Introduction

Dr. Belgorod is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology  (board certified), a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Life-Fellow the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is an eye physician and surgeon. His practice focuses on providing premier, personalized patients care for cataract surgery, laser vision correction, laser, surgical and medical treatments for glaucoma, laser treatment of retinal breaks, corneal transplant surgery, comprehensive eye exams, second opinions, and specialty, custom and prosthetic contact lenses for vision correction and for eye diseases. He has been in private ophthalmology practice since 1981. Dr. Belgorod has admitting privileges at New York-Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell-Weill Division) and is an attending surgeon at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat division of the Northwell-Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Belgorod was a Jonas Salk Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. After receiving the Oliver Memorial Prize for the highest academic standing in Ophthalmology, Dr. Belgorod did his internship in Internal Medicine at the Pennsylvania Hospital and his residency at the Manhattan, Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. Dr. Belgorod serves as a trusted consultant to several governmental agencies including the United States Department of Justice, the United States Food and Drug Administration, to Comcast-NBC-Universal and to the New York Times. He holds seven patents, which include electro-optical devices to help the visually impaired, pioneering technologies in laser vision correction surgery and topical analgesics for pain control. In connection with his research, he studied laser physics at MIT. He was awarded a fellowship by the National Science Foundation and has received research funding from the National Eye Institute of National Institutes of Health. He is an active member of the Independent Doctors of New York organization, Physicians’ Scientific Society and the New York Athletic Club.

Focus

cataract surgery, laser vision correction, laser, surgical and medical treatments for glaucoma, laser treatment of retinal breaks, corneal transplant surgery, comprehensive eye exams, second opinions, and specialty, custom and prosthetic contact lenses for vision correction and for eye diseases

Education

Queens College, BA, summa cum laude 1969-1973

University of Pennsylvania 1973-1977

The Pennsylvania Hospital, Internal Medicine 1977-1978

Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Ophthalmology 1978-1981

Professional Achievements