Sumayya Ahmad, MD, is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She received her medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine and completed a residency in ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins /The Wilmer Eye Institute. She went on to complete a fellowship in cornea and external disease at the The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, consistently ranked the #1 eye hospital in the U.S for a decade. Her clinical focus includes cataract surgery, full thickness and partial thickness corneal transplantation including DSAEK and DALK, laser vision correction, dry eye, corneal ulcers, and ocular surface disease. Her research interests include evaluating outcomes in keratoprosthesis, ocular surface disease and dry eye disease. Dr. Ahmad has authored several peer-reviewed scientific articles and has given a number of presentations on ocular conditions including keratitis, dry eye, and the outcomes of the Boston Type 1 Keratoprostheses. Throughout her training, Dr. Ahmad was the recipient of several competitive awards. During medical school, she received several NIH Student Research Fellowships and a Down’s Fellowship for international research in public health. She also received the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health Travel Grant which funded her work at the Aravind Eye Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. There she evaluated patients and provided manual small incision (SICS) cataract surgery to underserved patients, many of whom had advanced cataracts. In 2016, she was a recipient of the Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship for her achievements in eye research. Dr. Ahmad is a member of the Cornea Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - Yale University, Doctor of Medicine

Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Internship in Internal Medicine

Johns Hopkins University, Wilmer Eye Institute, Residency in Ophthalmology

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Fellowship in Cornea and External Disease

Practice

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Affiliation

The Mount Sinai Hospital

The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens

Certifications

American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional memberships

Cornea Society

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Background

Languages spoken

English

Spanish

Urdu

Punjabi

Gender

Female

NPI number

#1760777064

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Which hospital is Dr. Sumayya Ahmad affiliated with?

Dr. Sumayya Ahmad is affiliated with The Mount Sinai Hospital, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens.

What practice does Dr. Sumayya Ahmad work with?

Dr. Sumayya Ahmad works with New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

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Dr. Sumayya Ahmad has 3 office locations, including in New York and Astoria, view full addresses on Dr. Ahmad's profile.

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Dr. Sumayya Ahmad is certified by American Board of Ophthalmology.

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Dr. Sumayya Ahmad frequently sees patients for Eye Infection, Eyeglasses, General Eye Consultation, Refractive Surgery Consultation, and Retina Consultation. You can see other visit reasons for Dr. Sumayya Ahmad on their profile.

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Dr. Sumayya Ahmad speaks English, Spanish, Urdu, and Punjabi.

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