
Penny Asbell MD
Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery
Professor of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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930 Madison AveSte 200Memphis, TN 38103
Phone+1 901-448-6650
Fax+1 901-866-3022
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Education & Training
- Louisiana State University School of Medicine (New Orleans)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1981 - 1982
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Ophthalmology, 1976 - 1980
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1976 - 2027
- CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
- TN State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 1980 - 2005
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Soothe Versus Refresh
- Dry Eye Assessment and Management: Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
- Systane Ultra Versus Maxidex Versus Saline Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Association between Race and Ethnicity and Severity of Dry Eye Disease.Catherine Shen, Jocelyn He, Penny A Asbell, Vatinee Y Bunya, Gui-Shuang Ying
Ophthalmology. 2025-05-01 - BIRTH OF A CHANGE AGENT: THE FOUNDING OF 'WOMEN IN OPHTHALMOLOGY'.Marjorie A Mosier, Penny Asbell, Jaqueline Lustgarten, Jane D Kivlin, Eve Higginbotham
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025-04-19 - Impact of definition of meibomian gland dysfunction on the frequency of MGD in dry eye disease from the DREAM© study.Divya Jagadeesh, Meng C Lin, Fiona Stapleton, Jocelyn He, Gui-Shuang Ying
Contact Lens & Anterior Eye. 2025-04-12
Press Mentions
- Eye Experts Weigh in on Artificial Tears in Midst of Infectious OutbreakMarch 2nd, 2023
- 8 Things Your Eye Boogers Can Reveal About Your HealthOctober 14th, 2019
- Reserve Judgment on DREAM Study ResultsMay 2nd, 2018
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