David Ritterband
Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology at MEETH
Office
(212) 702-7300
210 East 64th Street # 7 New York, NY 10065
About
David Ritterband
David C. Ritterband MD, FACS is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Prior to joining Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital (MEETH)/Northwell Eye Institute, he was a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai and System Director of the Refractive Surgery Service for the Mount Sinai Health System. At MEETH he has assumed leadership of the Refractive Surgery division and the Laser Vision Correction Center and sees patients at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital on 64th Street. Dr. Ritterband is a graduate of Duke University and received his medical degree at New York Medical College where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He completed his Ophthalmology Residency at New York Medical College where he was elected Chief Resident. He completed his Corneal and External disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Eye and Ear Institute. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons. He is a past president of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group and a long time Medical Board member of the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration in New York City, the world's first Eye Bank. In addition to maintaining a busy tertiary-care referral practice in New York City, Dr. Ritterband is a nationally recognized physician, scientist, and surgeon. He has published over 250 medical and scientific papers, book chapters, monographs, and research abstracts. He has lectured widely in the United States on cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery topics. His clinical and research interests include cornea transplantation, cataract surgery, ocular drug development, laser refractive surgery, and ocular infections. A committed teacher and mentor, he has trained over 50 clinical cornea fellows first at the highly regarded AUPO certified corneal fellowship program at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and continuing with the current AUPO corneal fellowship program at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. Dr. Ritterband has received numerous awards including an Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has been named multiple times to New York Magazine's Best Doctors, Castle Connolly's Top Doctors, and the NY Times Magazine's Super Doctors. In addition, while at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary he received 6 Resident Outstanding Teaching and Dedicated Service Awards.
Primary Specialty
Ophthalmologist
Practice
Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology at MEETH
Gender
Male
Certification
Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology
Not Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Aetna, Affinity by Molina Healthcare, AmidaCare, Centers Plan for Healthy Living, Cigna, Davis Vision, Elderplan, EmblemHealth (GHI), EmblemHealth (HIP), Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Empire Healthplus, EyeMed, Fidelis, Hamaspik, Healthfirst, Humana, Longevity Health Plan, MagnaCare, Medicare, Northwell Direct, NYS Empire Plan (NYSHIP), Oxford, Partners Health Plan, Railroad Medicare, Senior Whole Health, United Healthcare, VillageCareMax, Vision Service Plan, VNS Health, Wellcare
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Admitting Hospitals
Lenox Hill Hospital
Office Name
Northwell Health Physician Partners Ophthalmology at MEETH
Languages
English
Services
David Ritterband practices in New York, NY. Ophthalmologists examine and treat common vision disorders, eye injuries and eye diseases. Ophthalmologists such as David Ritterband are licensed medical doctors and can prescribe medication as well as perform eye surgery.
To determine if David Ritterband can help you, please call the New York, NY office at (212) 702-7300 for more information.
To determine if David Ritterband can help you, please call the New York, NY office at (212) 702-7300 for more information.
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