AsherWeinerMD
Ophthalmology • Buffalo, NYAnterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related
Physician
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Office
1176 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14209Phone+1 716-881-7900Fax+1 716-887-2991- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
Dr. Weiner specializes in glaucoma and cataract consultation, laser and surgical therapy.
He completed his residency at the Hebrew University and Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, and in Cleveland OH, and clinical fellowships at the Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Weiner has published multiple peer-reviewed papers and currently focuses on surgical technique modifications in glaucoma surgery especially in glaucoma tube shunt implantation on which he recently gave an invited talk at the American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting. Dr. Weiner is also conducting multiple clinical trials to compare amongst the various MIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery) procedures used commonly in the surgical treatment of glaucoma. Dr. Weiner has lectured extensively and performed surgeries internationally.
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalFellowship, Glaucoma, 1999 - 2000
Henry Ford HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1989 - 1991
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical SchoolClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2024
MI State Medical License 1994 - 2011
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2000
OH State Medical License 1995 - 1999- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
- American Glaucoma SocietySpecialist
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Clinical Trials
- Effect of Intra-subject Phaco/Trabectome vs. Phaco/Kahook Dual Blade on Intraocular Pressure Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 06
- Baerveldt 350 vs Ahmed ClearPath 250 for the Treatment of Glaucoma Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Effect of Preoperative Trabecular Meshwork Pigmentation and Other Eye Characteristics on Outcomes of Combined Phacoemulsification/Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery.Michalovic, S., Chan, W., Mittal, A., Fink, A., Weiner, A., Zhang, C.> ;Ophthalmology. Glaucoma. 2024 Jan 6
- 3 citationsHeritable Risk and Protective Genetic Components of Glaucoma Medication Non-Adherence.Julie L Barr, Michael Feehan, Casey Tak, Leah A Owen, Robert C Finley, Parker A Cromwell, John H Lillvis, Patrice M Hicks, Elizabeth Au, Michael H Farkas, Asher Weiner...> ;International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023 Mar 15
- 3 citationsSurvey of the American Glaucoma Society Membership on Current Glaucoma Drainage Device Placement and Postoperative Corticosteroid Use.Sean Yonamine, Lauren Ton, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Gui-Shuang Ying, Iqbal Ike K Ahmed, Teresa C Chen, Asher Weiner, Steven J Gedde, Ying Han> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2022 Jan 1
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Press Mentions
Comparisons of Glaucoma Surgeries Show Certain Techniques Are Safer, More EffectiveSeptember 28th, 2020
External Links
- Ross Eye Institutehttps://rosseye.com/asher-weiner/
- University at Buffalo (SUNY)http://medicine.buffalo.edu/content/medicine/faculty/profile.html?ubit=asherwei
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