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Lev Grunstein, MD, Ophthalmology, Syracuse, NY, Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center

LevLawrenceGrunsteinMD

Ophthalmology Syracuse, NY

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related

Ophthalmologist

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Clinical Expertise

  • Intravitreal injection, Chalazion excision, Pterygium excision, Cataract surgery, General / Comprehensive ophthalmology, Anterior segment disease, Complex cataract surgery, Cataract And Anterior Segment

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Anterior Segment Surgery, 2010 - 2011
  • Louisiana State University School of Medicine (New Orleans)
    Louisiana State University School of Medicine (New Orleans)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2005 - 2008
  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation
    Ochsner Clinic FoundationInternship, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
  • Drexel University College of Medicine
    Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2008 - 2014
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License Active through 2014
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2005 - 2011
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology SUNY Upstate School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
  • Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Spontaneous hyphema from dislocation of an iris pigment epithelium flocculus  
    Jordan Ueberroth MD, Arlene Ratanasit MD, Lev Grunstein MD, Ophthalmology, 6/13/2023
  • Outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with ocular melanoma treated with iodine-125 brachytherapy  
    Tahir Kansu Bozkurt MD, Qiongyan Tang MD, Lev L. Grunstein MD, Tara A.McCannel MD, PhD, Bradley R. Straatsma MD, JD Kevin M. Miller MD, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 3, March 2018, Pages 287-294, 3/2018
  • Astigmatism management at the time of cataract surgery  
    Kevin M Miller, MD, Lev L Grunstein, MD, Expert Review of Ophthalmology, Volume 6, 2011, Issue 3, pgs 297-305, 1/6/2014

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