Dr. Amjad Hammad, MD is a vitreoretinal disease specialist in Malta, NY and has been practicing for 25 years. He graduated from University of Jordan in 1993 and specializes in vitreoretinal disease & surgery, ophthalmology, and more.Read his story
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- Aetna
- AvMed
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- EmblemHealth
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- MVP Health Care
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Top Care Areas
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Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
very high
more than 96% of peers
Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
very high
more than 95% of peers
Retina Diseases
very high
more than 94% of peers
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Dr. Hammad's bio
This content was provided by Dr. Hammad "Dr. Hammad is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in the medical, surgical, and laser treatment of the retina and vitreous. He is fellowship trained in vitreo-retinal surgery. Dr. Hammad is a graduate of the University of Jordan Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology Residency at Albany Medical Center and furthered his specialty with a neuro-ophthalmology fellowship at Michigan State University and a vitreo-retinal fellowship at Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is board-certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology, as well as the Jordanian Board of Ophthalmology. In addition, Dr. Hammad completed his Masters of Business Management at the Yale School of Management. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retinal Specialists. Dr. Hammad is president-elect of the New York State Ophthalmological Society. He has worked and lectured frequently in the Middle-East, as well as the United States. He has organized and taught in many conferences and workshops in Jordan and Dubai."
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4 Specialties
- Vitreoretinal Disease & Surgery
- Ophthalmic Surgery
- Ophthalmic Vitreous Surgery
- Ophthalmology
1 Board Certifications
- OphthalmologyAccredited by: American Board of Ophthalmology*
60 Conditions Treated
- Acute Endophthalmitis
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
- Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
- Benign Neoplasm of Eye
- Benign Tumor
- Blindness
- Brain Disorders
- Cancer
- Cataract
- Chorioretinal Scars
- Chronic Endophthalmitis
- Conjunctival Hemorrhage
- Contusion of the Eyeball
- Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diplopia
- Disseminated Chorioretinitis and Disseminated Retinochoroiditis
- Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Dry Eyes
- Ectropion of Eyelid
- Endophthalmitis
- Eye Cancer
- Eye Infections
- Eyelid Disorders
- Floaters
- Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
- Glaucoma
- Iridocyclitis
- Lazy Eye
- Macular Degeneration
- Macular Edema
- Macular Hole
- Macular Pucker
- Migraine
- Ocular Hypertension
- Optic Neuritis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Purulent Endophthalmitis
- Retina Diseases
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
- Retinal Hemorrhage
- Retinal Ischemia
- Retinal Neovascularization
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
- Retinoschisis
- Sarcoidosis
- Senile Cataracts
- Strabismus
- Temporal Arteritis
- Thyroid Disease
- Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
- Vascular Disease
- Visual Field Defects
- Vitreous Hemorrhage
- Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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11 Procedures
- Cataract Removal Surgery
- Destruction of Lesion of Retina and Choroid
- Eye Surgery
- Glaucoma Surgery
- Ocular Prosthetics
- Repair of Retinal Detachment
- Repair of Retinal Detachment or Retinal Tear
- Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
- Retinal Laser Surgery
- Vitrectomy (incl. Macular Hole Repair)
- Vitreoretinal Surgery
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for New York.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
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Education
- University of JordanMedical School | Graduated 1993
- Edward W Sparrow Hospital AssociationInternship Hospital | Completed
- Albany Medical CenterResidency Hospital | Completed
- University Health SystemFellowship Hospital | Completed
- Michigan State UniversityOther Education | Completed
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
- Arabic
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Dr. Hammad accepts 9 insurance carriers
- AetnaChoice Plus POS II
- AvMedOpen Access
- Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Card PPO
- CignaCigna PPOGreat West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- EmblemHealthGHI HMOGHI PPO
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShieldExcellus BlueCross BlueShield PPO
- HumanaChoice Care PPO
- MultiPlanMultiPlan PPOPHCS Network PPO
- MVP Health CareMVP Health Care PPO
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