Roy S. Chuck

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Roy S. Chuck, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology



  • Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
  • Professor and Chairman, Paul Henkind Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore

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Roy S. Chuck, MD, PhD, is Chairman and Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Chuck’s clinical focus is in cornea and external diseases as well as refractive surgery.

After earning his Bachelor of Science in engineering at University of California, Berkeley, in 1986, Dr. Chuck attended Columbia University, earning his Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy in 1993. He started his postdoctoral training at St. Mary’s Health Center, completing a yearlong internship in internal medicine in 1994. From then until 1998, he pursued a residency in ophthalmology at Washington University and Barnes Hospital, acting as chief resident in his final year. In 1999, he completed a yearlong fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California.

Dr. Chuck’s research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals as well as shared through many abstracts, book chapters and podium and poster presentations. He has been an editor and served on the editorial boards of many publications including the Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Journal of Refractive Surgery, Current Opinion in Ophthalmology and BMC Ophthalmology. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the major journal ARVO Translational Vision Science and Technology and is a member of the NIH National Eye Institute Council of Editors.

Dr. Chuck is board certified and is a member of many local, national and international professional societies including the International Society for Refractive Surgery, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the Manhattan Ophthalmological Society. He currently serves as Secretary for Quality of Care for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Gender: Male

Credentials

Titles and Positions

  • Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
  • Professor and Chairman, Paul Henkind Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore

Education and Training

  • Medical Education Columbia Univ College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Fellowship University of Southern California Medical Center
  • Residency Washington University School of Medicine

Areas of Expertise

Specialties

  • Ophthalmology

Clinical Focus

Refractive surgery and corneal disorders including dry eye

Research Focus

Corneal reconstruction and stem cell surgery, dry eye, refractive surgery

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Montefiore Medical Group-Cross County
1010 Central Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10704-1044