Yasha S. Modi MD

Yasha S. Modi, MD, is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Director of Tele-Retina in New York, New York.

Dr. Modi received his medical degree from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He then completed a residency in ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida, followed by a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.

As a vitreoretinal surgeon, Dr. Modi manages patients with diseases that affect the vitreous, the retina, and the choroid. He performs surgery to repair retinal detachments and retinal tears and to manage retina problems associated with diabetes. He also treats macular holes and epiretinal membranes and performs secondary sutured intraocular lens implantation.

Dr. Modi’s research is focused on advancing understanding of retinal vascular diseases, including diabetes and vein occlusion, retinal drug toxicity, age-related macular degeneration, and the outcomes of retinal detachment surgery.

He has published more than 35 papers in the field of ophthalmology and coauthored The Yale Guide to Surgical Ophthalmology. He also contributes to continuing medical education and recently held a course on managing retinal vein occlusions.