Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology
212 East 69th Street
Suite 5
New York, NY 10021
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Kyle J. Godfrey, MD, FACS, is an oculofacial plastic, reconstructive, and orbital surgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Godfrey is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and completed fellowship training approved by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS). He has spent nearly a decade in practice in New York City, focused on cosmetic, reconstructive, and tumor surgery of the eyelids, tear drainage system, orbit, and upper face.
Cosmetic surgery of the eyelids and upper face. Dr. Godfrey performs upper and lower eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty), brow lifting, and Asian double-eyelid surgery. His ...
Expertise
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Blepharoplasty
- Blepharospasm
- Blind Painful Eye
- Blocked Tear Duct
- Botox Injection
- Botox Treatment
- Brow Lift
- Bulging Eyes
- Chalazion
- Cosmetic Eye Surgery
- Droopy Eyelid
- Ectropion
- Enophthalmos
- Entropion
- Enucleation of Eye
- Evisceration of Eyeball
- Eyelid Cancer
- Eyelid Lesion
- Eyelid Retraction
- Eyelid Surgery
- Facial Palsy
- Graves' Disease
- Insertion of Prosthetic Eye
- Oculoplastic Reconstruction After Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Oculoplastic Surgery
- Ophthalmic Plastics
- Orbital Fracture
- Orbital Tumor
- Ptosis of Eyelid
- Ptosis Repair
- Repair of Eyelid Laceration
- Replacement, Prosthetic Eye
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Tear Duct Probing
- Tearing Eyes
- Thyroid Disease
- Thyroid Eye Disease
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Associate Attending Ophthalmologist
- Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology in Clinical Neurological Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Awards & Honors
- 2026: ASOPRS Research Award, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- 2026: Donald J. DAmico Surgical Teaching Award, Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medicine
- 2026: The Senior List, Faculty Excellence in Teaching, Weill Cornell Medical College
- 2024present: Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- 2022: 85th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Award, Westmont College
- 2017: Resident Teaching Award, UC San Diego School of Medicine
- 2015, 2016: Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, UC San Diego School of Medicine
- 2013: Ophthalmology Achievement Award, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Associate Attending Ophthalmologist
- Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology in Clinical Neurological Surgery
Languages Spoken
- english
Research
Preoperative Visual Field Patterns Associated with Selection for Concurrent Eyelid and Brow Ptosis Repair.
September 04, 2026Cosmesis-Preserving Endoscopic Transorbital Resection of an Orbital Apex Venous Malformation With Lateral Orbital Rim Reconstruction: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
August 27, 2026The Use of Deep Learning in Distinguishing Chalazion and Eyelid Mass.
April 17, 2026