BiographyDr. Eliasoph trained in general surgery and then served in the United States Navy, mostly on sea duty as Medical officer on Navy transport ships. He took the full academic year of Postgraduate Ophthalmology at NYU-Postgraduate Medical School and then the clinical residency in Ophthalmic Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital. He practices comprehensive ophthalmology with emphasis on ocular plastic procedures. These include cosmetic eyelid and brow procedures, correction of ptosis (drooping lids), with long experience in the eye problems of Myasthenia Gravis. He serves as Chief of Eye Plastic Surgery at the Bronx Veterans Hospital. Dr. Eliasoph is Chief of Ophthalmology at the sister institution, The Jewish Home and Hospital, where he does corrective surgery on many eyelid problems of the very old. He has managed dry eye problems and tearing problems over many years. He has developed new operations and refined the technique of others. He has designed new surgical instruments for ophthalmic surgery.
Dr. Ira I Eliasoph, MD
- Ophthalmology, Optometry
- 73 years of experience
- James J Peters Veterans Affair Medical Center 130 W Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10468
Brief Intro
View More
Education Background
RESIDENCY
Montefiore Medical Center
MEDICAL SCHOOL
New York University School Of Medicine - 1952
Location & Hours
- James J Peters Veterans Affair Medical Center
- 130 W Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10468
Specialties Treated
- Optometry
- Ophthalmology
Similar Doctors Nearby
-
View ProfilesDr. Gerald Stanley Mennin- Ophthalmology
- 67 years of experience
- Bronx, NY
-
View ProfilesDr. Gerald Sheldon Kolbert
- Ophthalmology
- 66 years of experience
- Bronx, NY
-
View ProfilesDr. Gene Ross Matusow
- Ophthalmology
- 63 years of experience
- Bronx, NY
-
View ProfilesDr. Milton Best
- Ophthalmology
- 63 years of experience
- Bronx, NY
-
View ProfilesDr. Geoffrey Basson
- Neurology, Ophthalmology
- 60 years of experience
- Bronx, NY
-
View ProfilesDr. Jerome Henry Levy
- Ophthalmology
- 59 years of experience
- Bronx, NY
-
View ProfilesDr. Ram Prakash Tiwari
- Ophthalmology, Surgery
- 59 years of experience
- Bronx, NY
-
View ProfilesDr. Norman Medow
- Ophthalmology
- 59 years of experience
- Bronx, NY
NY Hospitals by Specialty
- Cancer 43
- Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 31
- Orthopedics 75
- Neurology & Neurosurgery 60
- Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 75
- Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 91
- Diabetes & Endocrinology 44
- Children's Hospital 22
- Urology 87
- Psychiatry 103
- Geriatrics 82
- Rehabilitation 38
- Obsterics & Gynecology 17
- Ophthalmology 4
- Ear, Nose & Throat 11
- Rheumatology 2
- Long Term Care 3
- Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60