Lisa Park, MD

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Credentials & Experience
Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology
Clinical Expertise
- Cataract
- Cataract Surgery
- Complex Anterior Segment Surgery
- Comprehensive Ophthalmology
- Laser Vision Correction
- Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery
Specialties
Education & Training
- MD, Yale University School of Medicine
- Residency: New York University Langone Medical Center
- Residency: Manhattan Eye, Ear, & Throat Hospital
Honors & Awards
2015-2018 Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors
2017 Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology
2010 American Academy of Ophthalmolog Lifelong Education for the Ophthalmologist Recognition Award
2010 Americal Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award
2008 Health and Hospitals Corporation Award: Doctor of the Year, Bellevue Hospital Center
2007 Schossman Memorial Award: Surgical Teacher of te Year, NYU Dept. of Ophthalmology
About Lisa Park
Lisa Park, MD is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical Center and an Attending Ophthalmologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Park is an accomplished cataract surgeon with a flourishing practice on the west side at the Robert Burch Family Eye Center. Prior to joining Columbia, Dr. Park was the Associate Director of Residency Training at NYU for 11 years, where she taught and mentored over 70 ophthalmology residents and pioneered the use of virtual surgery simulation in residency training. At the same time, she was Chief of Ophthalmology at Bellevue Hospital where she was selected “Doctor of the Year” in 2007. She was also co-host of “The Ophthalmology Show,” on Sirius XM’s Doctor Radio channel for five years. Dr. Park has published over fifty book chapters, journal articles and research abstracts on various aspects of cataract surgery, including the “Lens & Cataract” chapter for the Basic and Clinical Science Course published by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Her interests include global ophthalmology, and she travels regularly to Guatemala and Ethiopia to teach and perform humanitarian eye surgery for the blind in developing countries. Dr. Park received her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine. She completed her residency training at NYU and a fellowship in anterior segment and refractive surgery at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital. Her philosophy is that no two eyes are the same, and her objective is to meet each individual’s visual needs.
Academic Titles
- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC
Committee/Societies/Council Memberships
2016-present Vice-Chair & Board Member, Vision Care USA
2012-present Editorial Committee, Basic & Clinical Science Course Section 11: Lens & Cataract Committee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
2012-present, Editorial Committee, Phaco Fundamentals Classroom, Task Force of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
2010-present Volunteer Surgeon, Hospital de la Familia in Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala
2005-present Telemedicine Mentor, Cybersight, ORBIS International
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Gender
- Female
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Signature Administrators
- Student Health
Affinity
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs Plan
Amida Care
- Special Needs Plan
Capital District Physician Health Plan
- Capital District Physician Health Plan
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare
- MagnaCare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs Plan
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
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Contact & Locations
New York, New York 10023