Aakriti Shukla

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Aakriti Shukla
CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute Office

(212) 305-9535

622 W 168th Street Vanderbilt Clinic Building, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10032
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Aakriti Shukla

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.
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Ophthalmologist

Practice CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
Gender Female
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted Medicare, CIGNA, RiverSpring, UnitedHealthcare, Magnacare (National), Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, MVP Health Care, Healthfirst, WellCare, AgeWell, Amerigroup of New Jersey, Fidelis Care, Affinity Health Plan, Emblem/Hip, Local 1199, Emblem/GHI, Multiplan, Quality Health Management, World Trade Center Health Plan, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, AETNA
Degrees Medical Doctor
Office Name CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
Services Aakriti Shukla practices in New York, NY. Ophthalmologists examine and treat common vision disorders, eye injuries and eye diseases. Ophthalmologists such as Aakriti Shukla are licensed medical doctors and can prescribe medication as well as perform eye surgery.

To determine if Aakriti Shukla can help you, please call the New York, NY office at (212) 305-9535 for more information.
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