
Valerie Ilana Elmalem MD
Neuro-Ophthalmology, Oculo-Plastic & Orbital Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; Chief of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Health System Associate Medical Director, NYEE Carle Place Neuro-ophthalmology, Orbital, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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310 E 14th StreetSte 319SNew York, NY 10003
Phone+1 212-614-8206
Fax+1 212-979-4512
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Education & Training
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, IncFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2010 - 2012
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2009 - 2010
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Ophthalmology, 2006 - 2009
Emory University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2005 - 2006
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2027
WI State Medical License 2010 - 2013
GA State Medical License 2008 - 2012
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctors Rising Stars 2015-2019
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Surgical Exposure and Direct Puncture of a Thrombosed Superior Ophthalmic Vein in an Optic Nerve Sheath Dural Arteriovenous Fistula.Mais N Al-Kawaz, Brian Giovanni, Valerie I ElMalem, Mona Fayad, Johanna T Fifi
Stroke. 2023-09-01 - 3 citationsPartial Vision Loss After Orbital Decompression in a Patient With Thyroid Eye Disease, Chorioretinal Folds, and Disc Edema.Lauren N DeMaria, Ann Q Tran, Andrea A Tooley, Valerie I. Elmalem, Irina Belinsky
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2021-02-19 - 7 citationsPseudotumor cerebri syndrome causing a terson like syndromeJoseph Raevis, Valerie I. Elmalem
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2020-11-24
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
This Teen Went Blind and Partially Deaf After Only Eating Pringles, French Fries and White Bread for a DecadeSeptember 3rd, 2019
Committees
- Member, Patient Information Committee for NANOS 2018 - Present
- Member - Oculoplastics subsection, New Media Committee for AAO 2016 - Present
- Member, NOVEL Curriculum Committee for NANOS 2016 - Present
- member, YONO Committee for NANOS 2015 - Present
- member, Walsh Committee For NANOS 2015 - 2018
Professional Memberships
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- Fellow
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Other Languages
- French
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