Claudia P. Castiblanco

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Claudia P. Castiblanco, MD

Ophthalmology



  • Director, Uveitis Service
  • Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467-2401
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Claudia Patricia Castiblanco, MD, is Assistant Professor and Director of the Uveitis Service in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Castiblanco’s clinical focus is the diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult patients with ocular inflammation, including uveitis and scleritis.  

She attended Iona College and received her Bachelor of Science in biology and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2002.  She then completed the Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) focusing in genetic research at Yale University in 2003.  She attended Yale School of Medicine and earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2008. Her postdoctoral training began with a year-long internship in preliminary medicine at Greenwich Hospital. She then completed a three-year residency in ophthalmology at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 2012. Dr. Castiblanco finished her uveitis fellowship in 2013 with Dr. Stephen Foster at Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI) where she obtained training in the medical and surgical management of patients with ocular inflammation.

 Dr. Castiblanco’s research focuses on the evaluation and management of uveitis. Her work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, review articles and poster presentations.  

 Dr. Castiblanco is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the National Hispanic Medical Association and the Foster Ocular Immunology Society. 

Gender: Female

Credentials

Titles and Positions

  • Director, Uveitis Service
  • Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Education and Training

  • Medical Education Yale University School of Medicine
  • Fellowship Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute
  • Residency Yale New Haven Hospital

Areas of Expertise

Specialties

  • Ophthalmology

Clinical Focus

Diagnosis and management of patients with ocular inflammation.

Research Focus

Evaluation of uveitis and its  management in the Montefiore patient population.

Locations

Primary Location

Additional Locations

Montefiore Medical Group-Bronx East
2300 Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462-5072
718-920-2020

Montefiore At 1250 Waters Place
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461-2720
718-920-2020

Montefiore At 141 South Central Avenue
141 South Central Avenue
Hartsdale, NY 10530-2319
718-920-2020

Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Ground Floor
Bronx, NY 10467-2404
718-920-2020