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Dr. Gary Fishman, MD
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Dr. Gary Fishman, MD

Glaucoma Specialist, Ophthalmologist, Cornea & External Diseases Specialist, Refractive Surgeon

Bronx, NY

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4.5
Recent reviews
Office environment welcoming and friendly. The wait wasn’t long and the waiting areas were comfortable.
Office environment welcoming and friendly. The wait wasn’t long and the waiting areas were comfortable.
Keeshaun C. · April 19, 2019
He could of communicated a little better. He came in and got right to it. Looked in the computer for information,looked in my eyes and then wrote a prescription. That’s it. I didn’t even kno what he was writing a prescription for. Didn’t like that about him
He could of communicated a little better. He came in and got right to it. Looked in the computer for information, looked in my eyes and then wrote a prescription. That’sit. I didn’t even kno what he was writing a prescription for. Didn’t like that about him
Felicia C. · April 4, 2019

About Dr. Gary Fishman

Dr. Fishman is one of few fellowship-trained cataract refractive surgeons in New York . As a refractive cataract specialist, he performs advanced cataract surgery to minimize patients' dependence on glasses and contact lenses. Dr. Fishman also provides comprehensive eye care for adults and children and treats glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, dry eyes, ocular trauma, and prescribes glasses. Dr. Fishman graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience from Brown University. He attended the esteemed Brown University School of Medicine and was selected to study at the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London . Dr. Fishman completed his Ophthalmology residency at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, the oldest specialty eye hospital in the Western hemisphere. Dr. Fishman further advanced his training by completing a year-long fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery with world renowned physicians, Dr. Eric D. Donnenfeld of the Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island and Dr. Barrie D. Soloway of the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary.

In-network insurances

  • 1199SEIU
  • AARP
  • ACE

Specialties

  • Ophthalmologist
  • Cornea & External Diseases Specialist
  • Glaucoma Specialist
  • Refractive Surgeon

Practice names

Hospital affiliations

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Division Hospital

Education and training

  • Medical School - Brown University, Doctor of Medicine
  • The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Residency in Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Fellowship in Refractive Surgery
  • Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Fellowship in Diseases of the Cornea

Professional memberships

  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

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Languages spoken

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Russian

Provider's gender

Male

NPI number

1558303354

Dr. Gary Fishman's office location

Vision Center of New York (Bay Plaza)

2100 Bartow Ave, Suite 216C

Bronx, NY 10475

Patient reviews for Dr. Gary Fishman

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Dr. Fishman was professional and nice.. got to my eye problems right away..
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Great doc but too long times even early in the day. 8 am appointment. Seen at 9.45.
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It was a good visit
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There was a lot of tension in the air. Customers were unhappy. Receptionists were rushing people and had no time for questions. The nurses were friendlier but also having unprofessional conversations within earshot of patients. The doctorwas friendly when I saw him but gave me nearly no feedback. I went to an opthalmologist to learn about my eyes. I got 2 minutes before being left in a room for ten minutes, seeing him another 3 minutes, and then being carted away for more tests. When those were done I never saw him again. The glasses center were also having unprofessional conversations and gave minimal assistance. They told me 7 to 10 days. Nearly three weeks later I called them saying I never got contacted. The first receptionist on the phone again was terse and rushing. The second person on the phone sounded caught off guard and then said "come in twenty minutes." No explanation, no anything. Reading reviews on Zocdoc, I'm confused by some. I haven't had any interactions that felt like this place is professional. The equipment was great. But the interpersonal side was really underwhelming. I'm very disappointed.
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Great
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Uncomfortable with the staff.
Less than 6 months ago
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Took 2 hours to see him, the receptionists were super inefficient. But the medical assistants were nice and very helpful— and Dr. Gary was such a sweetheart!
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The girl at the front desk was horrible and after a 1hr wait he spent 3 mins in the visit and left never again
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Dr. Fishman was very polite, attentive, and easy going. I would recommend him to family and friends.
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Very helpful doctor. I’ll certainly recommend.
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EXCELLENT from start to finish!
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Optical was not in network with my insurance but the doctor office was a lack of communication. I waited two hours for half of the process of getting my glasses . I had to be disappointed the wait was unnecessary. Ifyour looking to come to this office be very detailed with the front desk .They’re not structured correctly or consistent .The women are Not focused on costumer but their looks unfortunately they looked like they did not groomed properly or had too much makeup. You sit there and start to wonder what we’re they focused on. They had no socks on .The comfort level was 5 because the comfort of the seats but I froze and I felt the technician was focused on her fake eyelashes from falling off. I don’t appreciate that I left the office with just scripts for the glasses . Still waiting for my glasses a week later no answer from the optical . Thank you Doctor Gary Fishman for your service unfortunately I cannot say the same for the front desk or optical .
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The staff were professional and the eye exam was thorough, but the wait time was long and the office was surprisingly dirty (every room I went to had garbage on the floor).
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Great doctor!
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I got to the doctors office around 930 (appointment was at 945) and left around 11 o'clock. Expect a wait time, just saying. The office had a lot of patients, chairs might not be available for everyone. The front desk wasthe main issue with my visit. It needs immediate improvement. I had to check my own eligibility because they didn't WANT to call. Had I not called and checked for myself they would've turned me away. It was a 6 min phone call. They honestly looked annoyed that I called to make sure my insurance was accepted. Irene was not nice. Other than the horrible costumer service in the front desk, I got my answers. Hopefully when I return on Wednesday I'll be treated with a little more kindness.
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If you read through these reviews, the large majority of past people complain about the staff at this facility. It is quite true. They are unprofessional, unorganized and value socializing more than doing their job. I came in for my 10:45amappointment on time and as i walk in to check in, i was met with a bunch of nonchalant, unconcerned receptionists that were just too busy to check me in, much less greet their patients. It was about 5 receptionists inside the little desk area. Yet none of them even deemed it necessary to say anything to me. Why do you need that many receptionists if none of them can do their jobs? I stood at the front desk for minutes, until I realized no one was willing to say anything so I had to proclaim I am a new patient and I have an appointment. Only one decided to stop her conversation to help me. As stated previously, I had a 10:45am appointment but wasn’t brought beyond the reception area until 11:30am. I was then taken to do some preliminary tests with a med assistant and she then led me to a SECOND waiting area with more people. I was finally brought into a room to be seen at 12:45pm. The doctor took 2 minutes to look in my eyes and that’s it. Literally awful service. Will probably never return to this practice again.
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Very profesional, Dr. Fishman take his time to introduce himself and welcome the patients with a smile. Very valuable to me.
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Efective communication and professionalism were observed. Happy that I went for a counsel visit today.
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Dr. Fishman is a wonderful doctor and the staff were polite and competent. Will definitely return to this office. They office really cares about their patients.
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I was pleased with Dr. Fishman and his staff. His approach to patients is very calm and thorough. We were referred here by our medical doctor who spoke very highly of him. His staff was very helpful and knowledgeable and assistedme with my insurance issue. I had a complete exam under 2 hours which is much better than I have had in the past.
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Best MD ever! I came in and had a very thorough exam done all under 2 hrs. He is warm, friendly and thorough. I will bring my mom here next time.
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Very helpful & knowledgeable Specialist, would recommend to anyone
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Excellent, office, personal, doctor... everything, thanks everyone!!
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I would never ever see this doctor again. The doctor is ok. However, the people in this facility are very unprofessional, lack the discipline, and professionalism to work with people, and should consider working in a cubicle away from everyone.The receptionist treated me like trash, refused to help with, so I ended up paying out of packet to have my 8-year-old son seen, because he needed new glasses ASAP for school. However, I have private insurance, as a NYCDOE Teacher.
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I waited for over an hour to be seen. I dont know if I caught them on a bad day but the office was overly packed and the waiting area is small. When I finally got called back and had towait another 30 minutes to be seen. My actual appt took all of 5 mins. He gave me a prescription and tips on what to do and that was it. So i waited for a 1 1/5 for a 5 min appt.
More than 1 year ago
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the office staff is not good with the billing. very they over charge you or over bill you so you are paying more out of pocket. Then you have to wait for your insurance to pay them before you get reimbursed what you over paid
More than 1 year ago
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You go through a few checks with other professionals before seeing Dr. Gary Fishman. All other them were really nice and helpful. Even though there is a lot of people the waiting time is not much, I felt it was reallyfast if you compare with the amount of people there. Dr. Fishman was very polite and answered my questions (I needed glasses ) and he gave me the prescription right away. He also gave me some drops for the dryness of my eyes. They have a store in there so if you want to get your glasses there you can get them. Also if you are gonna pay full price (no insurance needed) for your glasses you can get them right away and don't have to wait which is amazing. The only "bad thing" I see is that the office is really far but it was worth the commute ( I live in Brooklyn).
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they are more concerned about payment than patient care
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The receptionist and support staff is very unprofessional. They will share conversations with patients out in the open. The doctor is great but he needs to get new staff to represent him and his business. Patients were leaving the office.
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Never Again
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I love the office, which is very bright and cheerful, as well as the staff, who were very friendly and professional. My wait time wasn't too long and Dr. Fishman has a great personality and answered all my questions. He is very thorough!
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Dr. Fishman's office and his office staff are simply great.! They are all attentive and friendly. I recommend Dr. Fishman if you require a quality experience at the eye doctor.
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The staff was pleasant and the office was very comfortable. My only issue was that the wait was a bit long.
More than 1 year ago
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Highly recommended
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Excellent .
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Very professional! :)
More than 1 year ago
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This office is SCAM!! It's a "vision center" so has both an eye doctors office and optical. I went to Dr. Fishman's office to get an eye exam and prescription for contact lenses. I was called to the back and saw3 Techs/Medical Assistants before seeing the doctor. They did what seemed to be usual eye exams as I've done these many times before at other facilities. I found it weird that not ONE person asked the reason for my visit (not even the doctor himself) but I assumed that this was because they saw the reason for my visit on ZocDoc. Once the doctor came in the room he took a look at my eyes and told me to go to the optical in the office and come back in six months. At this point I was confused because he didn't mention anything about my contact prescription and since he didn't bother asking the reason why I was there, I decided to volunteer the information and tell him that I'm there for contact lenses. He told me "they'll take care of that at the optical." When I walked over to the optical the young lady told me the price of purchasing contact lenses if I purchase them there and that if I wanted a prescription to get my lenses outside of the office, the prescription would cost me also. I have worked in healthcare for almost 12 years and currently manage a very successful medical practice and have never heard of a doctor charging to write a prescription. I had already paid my copay and my insurance covered the office visit, so I didn't understand why I had to pay extra for a prescription??! It was just absurd. Seems like a huge scam to me and like they are double billing patients. They're basically charging patients for 2 visits on the same day. If that was the case, patients should be told this UP FRONT so that they can make an informed decision prior to getting an eye exam because I have no idea what the doctor and his techs even tested me for. I could've just gone to lens crafters for all of this. They should direct patients to the optical if there are two separate charges. My visit to this office was pointless. I will investigate further and file a complaint against them. What they are doing is not right!
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If you could see the doctor during the week, I was told the wait time is not so long.
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It was professional
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it seems like all this man wants to do is sell eyeglasses. once he found out that that wasn't what I was therefore and that I just needed someone to give my son a thorough eye examination he basically dismissed meand my son didn't get the help that he needed.
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Great service.
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I thought Dr. Fishman was very personable and thorough. He explained his procedures clearly and answered all questions I had. Overall, it was a pleasant visit.
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Felt like he just disregarded my issues gave me eye drops and sent me on my way. He did not explain why I might be feeling any of my symptom.
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This was a great experience. No one likes going to the doctor however it was fast and easy. Staff is nice and very professional!!
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It was grest
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The office is clean the staff is professional and Dr Fishnan is thorough and kind.
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I am 9 years old and I was very nervous but I liked the doctor and the exam didn't hurt and he said j have very good vision
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The visit was quick prompt and straight to the point. He was able to see me and tell me what was going on and referred me to the specialist who could help right away.
More than 1 year ago
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