MacularorRetinalEdema near Stamford, CT

Biography: Dr. Sangwoo Lee is a board certified Ophthalmology practicing at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens located in Fresh Meadows, NY. He received his medical degree from Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, completed his internship in Internal and residency in Ophthalmology at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. Following his residency he then completed his fellowship in Vitreo-retinal Disease and Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Lee is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Weill Medical College.Dr. Lee is the Medical Director of the Queens Eye Center and spearheads the retinal program at the Center. He has special interest in diabetic eye diseases, macular degeneration, retinal tears and retinal detachments. Dr. Lee experience in ocular trauma is critical to is work as team eye physician to the New York Mets.

Biography: George J. Florakis, M.D., is the Malcolm P. Aldrich Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC and Director of Columbia Ophthalmology in Westchester. Dr. Florakis is an expert in corneal surgery and consultation. He specializes in management techniques for corneal transplants, endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK, DSAEK), corneal dystrophies, and anterior segment trauma and reconstruction. A national leader in corneal diseases, Dr. Florakis is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a member of the National Eye Bank Association of America, a longtime member of the medical advisory board of the Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration in New York, the New York Ophthalmological Society, New York State Medical Society, and the Northeast Cornea Society, as well as many other professional organizations. Dr. Florakis has authored many book chapters and peer-reviewed articles, and lectures extensively both nationally and internationally. Dr. Florakis received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Columbia University. Following his ophthalmology residency training at Columbia's Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Dr. Florakis completed a fellowship in corneal and external eye diseases under the preceptorship of Jay Krachmer, MD, at the University of Iowa. Dr. Florakis sees patients in Westchester and in the Harkness Eye Institute at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.