Daniel F. Rosberger, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H
Founder of MaculaCare, Dr. Rosberger has been providing specialized eye care since 1998.
Dr. Daniel F. Rosberger is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the retina, vitreous and macula.
He graduated from Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences where he was on the Dean’s List. He received his medical degree (M.D.) from Cornell University Medical College with honors in all clinical clerkships and his doctorate (Ph.D.) from the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Rosberger was elected to membership in the Medical Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha, and the Scientific Honor Society, Sigma Xi.Dr. Rosberger completed an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Ophthalmology at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Hospital for Special Surgery.
Dr. Rosberger completed advanced fellowship training in Medical Retina, Ocular Oncology, Ocular immunology, and state-of-the-art Vitreoretinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins University’s Wilmer Ophthalmoiogical Institute. While at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Rosberger received the highly prestigious Heed Foundation and Knapp Fellowships. He is a member of the Vitreous Society.
Dr. Rosberger has received numerous additional honors, grants and fellowships over the years. He has published over forty abstracts, articles and book chapters. He has lectured at Universities and Scientific Meetings across the country. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. John Mitchell, MD
Dr. John Mitchell was born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. He attended Erasmus Hall High. Upon graduation he went to Cornell University and majored in biological sciences and minored in African American studies and creative writing
He attended the Weill Cornell Medical College and completed a residency in ophthalmology at Harlem Hospital Center and a fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. John has been on twenty-two humanitarian trips to Haiti, and recently added three medical missions to Venezuela and two to the Dominican Republic.
Dr. Mitchell’s research interests are focused on studying Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty vs. Medical Treatment in African Americans. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York. He practices comprehensive and neuro-ophthalmology in the heart of Harlem.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Mitchell has a passion for playwriting and novels. His play “Map Boule: Love In Time of War” was read on the “A List” at the 2011 National Black Theater Festival in Winston Salem, N.C. His recent play “A Few Brave Men” about the Black Marines of Montford Point and four jazz musicians from Harlem, was accepted for the 2013 National Black Theater Festival in Winston-Salem. He is writing a novel and feature film of the same title.
- Columbia Presbyterian-College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- Harlem Hospital
- Lenox Hill Hospital
Dr. Harvey A Lincoff, MD
Research of the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Lincoff ‘s dedication to patient care, education, and research has made him a role model and inspiration in the field of ophthalmology. A true visionary, he pioneered an understanding of the patterns of retinal detachment.
He developed minimal surgical techniques for retinal detachment that have been adopted by ophthalmologists throughout the world. Most noteworthy, he pioneered the use of cryopexy for retinal detachment to eliminate scleral abscess that he related to the scleral necrosis caused by diathermy. He later noted that cryopexy could be used to destroy retinoblastoma. He developed a soft silicone sponge to buckle retinal tears. The sponge that bears his name serves to close retinal breaks and reattach the retina without draining subretinal fluid as proposed by Ernst Custodis. He designed spatula shaped needles to sew the sponge to the wall of the eye. The needle reduced the incidence of accidental perforation. In 1971 his classic paper on “Finding the Retinal Hole” was published and is universally taught to ophthalmologist in training and continues to retain its relevance. In a report to the American Academy he demonstrated that it was possible to substitute a temporary balloon for the silicone sponge to repair simple detachments. After the retina reattaches, the balloon, which bears his name, is withdrawn leaving a completely undistorted eye. He pioneered the use of the straight chain perfluorocarbon gases for the treatment of complicated detachments. Subsequently, he demonstrated that intraocular gas was not entirely benign and could be the precursor of preretinal proliferation. In 1988 he became interested in retinoschisis, defined its presence in optic pit maculopathy and currently is proposing a new method for treating the macula elevation emanating from retinoschisis.
Dr. Lincoff is the author of more than 200 scientific papers and chapters in ophthalmology textbooks on retinal disorders. His research has been awarded most of the prestigious prizes in the field of ophthalmology.
Harvey Lincoff continues to combine his clinical practice with research: His recently published research in the journal RETINA describes a new position of gaze, based on geometric calculations for pneumatic displacement of subretinal hemorrhage in the macula.
He is studying eyes with optic pit maculopathy for the source of the subretinal fluid and proving the efficacy of initial ambulatory binocular occlusion for retinal hemorrhage and detachment.
New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center
Aryeh L. Pollack, MD
Aryeh L. Pollack, MD, is a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in diseases and surgery of the retina, vitreous, and macula. He obtained his M.D. degree from Harvard University in 1995, and subsequently returned to New York, where he completed his internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Ophthalmology at the Mount Sinai Hospital of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Pollack then completed the prestigious and competitive two-year San Francisco Retina Fellowship specializing in thestudy of surgical and medical retina at California Pacific Medical Center, in conjunction with the Schatz practice.This fellowship provided advanced comprehensive training in
modern vitreoretinal surgical concepts and technique, as well as vast exposure to all aspects medical retina including retinal vascular disease, choroidal vascular disease and uveitis.
Mount Sinai Hospital of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
