Dr. Gabriel M. Ferreira, MD

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Get to know Ophthalmologist Dr. Gabriel M. Ferreira, who serves patients in New York, New York.

Dr. Ferreira is a board-certified and fellowship-trained ophthalmologist, who specializes in comprehensive ophthalmology, including manual and laser-assisted cataract surgery, refractive surgery (LASIK and PRK), and glaucoma surgery. In addition to holding surgical privileges at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in Manhattan’s East Village, he practices at Eye Care & Surgery in New York, New York. 

Eye Care & Surgery is a cutting-edge eye surgical practice that provides top-quality medical and surgical eye care in New York City, New York at its two offices in Washington Heights, Manhattan, and near the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, right across the street from Yankee Stadium. The providers at the practice offer the most innovative medical and surgical eye care. Examples include multifocal IOL technology, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, premium lens implants, LASIK and PRK, pterygium surgery, as well as Botox and filler injections. Patients suffering from vision problems, glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetic eye problems, and other eye disorders can turn to the specialists at Eye Care & Surgery to restore their vision and to help improve their overall health and well-being.

Pertaining to his academic appointment, Dr. Ferreira serves as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Ophthalmology at NYU Robert I. Grossman School of Medicine. A native Spanish speaker raised in New York, he earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from Binghamton University in New York. He joined a research team at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, where he studied the role of health education in diabetes outcomes. He then went on to earn his medical degree from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, where he participated in various research studies at the world-renowned Wills Eye Hospital.

After medical school, he completed an internship at Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital in New York, followed by a three-year residency at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York. He finished his education with a fellowship at the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he trained in glaucoma management, including incisional surgery, laser surgery, and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.

Thereafter, the doctor became board-certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology, an independent, non-profit organization responsible for certifying ophthalmologists in the United States of America. Throughout his career, Dr. Ferreira has earned the On-Time Doctor Award in both 2016 and 2018 and the Patients’ Choice Award in 2018.

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery, which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. Ophthalmologists are experts in the diseases, functions, and anatomy of the eye. They may provide routine care such as vision testing, as well as prescribe and fit eyeglasses or contact lenses. However, ophthalmologists are also surgeons. They repair traumatic injuries to the eye and perform cataract, glaucoma, and corneal surgery. 

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