Jeffrey D. Nightingale, M.D.

With more than twenty years of surgical experience, Dr. Jeffrey D. Nightingale has performed literally thousands of eye operations. Additionally, he teaches surgical procedures to other ophthalmologists training at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Nightingale’s specialties include Laser Refractive Surgery and Cataract Refractive Surgery.

Education

• Columbia University
• SUNY Downstate Medical College

Internship, Residency, and Fellowship

• Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center
• Bronx-Lebanon Hospital and Medical Center
• New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Hospital Appointments

• New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
  Attending Surgeon Ophthalmology
• Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center
  Attending Surgeon Ophthalmology

Dr. Nightingale is recognized in the following publication for his expertise in the field of ophthalmology:

Chosen as “One of the Best Doctors in New York” by the Castle and Connolly Guide

Membership in Professional Societies

• America Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• New York Kerato-Refractive Society

One of Dr. Nightingale’s many accomplishments includes the development of a surgical instrument, the “Nightingale Posterior Capsule Polisher,” routinely used in cataract and implant surgery.

Dr. Nightingale is the author of a chapter in a book, Clinics in Oculo-Plastic Surgery.