Anne Barmettler

Anne Barmettler, MD, is Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division and Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Barmettler’s clinical specialty is oculoplastic surgery, which involves plastic and reconstructive surgery of the upper face, eyelids, orbit (bony cavity around the eye), and lacrimal (tear) system.

After earning her Bachelor of Arts in biochemistry at Bowdoin College in 2003, Dr. Barmettler pursued her Doctor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, earning the degree in 2008. Her postdoctoral training began with a yearlong internship at Crozer Chester Medical Center, which she completed in 2009 before beginning a three-year residency in ophthalmology at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical College. She then undertook a competitive two-year fellowship in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery from 2012 to 2014, training at William Beaumont Hospital, Kresge Eye Institute at Wayne State University and Consultants in Ophthalmic Facial Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Barmettler's research builds on her clinical interests in the treatment of conditions of the eyelid, orbit and lacrimal system. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles of original research, textbook chapters and review papers. She is routinely invited to give lectures and presentations at national and international meetings. Dr. Barmettler has been recognized for her dedication to research and now acts on the editorial board for the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery's journal of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She also serves as Editor for the American Academy of Ophthalmology website, Eyewiki, and is a peer-reviewer for many journals, including JAMA Ophthalmology, Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, Orbit, BMJ Open, American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, and Clinical Ophthalmology.

Dr. Barmettler is board certified and a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asian Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, New York Ophthalmological Society, and the North American Society of Academic Orbital Surgeons. She is one of only 800 surgeons that are a member of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), passing both written and oral exams and a peer-reviewed thesis on spacer graft in lower eyelid retraction surgery. This research was recognized by the official national ophthalmology society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, being awarded “Best of ASOPRS" in 2017.

Specialization in eyelids, orbit, and lacrimal system and treatment of conditions, such as:

• Eyelid malposition (i.e. entropion, ectropion, retraction)
• Benign and malignant eyelid tumors
• Periocular skin lesions and chalazia (styes)
• Eyelid reconstruction
• Ptosis (drooping eyelids) and dermatochalasis (excess eyelid skin)
• Brow ptosis (drooping eyebrows)
• Facial rejuvenation (Botox, fillers, lasers, aesthetic eyelid and forehead surgery)
• Puffy eyelids
• Orbital (eye socket) tumors and inflammatory syndromes
• Thyroid (Graves') Eye Disease
• Eyelid, orbital and lacrimal system trauma
• Tearing secondary to nasolacrimal duct obstruction, punctal or canalicular stenosis, and eyelid malposition
• Congenital orbital and eyelid abnormalities

Dr. Barmettler is a dedicated researcher and educator. Along with writing numerous papers and textbook chapters, she is routinely invited to give lectures and presentations at national meetings. For a complete list of presentations and publications, click here.