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Daisy Berisha
Clinical focus in primary eye care and ocular disease including diabetic eye examinations, glaucoma screenings and treatments, anterior segment disease as well as pediatric eye examinations for children aged 5 and up.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Dr. Berisha takes a special interest in dry eye disease, screening and management of glaucoma and diabetic eye disease, and finding the ideal corrective eyewear for each patient.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Melissa Yao
<p>Routine and Complex Cataract Surgery</p><p>Medical and Surgical Treatment of Glaucoma</p><p>Comprehensive Ophthalmology</p>
<p>Glaucoma</p><p>Resident Education</p>
<p>Wen-Jeng M. Yao, MD, is an Attending Physician and Associate Professor in Ophthalmology at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is on routine and complex cataract surgery, medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma, and comprehensive ophthalmology. She enjoys establishing long-lasting relationships with her patients, delivering the highest quality clinical and surgical care in ophthalmology, and teaching residents who are training to become future ophthalmologists.</p><p>After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree at Cornell University, Dr. Yao attended Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2006. She began her postdoctoral training with a yearlong internship at Saint Peters University Hospital, followed by her residency in ophthalmology at George Washington University in 2010. In 2011, she completed her surgical glaucoma fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.</p><p>Dr. Yao’s research interests involve identifying epidemiological associations of glaucoma and advancing surgical and laser techniques for glaucoma therapy. Her work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, abstracts and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Yao is board certified and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Glaucoma Society. She was listed as a Castle Connelly Top Doctor in 2021, 2022 and 2023.</p>
Alex B. Theventhiran
<p>Medical and surgical management of glaucoma, anterior segment surgery and complex cataracts.</p>
<p>Focus on optimization of diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma; analyzing and optimizing patient outcomes post surgery; analysis of post-operative treatment modalities; minimally invasive glaucoma surgery outcomes and analysis of post surgical findings/complication.</p>
Anurag Shrivastava
<p>Glaucoma/Anterior Segment</p>
<p>Dr. Shrivastava is fellowship trained in glaucoma, and provides comprehensive eyecare for patients primarily with anterior segment disease.</p>
<p><span style="color:red;"> </span></p><p>Dr. Shrivastava’s clinical research is primarily focused on structural and functional deficits in glaucoma, along with advancements in drug delivery and trials involving novel molecules and therapeutic targets. As the former Program Director for the Ophthalmology Residency Program, and as the current Assistant Dean for Montefiore Medical Center, Dr. Shrivastava is additionally very active in developing and researching advancements in medical educational resources.</p>
<p>Anurag Shrivastava, MD serves as Assistant Dean, Montefiore Medical Center and Associate Designated Institutional Officer, Graduate Medical Education. He is an attending physician, Glaucoma and Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Shrivastava is fellowship trained in glaucoma, and provides comprehensive eye care for patients primarily with anterior segment disease.</p><p>In 1996, Dr. Shrivastava received his Bachelor of Arts in psychology and his Bachelor of Science in neuroscience from University of Rochester with high honors. He later pursued his medical education at State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2003. After completing a transitional year internship at Weill Cornell New York Hospital Queens, Dr. Shrivastava completed his ophthalmology residency at Einstein in 2007, acting as Chief Resident in his final year. He continued his medical training with a yearlong glaucoma and advanced surgical technique fellowship at Stanford University, completing it in 2008.</p><p>Dr. Shrivastava’s clinical research is primarily focused on structural and functional deficits in glaucoma, along with the interplay between cataract surgery and glaucoma management and advancements in drug delivery and trials involving novel molecules and therapeutic targets. He is very active in developing and researching advancements in medical educational resources. Dr. Shrivastava is active in the Office for Clinical Trials, and has been highly involved in cutting edge clinical trials at the forefront of glaucoma management, including early phase drug and device trials along with sustained release drug delivery technologies.</p><p>Dr. Shrivastava has been recognized many times for his contributions to excellence at Montefiore Einstein, receiving the Montefiore Annual President’s Award in 2015 and being inducted into Leo M. Davidoff Einstein Society for highest tier of medical educators at the College of Medicine in 2022. He is a member of several professional organizations including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the American Glaucoma Society.</p>
Jenny Shliozberg
<p>Jenny Shliozberg, MD, is an attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is in food allergy, hereditary angioedema (HAE), asthma, rhinitis, oral allergy syndrome and chronic urticaria. She frequently conducts food and drug challenges and has cared for HIV-positive and immunodeficient patients for the last 35 years.
</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine at First Pavlov Medical University in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dr. Shliozberg continued with her postgraduate training at the same institution, completing her internship in obstetrics and gynecology followed by an ambulatory obstetrics and gynecology clinic. She later came to the United States, continuing her postgraduate training in 1984, completing a pediatric residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in 1987 and an allergy and immunology fellowship at Montefiore and Einstein in 1989.
</p><p>Dr. Shliozberg’s research focus includes food allergy, HAE, chronic sporadic urticaria, study in pediatric asthma, HIV and severe combined immunodeficiency and eosinophilic esophagitis. She is principal investigator on the use of Dupixent for pediatric patients, and has a study on AIR Supra use in children. Dr. Shilozberg has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, abstracts, posters and case reports and she has presented internationally and nationally. She has trained more than 70 fellows, many residents and medical students throughout her career.
</p><p>Dr. Shliozberg is board certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Dr. Shliozberg is a member of the American Association of Certified Allergists, the New York Allergy Society, and the Clinical Immunology Society.
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