Jayakrishna Ambati, MD

Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati is an ophthalmologist who brings over three decades of experience to his practice. He earned his medical degree from University Hospital of Brooklyn-SUNY Downstate Medical Center before completing his residency at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1998. Dr. Ambati further specialized through a fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in 2001, and he maintains board certification in Ophthalmology from the American Board of Ophthalmology. He provides care to patients in English.

Dr. Ambati practices at Baptist Health Lexington and sees patients at multiple locations throughout Charlottesville, Virginia. His expertise focuses on treating diabetic retinopathy and diabetic eye disease, helping patients manage vision complications from diabetes. He also specializes in age-related macular degeneration, working with patients experiencing changes in their central vision. His practice includes advanced diagnostic procedures like retinal …imaging and optical coherence tomography to examine the back of the eye in detail, as well as anti-VEGF treatments to help preserve vision. Patients rate Dr. Ambati 5.0 out of 5 stars on average.