About Me
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abnormal eye pressure
- blepharitis
- blurred vision
- cataract
- chalazion
- cloudy vision
- conjunctivitis
- corneal abrasion
- corneal disease
- corneal ulcer
- diabetes
- diabetic retinopathy
- distorted vision
- double vision
- dry eye syndrome
- excessive tearing
- exfoliation syndrome
- eye infection
- eye injury
- eye pain
- eye redness
- fuchs' dystrophy
- halo vision
- hyperopia
- hyperthyroidism
- keratoconus
- macular degeneration
- meibomian gland dysfunction
- myopia
- night blindness
- ocular herpes
- presbyopia
- pterygium
- refractive error
- rosacea
- sicca syndrome
- stye
- sudden loss of vision
- thyroid disorder
- traumatic fracture
- trichiasis
- uveitis
- watery eye
Treatments
- cataract removal surgery
- color vision test
- corneal collagen cross-linking
- corneal surgery
- corneal transplant
- laser surgery
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Cataract , Conjunctivitis , Double Vision , Dry Eye Syndrome , Hyperthyroidism , Macular Degeneration , Refractive Error , Rosacea , Stye , Thyroid Nodules & CancersCredentials
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Associate Program Director, Ophthalmology Residency Program
Education and Training
- Fellowship, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Cornea-External Disease, 2022
- Residency, University of Chicago Medical Center, Ophthalmology, 2021
- MD from Loyola University, 2016
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Healthscope
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Agewell
- Agewell Managed Medicaid
- Agewell Medicare
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Amida Care
- Amida Care Medicaid
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Centerlight Healthcare
- CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
- CenterLight Healthcare PACE
- CenterLight Healthcare Select
- Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
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Centers Plan For Healthy Living
- Centers Plan For Healthy Living
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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Connecticare
- Connecticare Bridge
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Elderplan
- Elderplan
- Elderplan FIDA
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GHI
- American Plan Administrators
- GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
- GHI Emblem Health EPO
- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI HMO Medicare
- GHI Medicare PPO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
- GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
- GHI Network Access - Humana
- GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
- IUOE Local 14-14B
- Wlny-TV Inc.
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HIP
- HIP Bridge
- HIP Medicare Supplement
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Health Smart
- World Trade Center - Logistic Health Incorporated
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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Magnacare
- Bricklayers Ins and Welfare Fund
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicare
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Humana Health Plan
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
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Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
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VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
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Village Care
- VillageCare
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WTC Health Program
- WTC Health Program
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Wellcare
- WellCare Medicare
Locations and Appointments
NYU Langone Eye Center
222 East 41st Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Publications
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Straiko, Megan M W; Odell, Kelly; Blitzer, Andrea L; Tran, Khoa D; Veldman, Peter B
Cornea. 2022 Oct 17;
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Acute conjunctivitis
Blitzer, Andrea L; Macsai, MCurbside Consultation in Cornea and External Disease: 49 Clinical Questions. Thorofare NJ : SLACK, 2022. 2nd ed. (5295172)
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Medical and surgical management of corneal hydrops
Blitzer, Andrea L; Farooq, AV; Macsai, MKeratoconus : Diagnosis and Management. [S.l.] : Elsevier, 2022. (5295182)