Doctors

Navid Hakimian, M.D.

Dr. Navid Hakimian is a graduate of Tufts Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He was Chief Resident in ophthalmology at Stony Brook University Hospital in 1995 and completed a Fellowship in retinal diseases and surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1997. Dr. Hakimian is a Board certified ophthalmologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating retinal diseases of the eye.

Juan M. Horta-Santini, M.D.

Dr. Horta-Santini is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico and completed his fellowship in Glaucoma at Tufts University. Dr. Horta-Santini is fluent in Spanish and French and has provided patients with excellence in eye care throughout the Northeast and Latin America. He has participated in several research and teaching activities. Dr. Horta is proud to treat the New York City community and is an excellent diagnostician and surgeon.

Jerome H. Levy, M.D., F.A.C.S., Surgeon Director

Dr. Jerome Levy received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 1966. Dr. Levy co-founded and serves as Medical Director and attending surgeon of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York. The Ambulatory Surgery Center is a Medicare-certified same day surgery center licensed by the State of New York. Dr. Levy is also the co-founder and currently serves as Surgeon Director of New York Eye Surgery Center. At New York Eye, Dr. Levy and his associate physicians serve more than 20,000 patients each year. Dr. Levy is a Board certified ophthalmologist whose specialized training includes cataract and laser surgery, treatment of glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy and refractive and LASIK surgery. Dr. Levy is a highly skilled and compassionate surgeon with extensive knowledge on all eye conditions.

Fiona Pathay, M.D.

Dr. Fiona Pathay is a 1997 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She is a Board certified ophthalmologist who completed her ophthalmic training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx. Dr. Pathay is an attending ophthalmologist at the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York, Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital, where she has received multiple awards for clinical and surgical education of residents. Dr. Pathay is a well trained diagnostician and proficient ophthalmic surgeon.

Damon J. Pettinelli, M.D.

Dr. Pettinelli is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a highly experienced surgeon, having performed over 10,000 eye surgeries. He specializes in refractive surgery and complex cataract removal. Dr. Pettinelli completed his ophthalmology residency training at the prestigious New York University School of Medicine’s Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, and he is further fellowship trained in Cornea and Refractive Surgery from the world-renowned Wilmer Eye Institute at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He later served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at The NYU School of Medicine and Instructor in Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins, where the doctors he instructed in eye surgery voted him their 2005-2006 Teacher of the Year. The Long Island Press has selected him Best of Long Island in Eye Care two years running for 2008 and 2009.

Ryan Rodgers, M.D.

Dr. Ryan Rogers is a graduate of The Chicago Medical School and completed his fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine. His residency was at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He is a board certified ophthalmologist and has volunteered in various programs. Dr. Rogers an excellent surgeon and is highly trained in performing laser procedures and treating ophthalmological diseases related to diabetes. In his spare time, Dr. Rogers enjoys skiing, traveling and yoga.

Douglas Greenfield, M.D.

Dr. Douglas Greenfield is our practice’s Internist. He graduated from the University of Vermont Medical College and completed his fellowship in cardiology at the West Roxbury Veterans Administration Hospital through Harvard Medical School. Dr. Greenfield served the patients of New York City for many years at Brookdale Hospital Center in Brooklyn and in his own private practice. We are pleased to have Dr. Greenfield on board to examine our surgical patients.

Jaclyn C. Bruno, O.D., M.S.

Dr. Bruno is a graduate of the SUNY College of Optometry and has also obtained a Masters in Vision Science. She provides comprehensive eye care in several clinical settings throughout New York City and has been honored with numerous awards for her work.

Isayas T. Tekie, O.D.

Dr. Tekie obtained his Doctorate of Optometry from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico. He is fluent in Spanish and French and has provided eye care in numerous clinical settings in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Jiyoung J. Yoon, O.D.

Dr. Yoon is a graduate of the SUNY College of Optometry. She is an experienced Optometrist and has provided comprehensive eye care in numerous clinical and retail settings. Dr. Yoon currently works at our practice part-time and is the owner/manager of two optical shops in the Northwestern Bronx.