Dr. Gerard D’Aversa, MD, FACS

Gerard D’Aversa, MD, FACS, is a board-certified ophthalmologist with extensive experience in cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery. He has been featured in television news reports and print media, such as the Daily News and Newsday.

Dr. D’Aversa graduated summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa from the State University of New York at Albany with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He graduated at the top of his class at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, performed his residency in Ophthalmology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and completed a fellowship in cornea and external disease at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville.

He has written numerous journal articles, authored a textbook chapter and has been invited to lecture locally and nationally. Dr. D’Aversa is a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Surgeons and is a member of numerous professional societies including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Long Island Ophthalmological Society and New York Ophthalmological