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Unless otherwised indicated, this information has been self-reported and has not been verified by the Board of Medicine.
Disclaimer: General
The following information contained in this database is provided from the records of
the Board of Medicine.
- Licensee name
- License number
- Date of issue
- Date of expiration
- Any Virginia Board of Medicine Notice or Order
The Department and the Board have taken measures to assure that the above
information reflects information contained in records that it maintains consistent
with its statutory responsibility to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry.
The following information is required to be self-reported by licensees under penalty of law. This information
is not verified by the Board. The Department and the Board have the authority to investigate reported
inaccuracies in the displayed information and if warranted, seek correction and effect licensee compliance
with the law and regulations governing the practitioner information system.
Required information provided by doctors:
- Practice information (location(s), telephone number(s), translating services,
percentage of time spent at location(s)
- Education
- Years in active clinical practice
- Board Certifications
- Hospital affiliations
- Academic appointments
- Publications
- Medicaid participation
- Actions
- Felony convictions
- Paid claims in the most recent ten years
Optional information doctors may choose to include:
- Insurance plans accepted or managed care plans in which they participate
- Self-Designated practice area
- Honors and awards received
- Medicare information
- Hours of continuing education
- Practice name
- Days of the week at practice location
- Maiden name
- Web site address
- Non-emergency email address
The Board does not comprehensively verify the information required to be self-reported
by doctors, and therefore does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of
self-reported information. The Board conducts periodic random audits of profiles
as an effort to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the information.
Please note that if a practitioner's license is not active, they are under
no obligation to update their profile so the information contained in that profile may not be up-to-date.
Disclaimer: Malpractice Information
When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:
Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.
Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.
Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.
Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.
The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.
Presentation of Required Data:
As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over
$10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data
covers their total years of practice.
To provide perspective regarding the reported data, the Board displays information about the paid claims experience of the practitioner's specialty along with the practitioner's history of paid claims. In reporting the data in this manner, each practitioner is seen relative to other practitioners in the specialty, rather than to all practitioners in all specialties.
Paid claims are not expressed in dollar amounts. Each paid claim has been analyzed and assigned to one of three statistical categories: below average, average, or above average. This analysis was made relative to the other claims in the specialty in which the claim occurred.
The information provided, in the manner provided, should offer perspective about this aspect of medical practice. You could miss an opportunity for high quality care by excluding a doctor based solely on the presence of a malpractice history. You may wish to discuss information provided in this report, and malpractice generally, with your doctor.
Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 5/7/2024
Bay Ridge Eye & Retina Specialist
333 86th Street, Suite 1B
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Phone: 718-630-1010
Fax: 718-630-1020
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 90% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri
- Translation services are available.
Type(s) of Translation Services Available:
Hearing impaired
Non-English language(s) spoken
- Non-English Languages spoken in Office
Arabic
French
Spanish
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Arabic
French
Additional Practice Address
Last Updated 5/7/2024
New York Eye & Retina Sepcialist, P.C.
230 Central Park South
Suite 1F
New York , NY 10019
Phone: 3477335780
Fax:
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 50% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri
- Translation services are available.
Type(s) of Translation Services Available:
Non-English language(s) spoken
- Non-English Languages spoken in Office
Arabic
Finnish
Spanish
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Arabic
French
Additional Practice Address
Last Updated 5/7/2024
New York Eye & Retina Specialist, PC
230 Central Park South
Suite 1F
New York, New York 10019
Phone: 2129701010
Fax:
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 50% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri,Sat
- Translation services are available.
Type(s) of Translation Services Available:
Non-English language(s) spoken
- Non-English Languages spoken in Office
Arabic
Chinese, Cantonese
Chinese, Mandarin
French
Spanish
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Arabic
French
Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 5/7/2024
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada:
19
Years in Active Clinical Practice Outside US/Canada:
7
Medicaid
Last Updated 5/7/2024
Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Medicare
Last Updated 5/7/2024
Is a Medicare participating provider
Is accepting new Medicare patients
Virginia
Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 5/7/2024
None Reported
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 5/7/2024
(Brooklyn, New York,NY) Methodist Hospital
(Brooklyn,NY) Lutheran Medical Center
(Brooklyn,NY) SUNY Downstate University
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 5/7/2024
Grad School: Aleppo University, Faculty of Medicine
State: Aleppo
Country: Syria
Year Completed: 1986
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 5/7/2024
Ophthalmology
Aleppo University Medical School Center
Aleppo,
Aleppo
Syria
Year Residency
Completed: 1989
Ophthalmology Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston,
Massachusetts
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 1999
Medicine/Neurology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock,
Arkansas
USA
Year Internship
Completed: 2001
Ophthalmology
SUNY-Downstate University
Brooklyn,
NY
USA
Year Residency
Completed: 2004
Ophthalmology
SUNY-Downstate University
Brooklyn,
NY
USA
Year Internship
Completed: 2004
Vitreo-Retinal Diseases and Surgery
Tulane University
New Orleans,
LA
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 2006
Continuing Education
Last Updated 5/7/2024
Continuing Hours:
100
Since:
2023
Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of
Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of
Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 5/7/2024
None Reported
Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 5/7/2024
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery: Facial Plastic Surgery
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 5/7/2024
(Participating Provider)
Aetna(Participating Provider)
Cigna(Participating Provider)
GHI(Participating Provider)
Health Net(Participating Provider)
Atlantis(Participating Provider)
Oxford(Participating Provider)
United Health Care(Participating Provider)
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shields(Participating Provider)
Health plus(Participating Provider)
Phone number for further information:
718-630-1010
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 5/7/2024
Lion's Club Post-Doctoral Retina Fellowship
1995
Academic Appointments
Last Updated 5/7/2024
None Reported
Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 5/7/2024
None Reported
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 5/7/2024
None Reported
Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 5/7/2024
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 5/7/2024
None Reported
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
to view Practitioner's Virginia Notices and Orders
Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 5/7/2024
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported
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Date Printed: 6/2/2024
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