Gerald W. Zaidman, MD

Dr. Gerald Zaidman is Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Director of the Cornea Service and Vice-Chairman and Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at the New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center.

Education/Training

Dr. Zaidman graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at Lenox Hill Hospital and his Cornea Fellowship at the Eye & Ear Hospital, University of Pittsburgh under Dr. Stuart Brown and Dr. Bartly Mondino.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Following his fellowship he lived in Richmond, Virginia, where he was Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Director of the Cornea Service at the Medical College of Virginia affiliated hospitals. He also was Director of Ophthalmology at the McGuire VA Hospital

Honors/Accomplishments

Dr. Zaidman has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and has presented at numerous meetings as a named lecturer on issues pertaining to cornea/external diseases, keratorefractive surgery, and pediatric corneal diseases. He has received both an honor award and a senior honor award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has received 7 research grants. He has traveled to many regions of the United States, Europe, and Asia as an invited guest lecturer. He has extensive experience in laser vision correction and corneal transplant surgery and has lectured at and moderated many national eye meetings.

Memberships/Affiliations

He is on the board of the World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and is a reviewer for all the major journals in ophthalmology. Dr. Zaidman is the founder and president of the Pediatric Keratoplasty Association. Through this society, Dr. Zaidman has organized and promoted pediatric keratoplasty, an area of extreme difficulty and complexity. For many years he has been a member of the Medical Executive Board of the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, AAPOS, AAO & ASCRS, and many more eye societies.