25 of the Best Ophthalmologists Near Me in paterson, NJ

Brian Marr, MD heads the Ophthalmic Oncology Service at the Harkness Eye Institute. He has comprehensive experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular tumors including intraocular tumor resection, laser, radiation, and chemotherapy procedures. He has helped devise thousands of complex treatments for tumors of the eye, eyelid, orbit, and conjunctiva for his adult, children, and infant patients. Currently, Dr. Marr is a collaborator on a Columbia University clinical trial for a first-of-its-kind, new class of drug treatment for uveal melanoma.Dr. Marr is a board-certified ophthalmologist whose work has centered around ophthalmic oncology since 2000. One of the very few ocular oncologists trained in all aspects of eye cancer, Dr. Marr's clinical experience in treating these diseases is among the most extensive in the United States. His interest and experience in ophthalmic oncology began during an eight-year tenure in the Ocular Oncology Service at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. There, he gained extensive experience treating intraocular tumors, and tumors of the eyelid, orbit, and conjunctiva in children and adults. It was there that Dr. Marr developed and improved many surgical procedures used to cure cancers of the eye, successfully treated thousands of patients, and helped their families though their battle with eye cancer. Next, Dr. Marr moved on to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he remain for nine years, starting in 2008.Dr. Marr has some of the greatest experience with intra-arterial chemotherapy for treating retinoblastoma in the country, if not the world, as well as all other forms of retinoblastoma treatment. He has been a key member of many multidisciplinary surgical teams, treating advanced skull base tumors and complex facial skin lesions. He has developed a strong belief and treatment philosophy that the best research be used to help his patients, rather than his best patients be used to help his research. The field of ophthalmic oncology encompasses many rare conditions and his experience helps his patients get the best care and results as quickly as possible. Dr. Marr lectures and consults across the US and abroad, and has authored numerous research articles in the field of ocular oncology. He is the principal investigator in a first-in-class drug study for treating primary uveal melanoma, in an international, multi-center trial. He also volunteers his medical expertise in underserviced parts of the world, such as Nigeria and Indonesia, and has helped train physicians in more than 20 countries. Dr. Marr’s efforts as a contributor to ongoing education in ocular oncology have been recognized by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, where he now serves as chief editor of the Academy’s Oncology and Pathology’s One network. Dr. Marr is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Retinoblastoma, Melanoma of the Eye, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Uveal Melanoma, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Marr is board certified in Ophthalmology. Dr. Marr is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Thomas L. Slamovits is an internationally renowned medical expert with extensive experience in neuro-ophthalmic disorders and orbital and systemic diseases. He has a special interest in optic nerve and orbital diseases and has popularized the diagnosis of orbital tumors by fine needle aspiration biopsy. He also has an interest and expertise in the ocular manifestations of systemic diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis and cancer and has an interest in the effects of certain medications on the visual system. To read about one of Dr. Slamovits' cases, please see this case, published in the November 14, 2014 issue of The New York Times Magazine, and also in more detail on the New York Times Well Blog feature Think Like a Doctor (Going Blind and Going Blind Solved!). Dr. Slamovits is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Strabismus, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, and Esotropia. Dr. Slamovits is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Slamovits is currently accepting new patients.

Justin Gutman is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Gutman is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Retinal Artery Occlusion. Dr. Gutman is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Gutman is currently accepting new patients.

Alden Leifer is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Leifer is highly rated in 28 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pterygium, Coloboma of Optic Nerve, Coloboma of Optic Papilla, and Norrie Disease. Dr. Leifer is currently accepting new patients.

Miriam Fuhrman is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Fuhrman is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Allergic Conjunctivitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), Coloboma of Optic Papilla, and Coloboma of Optic Nerve. Dr. Fuhrman is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Stegman is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Stegman is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Pterygium. Dr. Stegman is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jacqueline Gabay, MD is a board-certified Glaucoma specialist with over 20 years of experience. Trained at Manhattan Eye And Ear and Mount Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Gabay is well-known for her surgical, laser, and medical skills, as well as her kind and caring bedside manner.In addition to practicing Glaucoma, Dr. Gabay regularly lectures to Optometric physicians on cutting-edge Glaucoma management and procedures. Dr. Gabay is a Castle Connolly "Best Doctor" and performs surgery at River Drive Surgery Center, named by US News and World Report as "one of the best ambulatory surgery centers nationwide."Dr. Gabay has offices in Union City (Hudson County, NJ) and Elmwood Park (Bergen County, NJ). Dr. Gabay is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dry Eye Syndrome, Glaucoma, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye). Dr. Gabay is board certified in Glaucoma.

Marco Zarbin is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Zarbin is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Endophthalmitis, Retinal Detachment, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Zarbin is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Zarbin is currently accepting new patients.

Armand Fasano is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Dr. Fasano is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Neurotrophic Keratitis, and Cataract. Dr. Fasano is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Fasano is currently accepting new patients.

Dan Landmann is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in River Edge, New Jersey. Dr. Landmann is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Dacryoadenitis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Orbital Cellulitis. Dr. Landmann is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Landmann is currently accepting new patients.

Adrian Jachens is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Jachens is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Eyelid Bump, Meibomianitis, Blepharitis, and Chalazion. Dr. Jachens is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Jachens is currently accepting new patients.

Lee Angioletti is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Teaneck, New Jersey. Dr. Angioletti is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Artery Occlusion, and Retinal Vein Occlusion. Dr. Angioletti is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Angioletti is currently accepting new patients.

Nahndi Williams is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Williams is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, and Allergic Conjunctivitis. Dr. Williams is currently accepting new patients.

Cindy Calderon is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Dr. Calderon is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), and Retinal Detachment. Dr. Calderon is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Calderon is currently accepting new patients.

Hadley Phillips is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Dr. Phillips is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, Fuchs Dystrophy, and Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1. Dr. Phillips is currently accepting new patients.

Lawrence Geyman is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Geyman is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Cataract, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Geyman is currently accepting new patients.

Lekha Gopal is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Dr. Gopal is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Papilledema, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Pinguecula, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Gopal is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Gopal is currently accepting new patients.

Marta Contreras is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in River Edge, New Jersey. Dr. Contreras is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Retinopathy of Prematurity, Chalazion, Eyelid Bump, and Meibomianitis. Dr. Contreras is currently accepting new patients.

Peter Hersh is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Teaneck, New Jersey. She has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Hersh is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Keratoconus, Astigmatism, Pterygium, Fuchs Dystrophy, and Corneal Transplant. Dr. Hersh is currently 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 highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Retinoblastoma, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Cone-Rod Dystrophy, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Brodie is currently accepting new patients.

Kim Landzberg is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Riverdale, New York. Dr. Landzberg is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Cataract, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye). Dr. Landzberg is currently accepting new patients.

Aakriti Shukla MD, MSc is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC and Attending Ophthalmologist at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Shukla is a board-certified ophthalmologist and specializes in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma and cataracts. Her surgical expertise includes minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, traditional glaucoma surgery, glaucoma laser surgery, and cataract surgery.Dr. Shukla completed her undergraduate studies as a Trustee and Renaissance Scholar at the University of Southern California. She received her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, where she was awarded a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and earned the Edith and Denton McKane Memorial Award for Outstanding Research in Ophthalmology. She completed her training as an ophthalmology resident and served as chief resident at Columbia University's Harkness Eye Institute. She earned a Master of Science degree at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in Patient-Oriented Research. She pursued further glaucoma subspecialty training at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Prior to her appointment at Columbia University, she served as glaucoma faculty at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.Dr. Shukla has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and has been invited to speak nationally and internationally on her patient care and research. She serves on the editorial boards of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology Glaucoma. She is continually inspired by her patients and aims to improve their quality of life while treating their glaucoma. Dr. Shukla is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Shukla is board certified in Ophthalmology. Dr. Shukla is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. C. Gustavo De Moraes is an Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the Columbia University Medical Center and Attending Physician at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He sees patients with or at risk of developing glaucoma. Dr. De Moraes completed a glaucoma fellowship at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary (NYEEI), later directing the Glaucoma Research Unit at the Einhorn Clinical Research Center of the NYEEI. He was also a Research Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at New York University (NYU).Dr. De Moraes is a member of the American Medical Association (AMA), American College of Surgeons (ACS), American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), American Glaucoma Society (AGS), New York Glaucoma Society (NYGS), Ophthalmic Laser and Imaging Society (OLIS). He is past chair of the Associate Advisory Board of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA), and Education Committee of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO). Dr. De Moraes is the current Associate Editor for the journal Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (IOVS), and co-chair of Glaucoma Progression Scholas (GPS). Dr. De Moraes has twice received the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Achievement Award. His clinical research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB). Dr. De Moraes is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Trabeculectomy, and Vitrectomy. Dr. De Moraes is currently accepting new patients.

Glenn Silbert is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Silbert is highly rated in 35 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Uveitis, Neuroretinitis, Meibomianitis, and Eyelid Bump. Dr. Silbert is currently accepting new patients.

Glen Bianchi is an Ophthalmologist practicing medicine in Westwood, New Jersey. Dr. Bianchi is highly rated in 34 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Strabismus, Esotropia, Astigmatism, and Amblyopia. Dr. Bianchi is currently accepting new patients.