Jay Lustbader
Ophthalmologist
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw Washington DC, 20007About
Jay Mark Lustbader, MD, is the chair and professor of the Department of Ophthalmology, director of cornea and refractive surgery and president of the Washington National Eye Center. Dr. Lustbader hold ...
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1984
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Treatments
- Glaucoma, Refractive Surgery
- Cataracts
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma
- Uveitis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Corneal Ulcer
- Blepharitis
- Nearsightedness
- Dry Eye Syndrome
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Cornea, Georgetown University, Washington, DC USA 1989
- Georgetown Univ, Cornea/External Disease 1988
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 1989
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