MacularorRetinalEdema near Mount Vernon, NY

Biography: Vlad Diaconita, MD is an Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a retina specialist. Dr. Diaconita is double board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Diaconita completed a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Neuroscience and Physiology from the University of Toronto and a Doctor of Medicine Degree from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University in Ontario, Canada. He completed a five-year residency program in Ophthalmology followed by a two-year surgical retina fellowship at Columbia University. He has been recognized with awards and grants as a medical educator, researcher and has been a panelist and speaker at national and international conferences. He is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retinal Surgeons, Canadian Ophthalmology Society, Canadian Retina Society, VitBuckle Society as well as other national and international groups. His research interests include macular degeneration, diabetes and vein occlusion treatment, as well as the application of artificial intelligence in ophthalmic imaging.

Biography: Gabriel Rand, MD, is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC, and a board-certified cornea expert specializing in the medical and surgical management of cornea, anterior segment, and refractive conditions. Dr. Rand received his fellowship training in cornea, anterior segment, and refractive surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He has an undergraduate degree from the School of Engineering at Cornell University and completed his medical school and ophthalmology residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. During his residency, Dr. Rand was awarded the Ronald M. Burde Award for Excellence in Research for his work in the application of advanced statistical methods with eye bank data. Dr. Rand will be seeing patients in Columbia Ophthalmology's Westchester practice and the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute in northern Manhattan.