Department of Ophthalmology Faculty | NYU Langone Health

Department of Ophthalmology Faculty

Our faculty are leaders in academia, research, and patient care.

Faculty in NYU Langone’s Department of Ophthalmology are dedicated to training the next generation of leaders in the field.

Our Leadership

Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD

Elisabeth J. Cohen, MD Professor and Chair

Comprehensive Ophthalmologists

Shani Golan, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Evan L. Held, MD

Clinical Instructor

Cornea Specialists

Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD

Elisabeth J. Cohen, MD Professor and Chair

Andrea Blitzer, MD

Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director, Ophthalmology Residency

Himani Goyal, MD

Clinical Associate Professor and Chief of Service, Bellevue Hospital

Ilyse Haberman, MD

Associate Professor and Director Alumni Relations and Surgical Scholar

Douglas R. Lazzaro, MD

Professor and Vice Chair for Operations

Laura Palazzolo, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Christina R. Prescott, MD, PhD

Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Education, Chief of Cornea, and Director, Ophthalmology Residency Program

Laurence Sperber, MD

Clinical Professor

Glaucoma Specialists

Ariana Levin, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Yvonne N. Okaka, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Joseph F. Panarelli, MD

Professor and Chief of Glaucoma Service, and Program Director, Glaucoma Fellowship

Andrew M. Prince, MD

Clinical Associate Professor and Advocacy Ambassador

Jonathan S. Williams, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Neuro-Ophthalmologists

Nancy Blace, MD, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Doria M. Gold, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Scott N. Grossman, MD

Assistant Professor

Erin Lanzo, MD

Assistant Professor

Floyd A. Warren, MD

Clinical Professor

Oculoplastic Specialists

Stella Chung, MD

Assistant Professor

Roxana Fu, MD

Associate Professor, Chief of Oculoplastic Service, and Director, Resident Research Education

Marjorie J. Rico, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Ophthalmic Pathology

Norman C. Charles, MD

Clinical Professor

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Zachary Elkin, MD

Assistant Professor and Director, Medical Student Education

Stacey J. Kruger, MD

Member of the Faculty, Department of Ophthalmology

Retina Specialists

Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD

Associate Professor and Program Director, Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship

Nitish Mehta, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Yasha S. Modi, MD

Associate Professor

Kenneth Wald, MD

Professor and Chief of Retina Service

Peter E. Weseley, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Optometry

Nana Abrams, OD

Clinical Instructor

Brieann K. Adair, OD

Clinical Instructor

Mary Botelho, OD

Clinical Instructor

Colleen Dye, OD

Clinical Instructor

Samuel M. Harrosh, OD

Clinical Instructor

Rose Mandel, OD

Clinical Instructor

Barbara M. Mendoza, OD

Clinical Instructor

Jenna Salner, OD

Clinical Instructor

Angela Wen, OD

Clinical Instructor

Uveitis Specialists

Cesar Michael A. Samson, MD

Professor and Chief of Uveitis Service

Gabrielle Fridman, MD

Assistant Professor

Research Faculty

Shukti Chakravarti

Professor and Director, Basic Science Research and Interim Vice Chair for Research

Kevin Chuen Wing C. Chan

Assistant Professor

Elisabeth J. Cohen

Professor, Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and Advisor to Three Year Pathway Students

David Howard

Assistant Professor

Shane A. Liddelow

Associate Professor

Ravi S. Parikh, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, and Director, Health Care Delivery Research

JohnRoss Rizzo

Associate Professor

Shy Shoham

Professor

Vivek J. Srinivasan

Associate Professor

Cassandra Thiel

Assistant Professor

Part-Time Faculty

Dinah Chen

Clinical Instructor

Sonya Dhar, MD

Clinical Instructor

Anna G. Escuder, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Joyce Khandji, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Eleanore T. Kim

Clinical Associate Professor

Yoon Lee, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Allison Rizzuti, MD

Adjunct Instructor