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Maria Basile, MD
Ophthalmology (Eye)
About Me
Maria Basile, MD is an ophthalmologist, specializing in glaucoma, at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients on Monday - Friday in Chelsea and Midtown. Trained in New York, she is certified in by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Glaucoma Society. She was awarded her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center and completed her residency in Ophthalmology at Maimonides Medical Center and fellowship in Ophthalmology at the Mount Sinai Hospital. She specializes in small incision cataract surgery, as well as medical, laser, and surgical treatment of glaucoma, including the latest in micro-invasive glaucoma surgery. Dr. Basile is fluent in Spanish and Russian.
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Language
English, Russian, Spanish
Position
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Clinical Focus
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Allergic Eye Problems
- Angle-Closure Glaucoma
- Astigmatism
- Biopsy
- Blepharitis
- Cataract
- Cataract Surgery
- Chalazion
- Comprehensive Dilated Eye Exam
- Conjunctivitis
- Contact Dermatitis
- Contact Lenses
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Opacity
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Double Vision
- Dry Eye Disease
- Eye Contusion
- Eye Emergency Visit
- Eye Infection
- Facial Fracture
- Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Surgery
- Hordeolum
- Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
- Keratoconus
- Macular Degeneration
- Nearsightedness And Farsightedness
- Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Optic Neuritis
- Presbyopia
- Pterygium
- Retinal Detachment
- Rosacea
- Shingles
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Tonometry
- Uveitis
- Vision Loss
Video
Education
MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine
MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Internship, Internal Medicine
Maimonides Medical Center
Residency, Ophthalmology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Ophthalmology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NY
- Multiplan PHCS
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
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Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
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Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
Have recommended Dr. Basile to many friends.
Dr. Basile is excellent -- she was thorough and explained everything carefully and answered all my questions in preparation for cataract surgery.
Staff, especially Dr. Basile, are attentive, and answer all my questions and concerns.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Basile has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.