AbrahamKhalilSleemMD

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

President of Cataract Cornea and Laser Eye Care, PLLC and Assistant Clinical Professor at NYU Langone and SUNY Downstate

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Office
244 86th. St. #1
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Phone+1 718-238-3438

Fax+1 888-680-5857

Summary

Dr. Abraham Sleem is an ophthalmologist in Brooklyn, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including NYU Langone Hospitals, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, and NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue. He received his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has been in practice 11 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Arabic and Spanish. He specializes in anterior segment related, cataract related, cornea & external disease, and refractive surgery and is experienced in diabetes mellitus, keratoplasty, penetrating keratoplasty, refractive surgery, and photorefractive keratectomy.

Education & Training

Albany Medical CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Albany Medical CenterChief Residency, Ophthalmology, 2009 - 2010
Albany Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 2007 - 2010
Maimonides Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2006 - 2007
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 2006
St. John’s UniversityBachelor of Science, Chemistry, 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2020 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Abraham Schlossman Memorial Award for Surgical Teacher of the Year NYU School of Medicine, 2015-2016
Chief Resident 2009, 2010
Elected to Graduate Medical Education Council 2009, 2010
Award for Outstanding Service to Fellow Students 2003
Mount Sinai Summer Research Scholarship 2002
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society 2000-2002, 2002
Scholastic Excellence Scholarship 1998-2002, 2002
Golden Key Scholarship Award in Chemistry 2001
Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a cumulative GPA of 4.0/4.0
Presidential Medal of Excellence conferred on graduation
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Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

New Methods for the Synthesis and Analysis of CADPR Analogs.
A. Sleem, S.K. Aggarwal, J.E. Lavelle, A. Dimitri, S.M. Graham, Am. Chem. Soc. 34th MARM, Towson, Maryland
CADPR analogs: new synthetic strategies, NMR Structures and conformational analysis of fluorinated and duterated analogs.
S.M. Graham, S.K. Aggarwal, J.E. Lavelle, A. Dimitri, A. Sleem, Am. Chem. Soc. 34th MARM, Towson, Maryland
Fluorinated Analogs of CADPR: Synthesis, NMR Structures, and Conformational Analysis.
A. Dimitri, S.K. Aggarwal, J.E. Lavelle, A. Sleem, S.M. Graham, Am. Chem. Soc. 34th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Towson, Maryland
Comparison of Scanning Laser Tomography and Humphrey Visual Field Analysis to Determine Progression in Glaucoma Patients.
M.M. Fahim, A.Toor, A.Sleem, S.Bernardo, L.A. Polikoff, D.Gill, J.B. Serle, Medical Student Research Day, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, NY
Thinnest Point Elevation Topography Values in Patients with Keratoconus and Subclinical Keratoconus.
A. Sleem, S. Khachikian, M. Belin, Resident Research Day at Lions Eye Institute Albany, NY and by S. Khachikian at ASCRS Cornea Day, San Francisco, CA
Comparison of Endothelial Keratoplasty (EK) Post-Operative Visual Outcomes with Optical Coherence Tomography-Derived Corneal Thickness Measurements.
A. Sleem, S. Khachikian, R. Schultze, ASCRS Cornea Day, San Francisco, CA
Comparison of Donor Insertion Techniques on Endothelial Cell Mortality in Descemets Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK).
A. Sleem, S. Khachikian, R. Schultze, EBAA National Meeting, Seattle, WA
Comparison of Endothelial Keratoplasty Outcomes with Optical Coherence Tomography-Derived Corneal Thickness Measurements.
A. Sleem, R. Eden, R. Schultze, World Cornea Congress VI meeting, and ASCRS Symposium, Boston, MA
Effects of Postoperative Complications on Endothelial Keratoplasty Outcomes.
A. Sleem, W. Yang, R. Eden, N. Haqqie, R. Schultze, World Cornea Congress VI meeting, Boston, MA
Endothelial Cell Count and Visual Outcomes in Endothelial Keratoplasty: Comparison of Insertion Techniques.
A. Sleem, W. Yang, R. Eden, N. Haqqie, R. Schultze, World Cornea Congress VI meeting, Boston, MA
Comparison of Complicated Endothelial Keratoplasty Outcomes and Uncomplicated Endothelial Keratoplasty Outcomes at 1 Year Postoperatively.
R. Schultze, A. Sleem, ASCRS Symposium, Boston, MA
Five-Year Visual and Endothelial Cell Outcomes After Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty.
S. Shah, A. Sleem, R. Schultze, ASCRS Symposium, Boston, MA
Comparison of Postoperative Endothelial Keratoplasty Outcomes with OCT-Derived Corneal Thickness Measurements.
A. Sleem, R. Eden, R. L. Schultze, AAO Symposium, Chicago, IL
Three-Year Endothelial Cell Survival after DSAEK.
M. Kropinak, A. Sleem, R. L. Schultze, ASCRS Symposium, San Diego, CA
Three-Year Outcome Comparison of Sequential and Combined Cataract and DSAEK Surgery.
A. Richards, A. Sleem, R. L. Schultze, ASCRS Symposium, San Diego, CA
Intrastromal Corneal Ring (ISCR) for Corneal Neovascularization after Multiple Corneal Graft Failures.
R. L. Schultze, A. Sleem, EBAA National Meeting, Tucson, AZ
Three Year Endothelial Cell Survival After DSAEK.
Schultze RL, Sleem A, Kropinak MJ, 1st Joint International Congress Refractive Online and SICSSO, Grosseto, Italy
Three Year Outcomes Comparison of Sequential and Combined Cataract and DSAEK Surgery.
Schultze RL, Sleem A, Richards AL, 1st Joint International Congress Refractive Online and SICSSO, Grosseto, Italy
Four-Year Endothelial Cell Survival and Visual Recovery After Descemet-Stripping.
Sleem A, Schultze RL, Tehrani N, American Academy of Ophthalmology [AAO] National Meeting, Orlando, FL
Two-Year Comparison of Donor Insertion Techniques on Endothelial Cell Mortality in DSAEK.
Kropinak MJ, Sleem A, Lee B, Schultze RL, ASCRS, Chicago, IL
Comparison of Complicated and Uncomplicated Endothelial Outcomes 4 Years Postoperatively.
Darbandi S, Schultze RL, Sleem A, ASCRS, Chicago, IL
Rupture and Repair of a Cystic Bleb During Cataract Surgery.
Sleem A, Graeber CP, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Chicago, IL
Outcomes of Pterygium Surgery Over 4 Years at an Academic Institution in New York.
Chan J, Jung J, Cho M, Yoon D, Sleem A, Howard D, ARVO, Ft. Lauterdale, FL
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