at Columbia University, Dr. Engelbert served his internship at Griffin Hospital, a Yale-affiliated center in Connecticut, where he was granted the Vincent D. DeLuca award for the best medical intern.
Afterward, he was resident and chief resident in the Department of Ophthalmology of Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons at the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute on the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Campus. Following his residency training, Dr. Engelbert was awarded a medical and surgical vitreoretinal fellowship at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital and Columbia University.
Dr. Engelbert is a member of The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS), The European Society of Vitreoretinal Specialists (EVRS), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), and The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the prestigious Club Jules Gonin. He has published numerous papers on retinal disease, received several awards and has been granted permanent resident status in the United States in the category “outstanding scientist”. He serves as a reviewer for the premier journals in the field, including the Archives of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Retina, Eye, and Graefe’s Archives of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.
He is a Research Assistant Professor at New York University and Clinical Instructor at NYU , where he is actively involved in instructing residents and fellows in the art of medical retina and retinal surgery, and provides care for an underserved population with often advanced disease requiring complex surgical intervention.
Dr. Engelbert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Iridectomy. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Detachment, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Iridectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 47 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Iridectomy.
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Locations
950 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022
Westchester Park Dr, White Plains, NY 10604
902 Quentin Rd, Suite 601, Brooklyn, NY 11223
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
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- Distinguished
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)Dr. Engelbert isDistinguished. Learn about Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
- Late-Onset Retinal DegenerationDr. Engelbert isDistinguished. Learn about Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.
- Retinal DetachmentDr. Engelbert isDistinguished. Learn about Retinal Detachment.
- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Central Serous ChorioretinopathyDr. Engelbert isAdvanced. Learn about Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
- Cone DystrophyDr. Engelbert isAdvanced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Engelbert isAdvanced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Engelbert isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Experienced
- Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD)Dr. Engelbert isExperienced. Learn about Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD).
- CataractDr. Engelbert isExperienced. Learn about Cataract.
- ChalazionDr. Engelbert isExperienced. Learn about Chalazion.
- Choroid Plexus CarcinomaDr. Engelbert isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.
- Dry Eye SyndromeDr. Engelbert isExperienced. Learn about Dry Eye Syndrome.
- Eyelid BumpDr. Engelbert isExperienced. Learn about Eyelid Bump.