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    Brian DeBroff, MD, FACS

    Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Science
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    Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

    Chief, Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital

    Vice Chairman of Faculty Affairs, Ophthalmology, Yale School of Medicine

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    Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Science

    Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

    Positions outside Yale

    Chief, Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital; Vice Chairman of Faculty Affairs, Ophthalmology, Yale School of Medicine

    Biography

    Dr. Brian DeBroff specializes in cataract and IOL implantation surgery. He has particular clinical and research interests in Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery, Optiwave Refractive Analysis using intraoperative wave front analysis for optimizing refractive results with implant surgery, multifocal and EDOF IOL’s after cataract surgery. He is a preceptor to train other Ophthalmologists in the Catalys Precision Laser Cataract System. He was appointed Director of cataract and IOL implant surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the Yale School of Medicine in 1999.

    Dr. DeBroff graduated from the Tufts University School of Medicine where he was inducted in the Sir William Osler and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Societies. He is Vice Chairman of Yale Ophthalmology, Director of Faculty Affairs, and serves on the Board of Permanent Officers at Yale University. He has held positions at Yale including Chief of Ophthalmology, VA Connecticut, Chief of Ophthalmology Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport, and Residency Program Director. He was presented with the Yale Resident Teaching Award in 1998 and 2008. Dr. DeBroff has over 100 publications including a book on phacoemulsification cataract surgery, and he has written seven book chapters and has lectured nationally and internationally. He is Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Ophth & Visual Sys and is on the editorial board/Senior Reviewer for the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Archives of Ophthalmology, and British Journal of Ophthalmology and Dr. DeBroff was inducted in the IIIC (International Intra-Ocular Implant Society) founded by Sir Harold Ridley and has received awards by Best Doctors, Castle Connolly, Connecticut Magazine, and New York Magazine. He was recently inducted in: Best Cataract Surgeons in America.

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    Education & Training

    MD
    Tufts University (1989)
    BS
    Tufts University (1985)

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    Public Health Interests

    Global Health; Clinical Trials; Bioethics; Poverty and Economic Security

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    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Brian DeBroff's published research.

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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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      Cataract Surgical Techniques

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      Distressed Children and Infants International

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      Ophthalmology Residency Program in the Bahamas

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Brian DeBroff, MD, is an ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract and refractive surgery, and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, which replaces the eye’s natural lens removed during cataract surgery with a high tech, artificial one. He is a professor of clinical ophthalmology and visual science, and director of cataract and IOL implant surgery for Yale Medicine Ophthalmology.

    “Restoring a person's vision gives ultimate satisfaction to both the patient and the treating physician,” says Dr. DeBroff, adding that it helps to have access to the newest technologies, including laser-assisted and multifocal implants. He has particular clinical and research interests in such techniques as no-stitch cataract surgery, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, optiwave refractive analysis, and multifocal and diffractive IOL’s after cataract surgery.

    In addition to his clinical work, Dr. DeBroff serves as chief of ophthalmology at Bridgeport Hospital, which is part of Yale New Haven Health. He has over 100 publications, is the editor-in-chief of Advances in Ophthalmology & Visual Science, and has held leadership roles for other journals. He has been recognized by Best Doctors, Castle Connolly, Connecticut Magazine, and New York Magazine.

    Dr. DeBroff says he is dedicated not only to technical excellence, but also to compassionate care for his patients. “I will treat you as if you were part of my family,” he says.

    Clinical Specialties

    Cataract and Refractive Disease; Ophthalmology; Surgery

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