GerardD'AversaMD

Ophthalmology • Valley Stream, NY

Retinal Disease

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Office
65 Roosevelt Avenue
Suite 204
Valley Stream, NY 11581
Phone+1 516-374-4199

Fax+1 516-295-5303
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Education & Training

University of FloridaResidency, Ophthalmology, 1993 - 1994
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Ophthalmology, 1990 - 1993
NYU Long Island School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1990 - 2026
FL State Medical License 1993 - 2002
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Newsday - Top Doctors on Long Island Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Clinical Trials

Diurnal Variation in Tear Osmolarity Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Evaluation of Ocular Surface Changes Following RF Electrocoagulation Treatment of the Periorbital Region Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 25
Unknown status

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The effect of decreasing the dosage of cyclosporine A 0.05% on dry eye disease after 1 year of twice-daily therapy.
Su, M. Y., Perry, H. D., Barsam, A., Perry, A. R., Donnenfeld, E. D., Wittpenn, J. R., D'Aversa, G.> ;Cornea. 2011 Oct
10 citations
Intraocular Pressure Elevations with Loteprednol Etabonate: A Retrospective Chart Review
Rajesh K. Rajpal, Donald Digby, Gerard D'Aversa, Francis S. Mah, David A Hollander, Taryn Conway> ;Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2011 Jun 10
Correlating patient-reported response to hydroxypropyl cellulose ophthalmic insert (LACRISERT®) therapy with clinical outcomes: tools for predicting response.
McDonald, M., D'Aversa, G., Perry, H. D., Wittpenn, J. R., Nelinson, D. S.> ;Curr Eye Res. 2010 Oct
Hydroxypropyl cellulose ophthalmic inserts (lacrisert) reduce the signs and symptoms of dry eye syndrome and improve patient quality of life.
McDonald, M., D'Aversa, G., Perry, H. D., Wittpenn, J. R., Donnenfeld, E. D., Nelinson, D. S.> ;Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2009 Dec
Subconjunctival mitomycin C for the treatment of ocular cicatricial pemphigoid.
Donnenfeld, E. D., Perry, H. D., Wallerstein, A., Caronia, R. M., Kanellopoulos, A. J., Sforza, P. D., D'Aversa, G.> ;Ophthalmology. 1999 Jan
Topical Cyclosporine A in the management of postkeratoplasty glaucoma and corticosteroid-induced ocular hypertension (CIOH) and the penetration of topical 0.5% cyclosp...
Perry, H. D., Donnenfeld, E. D., Acheampong, A., Kanellopoulos, A. J., Sforza, P. D., D'Aversa, G., Wallerstein, A., Stern, M.> ;CLAO J. 1998 Jul
27 citations
Advancing Wave-like Epitheliopathy: Clinical Features and Treatment
Gerard D'Aversa, Jodi Luchs, Martin J. Fox, Pearl S. Rosenbaum, Ira J. Udell> ;Ophthalmology. 1997 Jun 1
25 citations
Treatment of Experimental Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Endophthalmitis with Intravitreal Vancomycin and Intravitreal Dexamethasone
Miriam A. Smith, John A. Sorenson, Gerard D'Aversa, Sid Mandelbaum, Ira J. Udell, Winston Harrison> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1997 Feb 1
Extralimbal Trantas' dots: a clinicopathologic report.
D'Aversa, G., Udell, I. J., Rosenbaum, P. S.> ;Cornea. 1996 Nov
53 citations
Diagnosis and Successful Medical Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Gerard D'Aversa, George A. Stern, William T. Driebe> ;Archives of Ophthalmology. 1995 Sep 1
15 citations
The Elastic Tissue of Bruch's Membrane: Connections to Choroidal Elastic Tissue and the Ciliary Epithelium of the Rabbit and Human Eyes
Gary E. Korte, Gerard D'Aversa> ;Archives of Ophthalmology. 1989 Nov 1
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Nassau University Medical CenterEast Meadow, New York
North Shore University HospitalManhasset, New York
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, New York
Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre, New York
St. Catherine of Siena HospitalSmithtown, New York