LevLawrenceGrunsteinMD

Ophthalmology • Syracuse, NY

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related

Ophthalmologist

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Office
800 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210

Clinical Expertise

Intravitreal injection, Chalazion excision, Pterygium excision, Cataract surgery, General / Comprehensive ophthalmology, Anterior segment disease, Complex cataract surgery, Cataract And Anterior Segment

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Anterior Segment Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Louisiana State University School of Medicine (New Orleans)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2005 - 2008
Ochsner Clinic FoundationInternship, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2021 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2025
HI State Medical License Active through 2014
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2014
LA State Medical License 2005 - 2011
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology SUNY Upstate School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

19 citations
Novel Therapeutic Approach in the Management of Band Keratopathy Using Amniotic Membrane Transplantation with Fibrin Glue
Salomon Esquenazi, William Rand, Gabriel E Velazquez, Lev Grunstein
Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging. 2008-09-01
104 citations
Astrocyte leucine metabolism: significance of branched-chain amino acid transamination
Marc Yudkoff, Yevgeny Daikhin, Lev Grunstein, Ilana Nissim, Janet Stern
Journal of Neurochemistry. 2002-11-19
150 citations
Scheduled Follow-up After a Pediatric Emergency Department Visit for Asthma: A Randomized Trial
Joseph J. Zorc, Richard J. Scarfone, Yuelin Li, Travis Hong, Melina Harmelin
Pediatrics. 2003-03-01

Journal Articles

Spontaneous hyphema from dislocation of an iris pigment epithelium flocculus
Jordan Ueberroth MD, Arlene Ratanasit MD, Lev Grunstein MD, Ophthalmology, 6/13/2023
Outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with ocular melanoma treated with iodine-125 brachytherapy
Tahir Kansu Bozkurt MD, Qiongyan Tang MD, Lev L. Grunstein MD, Tara A.McCannel MD, PhD, Bradley R. Straatsma MD, JD Kevin M. Miller MD, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 3, March 2018, Pages 287-294, 3/2018
Astigmatism management at the time of cataract surgery
Kevin M Miller, MD, Lev L Grunstein, MD, Expert Review of Ophthalmology, Volume 6, 2011, Issue 3, pgs 297-305, 1/6/2014

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