Dr. Penny Asbell, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Ophthalmologist
5 E 98th St Box 1183 New York NY, 10029About
Dr. Penny Asbell is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Director of the Cornea Service and Refractive Surgery Center. She initiated Mount Sinai Medical Center's Lowenste ...
Education and Training
University At Buffalo SUNY School Of Med and Biomedical Sciences Buffalo Ny 1975
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 1975
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Clinical Trials
Awards
- 2008-2009, 2008 New York Super Doctors
Treatments
- Cataract Surgery, Cornea Transplant, Lasik And More
- Cataracts
- Macular Degeneration
- Headaches
- Glaucoma
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Corneal Ulcer
- Astigmatism
- Presbyopia
- Blepharitis
- Farsightedness
- Nearsightedness
- Conjunctivitis
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Cornea-Opthalmology, Louisiana State Univ. Eye Center
- LSU Med Ctr/Ochsner - New Orleans, Cornea/External Disease 1980
- New York Univ, Immunology 1989
- Louisiana State University Eye Center in New Orleans
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