Professor Richard B Rosen MD

Professor Richard Rosen joined the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) in July 1986, as an Opthalmology resident. 

He had previous training as a professional photographer and ophthalmic photographer for Dr Morton Rosenthal and is a long time member of the Ophthalmic Photographers Society achieving Certified Retinal Angiographer status. He completed his residency in 1989 and his retinal fellowship, under Dr Muldoon at the Infirmary in 1991 prior to joining the staff. 

During his time at NYEE, Professor Rosen has been a mainstay of the teaching programme and has been honoured by graduating residents on numerous occasions for his devotion and dedication to teaching and patient care. During his fellowship Professor Rosen served as Director of Medical Student Education and went on to serve as Programme Director for the Department of Ophthalmology from 1992 – 2002. In 2002 he was named Vice-Chair of the Department and Director of Research and Surgeon-Director, Ophthalmology. 

Professor Rosen has maintained a wide interest in vision and has been involved in basic science, translational and clinical projects. He has numerous grants especially in Retinal Imaging where he has achieved a well-deserved international reputation.

He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, numerous abstracts and lectures extensively locally, nationally and internationally.

For further information, please see:

American Society of Retina Specialists

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai Physicians Channel

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Aging; Biophotonics; Diabetes; Image Analysis; Imaging; Mitochondria; Ophthalmology; Oxidative Stress; Retina; Robotic Surgery; Stem Cells; Translational Research; Vision