Dr. John Mitchell Aljian, MD

John Aljian, MD is a senior faculty member with focus in the areas of comprehensive ophthalmology, cornea, and cataract surgery. He performs premium lens implantation surgery, corneal transplantation, and pterygium surgery. Areas of expertise include corneal surface disease and dry eye, along with management of cataract. He has a strong interest in and extensive experience with management of ocular trauma and for many years taught a comprehensive ocular trauma course for ophthalmology residents.Dr. Aljian is also heavily involved in the residency program with a regular presence in the resident clinic and is one of the main preceptors for resident cataract surgery. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York, and a fellowship in cornea and external disease at the Metropolitan Cornea Institute.He has a Master of Science and Human Physiology from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He completed a Bachelor of Science from Boston …College in Chestnut Hill, MA. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He has received multiple teaching awards including the Resident Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service, the John S. Herman Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Resident Award for Special Appreciation from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.