

Cristiano Oliveira, M.D.
Locations and Appointments
Weill Cornell Medicine Ophthalmology
Weill Cornell Medicine 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
About Cristiano Oliveira, M.D.
Dr. Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medicine and a member of the Weill Cornell Ophthalmology Department who specializes in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Dr. Oliveira attended medical school at the Minas Gerais Federal University (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) in his native Brazil. He completed his Ophthalmology residency and Glaucoma fellowship at São Geraldo Hospital, Minas Gerais Federal University.
His international career continued in New York where he completed a 2-year Glaucoma research fellowship at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary under the mentorship of Dr. Robert Ritch. The fellowship was followed by Neurology residency at North Shore and Long Island Jewish Hospitals. Among his many achievements he had the privilege to be elected as one of the chief residents.
Dr. Oliveira spent his final year of training at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, where he completed a Neuro-Ophthalmology fellowship under the mentorship of Drs. Joseph Rizzo and Simmons Lessell.
Expertise
Anisocoria
Giant Cell Arteritis
Neuromyelitis Optica
Nystagmus
Optic Nerve Disease
Optic Neuritis
Optic Neuropathy
Papilledema
Pseudotumor Cerebri
Ptosis
Temporal Arteritis
Unexplained Vision Loss
Visual Field Loss
Visual Hallucinations
Education
Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Internship: Maimonides Medical Center
Medical School: Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais
Residency: Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil
Residency: North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System
Titles & Positions
Assistant Attending Ophthalmologist
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Education
- Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Residency: North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System
- Internship: Maimonides Medical Center
- Residency: Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil
- Medical School: Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Ophthalmologist
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Languages Spoken
- English
- Portuguese