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Daniel S. Casper, MD

Medical Reviewer

Dr. Casper practices general and medical ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) in New York City, dividing his time between the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center and the Harkness Eye Institute Faculty Practice. His ophthalmology training, including residency and fellowship, was all done at Columbia, and he has been affiliated with the university in various capacities since 1986.

After completing his residency, Casper was a fellow in orbital and oculoplastic surgery with Stephen Trokel, MD, at Columbia, and, along with Linda Chi, MD, of the radiology department, he coedited ...

Affiliations

Castle Connolly

Expertise

Comprehensive ophthalmology and diabetic eye disease

Board Certifications and Training

  • Fellowship (Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgery), ES Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (Pathology), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Union College
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Anatomy, Tufts University
  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Albany Medical College at Union University

Awards and Accreditation

  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor
  • Robert Reinecke Award for Research in Ophthalmology, Albany Medical College, 1985
  • JM Wheeler Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Columbia University, Department of Ophthalmology, 2000
  • The New York Times Magazine SuperDoctor, 2008–Present
  • International Association of Ophthalmologists, Top Ophthalmologists in NY, 2011–Present
  • Best Doctors in America, 2000–Present
  • The International Association of HealthCare Professionals, 2015–Present
  • The Leading Physicians of the World, 2019–Present
  • NY Top Docs, 2019–Present
  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors, 2021
Research:

Chiang, M. F., Hwang, J. C., Alexander, C. Y., Casper, D. S., Cimino, J. J., & Starren, J. (2006). Reliability of SNOMED-CT coding by three physicians using two terminology browsers. In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings (Vol. 2006, p. 131). American Medical Informatics Association.

Casper, D. S., Trelstad, R. L., & Reif-Lehrer, L. (1982). Glutamate-induced cellular injury in isolated chick embryo retina: Müller cell localization of initial effects. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 209(1), 79-90.

Chiang, M. F., Gelman, R., Martinez-Perez, M. E., Du, Y. E., Casper, D. S., Currie, L. M., ... & Flynn, J. T. (2009). Image analysis for retinopathy of prematurity diagnosis. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 13(5), 438-445.

Chiang, M. F., Casper, D. S., Cimino, J. J., & Starren, J. (2005). Representation of ophthalmology concepts by electronic systems: adequacy of controlled medical terminologies. Ophthalmology, 112(2), 175-183.

Rao, R., Jonsson, N. J., Ventura, C., Gelman, R., Lindquist, M. A., Casper, D. S., & Chiang, M. F. (2012). Plus disease in retinopathy of prematurity: diagnostic impact of field of view. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 32(6), 1148.


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