Sandra Belmont, M.D, F.A.C.S.
Director, Resident Refractive Surgical Education/ Laser Vision Correction Program and Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at
New York University Langone Medical Center.
Dr. Belmont is the Founding Director of the Laser Vision Correction Center at
Weill Cornell Medical Center - New York Presbyterian Hospital and served there as Director of the Corneal Service and Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology from 1997 through 2007. Dr. Belmont also has privileges at
Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital and The
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
New York University Langone Medical Center. 550 First Avenue (bet. 32nd and 33rd St.) -New York University Langone Medical Center is acknowledged as one of the nation's premier centers of excellence in health care, biomedical research, and medical education. It is well established as a source of groundbreaking discoveries and innovations that have on several occasions led to the Nobel Prize. The schools basic and clinical scientists conduct dynamic interdisciplinary research addressing the entire range of 21st century biomedical science.
Lenox Hill Hospital is ranked among the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. The hospital is home to the Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute (LHHVI) of New York, a national leader in cardiovascular care. The institute is renowned for the establishment of one of the first cardiac catherization laboratories in the city. The first angioplasty and angiograms in the U.S. were also performed here. The hospital's Orthopedic Surgery Department is also considered among the best in the U.S. The Department's Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT) is the first hospital-based center in the U.S. dedicated solely to the study of sports medicine.
Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital is Lenox Hill's subsidiary. Established in 1869, the hospital is internationally recognized as a premier academic institution for post-graduate training and instruction to clinicians and physicians in ophthalmology, otolaryngology and plastic surgery. Particular milestones include establishing: the first allergy clinic in the U.S. in 1916; the first diagnostic treatment of glaucoma and the first eye bank in 1944; the first small incision phacoemulsification cataract extraction in 1967; the first nasal center in 1989; first excimer laser vision correction trials in 1990; and first laser procedure for cataract extraction in 1993. Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital is also at the forefront for advancement of photodynamic therapy for macular degeneration, use of ultrasound sonography and angiography for diagnosis in ophthalmology, oculoplastic surgery and laser vision correction.
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary is the oldest specialty hospital in the western hemisphere (established in 1820) and a regular in U.S.News and World Reports "America's Best Hospitals." Its Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology are ranked among the best in the country for their high quality of patient care, graduate and continuing medical education, scientific research and their commitment to excellence.
Weill Cornell Medical Center - New York Presbyterian Hospital was founded in 1898 and is affiliated with what is now the New York Presbyterian Hospital since 1927. Weill Medical College of Cornell University is among the top-ranked clinical and medical research centers in the country. In addition to offering degrees in medicine, Weill Cornell also has PhD programs in biomedical research and education at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and with neighboring Rockefeller University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute, has established a joint MD-PhD program for students to intensify their pursuit of Weill Cornell's triple mission of education, research and patient care.
