Digiorgio, Christopher, J, OD

About the Practice Personalized patient care is the priority at Retina Associates of New York. That commitment shines through in every aspect of the practice, starting with a group of highly-skilled, board-certified ophthalmologists and retinal specialists. Founded by Ben Zane Cohen, MD, in 1983, the practice now includes offices at three convenient locations to serve their NYC community: Upper East Side, Manhattan; Forest Hills, Queens; and the New Rochelle office serving the Bronx and Southern Westchester. Patients can also experience the convenience of an outpatient surgery center adjacent to the Manhattan location: The Retinal Ambulatory Surgery Center of New York. Each facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technology that assists the experts at Retina Associates of New York in providing the most advanced treatment available for conditions such as retinal tears and detachments, diabetic retinopathy and macular edema, macular degeneration, and a host of other issues dealing with the health of the retina. The surgery center includes two operative suites, pre and postsurgical staging areas. It’s hard to ignore the most advantages offered by the advanced technology and the impressive medical expertise at Retina Associates of New York, which is based upon the underlying mission to provide professional care that includes the warmth and welcome of a patient-first approach.

Raphael E. Rosenbaum, MD, is a skilled ophthalmologist and uveitis specialist serving the tri-state area with four New York offices in Forest Hills, New Rochelle, the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, and the Upper East Side of Manhattan. With his extensive surgical training and ongoing practice, Dr. Rosenbaum is board eligible by the American Board of Ophthalmology.Dr. Rosenbaum earned his bachelor of arts from Yeshiva University in New York, where he graduated with honors with a major in mathematics and a minor in biology. He earned his medical degree at New York Medical College in Valhalla and completed his internship at Westchester Medical Center in the same city. Dr. Rosenbaum did his residency in ophthalmology at Nassau University Medical Center/Stony Brook University in East Meadow, New York, where he served as chief resident in ophthalmology.After completing his residency, Dr. Rosenbaum went on to do fellowship training at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts Eye Research & Surgery Institution. During his fellowships, he specialized in ocular immunology, ocular inflammatory diseases, and the treatment of uveitis.Dr. Rosenbaums surgical training includes performing complex cataract extraction, glaucoma surgery, retinal surgery, cornea surgery, and placement of retinal implants, as well as glaucoma and retinal laser surgery.Active in ophthalmic research, Dr. Rosenbaum has co-authored peer-reviewed articles and presented at national ophthalmology conferences, and he has been a co-investigator in multiple prospective and experimental research trials. Hes also an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.To help educate the next generation of ophthalmologists, Dr. Rosenbaum is an attending ophthalmologist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Nassau University Medical Center, where he devotes his time to teaching. Dr. Rosenbaum also serves as the Associate Program Director and Chief of Uveitis Service at Nassau University Medical Center.

About the PracticePersonalized patient care is the priority at Retina Associates of New York. That commitment shines through in every aspect of the practice, starting with a group of highly-skilled, board-certified ophthalmologists and retinal specialists.Founded by Ben Zane Cohen, MD, in 1983, the practice now includes offices at three convenient locations to serve their NYC community: Upper East Side, Manhattan; Forest Hills, Queens; and the New Rochelle office serving the Bronx and Southern Westchester. Patients can also experience the convenience of an outpatient surgery center adjacent to the Manhattan location: The Retinal Ambulatory Surgery Center of New York.Each facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technology that assists the experts at Retina Associates of New York in providing the most advanced treatment available for conditions such as retinal tears and detachments, diabetic retinopathy and macular edema, macular degeneration, and a host of other issues dealing with the health of the retina. The surgery center includes two operative suites, pre and postsurgical staging areas.It's hard to ignore the most advantages offered by the advanced technology and the impressive medical expertise at Retina Associates of New York, which is based upon the underlying mission to provide professional care that includes the warmth and welcome of a patient-first approach.