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Jerome H. Levy, M.D., F.A.C.S. |
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Board Certifications and Professional Distinctions:
¢ Co-Founder, President and Surgeon Director of New York Eye Surgery Center
¢ Co-Founder, President and Medical Director of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York, Inc.
¢ Past President and Current Member of the Board of Directors of the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society
¢ Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
¢ Certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners
¢ Certified by the American Board of Laser Surgery
¢ Certified by the American Board of Eye Surgery
¢ Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
¢ Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
¢ Fellow of the Society for Excellence in Eyecare
Dr. Jerome Levy is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Syracuse University, where he earned membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 1966. He completed an internship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital in 1967. He served as Chief Resident in Ophthalmology at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital from 1968 to 1971, Coordinator of Phacoemulsification Training from 1972 to 1975 and Chief of the Laser Clinic from 1975 to 1990.
Dr. Levy has been an attending surgeon at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital (now Lenox HillHospital) and the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York for more than 30 years. He has been the author of numerous international articles and book chapters, given countless lectures, and was among the first physicians to introduce the Yag laser in the United States from Switzerland in 1982.
Dr. Levy™s specialized training includes phacoemulsification surgery with intraocular lens implantation, laser surgery, and treatment of glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. He has performed thousands of refractive surgeries, including LASIK.
In 1987, Dr. Levy co-founded the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York. He serves there as President, Medical Director and attending surgeon. The Ambulatory Surgery Center is a Medicarecertified same day surgery center licensed by New York State. Since 1990, it has earned the accreditation of the prestigious Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Dr. Levy Co-founded New York Eye Surgery Center in 1987. He currently serves as President and Surgeon Director and he and his associate ophthalmologists provide high quality eyecare to more than 25,000 patients each year.
