Ashley Brissette, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Locations and Appointments
Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology
Laser Vision Center
Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
- GHI
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
About Ashley Brissette, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Dr Brissette is one of New York Citys leading ophthalmologists and cataract surgery experts. She has been voted by her patients and peers as a New York City Super Doctor many years in a row. She is also the ophthalmologist for the New York Rangers (NHL) hockey team. Dr. Brissette is a spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has been featured by many media outlets for her expert opinion. She is an active and accomplished researcher and is frequently invited to lecture both nationally and internationally about cataract surgery and laser vision correction. Dr. Brissette is double board certified by both the American Board of Ophthalmology and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (her home country but is a proud New Yorker and member of the Weill Cornell Ophthalmology team).
Expertise
Cataract
Complex Cataract Surgery
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Corneal Cross-Linking
Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry Eyes
Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery With Insertion of Specialized Intraocular Lens
Keratoconus
LASIK (Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis)
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)
Education
Degrees: McGill University (Canada)
Degrees: Queen's University (Canada)
Degrees: Queen's University Faculty of Medicine (Canada)
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Assistant Attending Ophthalmologist
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Degrees: McGill University (Canada)
- Degrees: Queen's University Faculty of Medicine (Canada)
- Degrees: Queen's University (Canada)
Awards & Honors
- American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Excellence Award
- One To Watch, Millennial Eye
- Ophthalmologist, New York Rangers
- Rising Star and Top Doctor 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Top 40 under 40 in Ophthalmology
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Ophthalmologist
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Languages Spoken
- English