The ophthalmology residency program is led by a team of seasoned educators and practitioners from various specialties within ophthalmology, all committed to upholding the highest academic and clinical standards.
Leadership
Kelly A. Hutcheson, M.D.
Chair
Professor of Ophthalmology
Faculty
Core
Ferhina Ali, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Abha Amin, M.D.
Director, Medical Student Clerkship
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
John G. Bortz, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Daniel Elefant, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Robert G. Josephberg, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Sankara Mahesh, M.D., FRCS (G)
Residency Program Director
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Pearl S. Rosenbaum, M.D.
Residency Associate Program Director
Professor of Ophthalmology
Max Schlesinger, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Thaddeus L. Wandel, M.D.
Director of Wellness
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Raymond F. Wong, M.D.
Site Director, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Gerald Zaidman, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Emily Zimmerman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Joseph P. Castellano, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Natalia Rodriguez Goldman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Heather C. McKee, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Meredith Brooke Prevor-Weiss, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Kelly A. Hutcheson, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Scott I. Afran, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Cornea
Abha Amin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Mary E. Davidian, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Howard Strong Kornstein, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Mark Lister, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Sankara Mahesh, M.D., FRCS (G)
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Gerald Zaidman, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Glaucoma
Abha Amin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Seth David Potash, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Thaddeus L. Wandel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Retina
Robert G. Josephberg, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Raymond F. Wong, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Oculoplastics
John G. Bortz, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Contact Lens/ Low Vision
Naomi Ruth Knoller, O.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Research
Sansar C. Sharma, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology
Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy
Professor of Neurology
Adjunct Faculty
Dan Hirsch-Kauffmann Jokl, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology
Christopher Kruger, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Adrian Podoleanu, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology
Diane Prayongratana Romsaitong, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Panus Romsaitong, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Fiorella Saponara, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Farid Shafik, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Mitchell Brian Stein, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
