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Kyle Kovacs, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Specialties
Ophthalmology, Medical Retina, Medical Retina; Ophthalmic Oncology,

Locations and Appointments

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Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology

1305 York Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10021
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iconAbout Kyle Kovacs, M.D.

Dr. Kovacs is a board-certified retina specialist and St. Giles Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Kovacs specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, including conditions such as retinal detachment, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, epiretinal membranes, macular holes, trauma, endophthalmitis, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal degenerations and dystrophies, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP),  and secondary intraocular lenses.

Dr. Kovacs has lived his whole life in the Northeast, growing up on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line. A native of New Jersey, he graduated...

Board Certifications

  • Ophthalmology

iconExpertise

  • Clinical Research
  • Diabetes Eye Exam
  • Diabetic Eye Disease
  • Diabetic Retinal Exams
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Endophthalmitis
  • Epiretinal Membrane

iconEducation

  • Degrees: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
  • Degrees: Harvard University

iconLanguages

  • English

iconTitles & Positions

  • Associate Attending Ophthalmologist
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
  • St. Giles Associate Professor of Pediatric Retina

iconHospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital