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Leila Rafla-Demetrious, M.D.
Locations and Appointments
Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology
Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology
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About Leila Rafla-Demetrious, M.D.
Dr. Rafla-Demetrious is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Weill Cornell Medicine. She received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and received her M.D. from SUNY Downstate, graduating with the distinct honor of Summa Cum Laude.
Dr. Rafla-Demetrious did her medical internship at St. Vincent's Medical Center in N.Y.C, New York. Thereafter, she began her Ophthalmology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City in 1994. She then remained there to continue her Fellowship in Glaucoma. Upon completion, she joined the Department of Ophthalmology at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in 2000.
Dr. Rafla-Demetrious's clinical practice specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and anterior segment diseases.
Dr. Rafla Demetrious received honors from the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) in 1991.
Expertise
Anterior Segment Surgery
Cataract
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Gradual Changes in Vision
Sudden Changes in Vision
Education
Medical School: State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Assistant Attending Ophthalmologist
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Medical School: State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Ophthalmologist
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Languages Spoken
- English