Leadership and Faculty
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.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Abha Amin, M.D.
Director, Medical Student Clerkship
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
John Aljian, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
John G. Bortz, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Daniel Elefant, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Sajeev Kathuria, M.D.
Clinical 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 Clinical Ophthalmology
Max Schlesinger, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Opthalmology
Thaddeus L. Wandel, M.D.
Director of Wellness
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Raymond F. Wong, M.D.
Site Director, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Gerald Zaidman, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Emily Zimmerman, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Joseph P. Castellano, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Natalia Rodriguez Goldman, M.D.
Clinical 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
Steven B. Zabin, M.D.
Clinical Associate 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.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Sankara Mahesh, M.D., FRCS (G)
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Gerald Zaidman, M.D.
Professor of Clinical 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.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Retina
Robert G. Josephberg, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Raymond F. Wong, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Oculoplastics
John G. Bortz, M.D.
Clinical 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 of Ophthalmology
Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy
Professor of Neurology
Adjunct Faculty
Nicolas Gabriel Biro, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Kenneth R. Cohen, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Cono M. Grasso, M.D.
Associate Professor of Cl Ophthalmology
Dan Hirsch-Kauffmann Jokl, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology
Nisha Krishan-Dave, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Christopher Kruger, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Jonathan N. Kruh, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
David M. Krumholz, O.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Robert A. Latkany, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Biagio V. Mignone, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
William F. O'Connell, O.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Henry C. Oksman, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Swati J. Parekh, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Adrian Podoleanu, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology
Nhora Restrepo
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Diane Prayongratana Romsaitong, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Panus Romsaitong, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Albert C. Rosen, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Dawn Payne Rush, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Fiorella Saponara, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Zahar Sbeity, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Farid Shafik, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Ivy L. Shen, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Mitsugu Shimmyo, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Julia P. Shulman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Mitchell Brian Stein, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Kelly H. Thomann, O.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Laurence R. Weissman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Alan C. Weseley, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Xiaoliang Leon Xu, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology