Joel A. Geffin, MD
Dr. Joel Geffin is a Board Certified ophthalmologist and fellowship trained in both corneal surgery and refractive surgery. Dr. Geffin’s special surgical skills include LASIK, corneal transplantation, and cataract surgery. Dr. Geffin received his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Chicago and his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his ophthalmology residency training at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Geffin then went on to California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco where he specialized in corneal and refractive surgery during his fellowship.
Dr. Geffin is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians. He is a past President and currently on the Board of the New England Ophthalmological Society. Dr. Geffin continues to do extensive research in dry eye disease and has published academic papers on the subject. He also authored a chapter in a major ophthalmic textbook.