CURRICULUM VITAE

Lopa Y. Gupta, M.D., FAAO, FAACS

EDUCATION

Albany Medical Center/The Child’s Hospital

  • Fellowship in Oculoplastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Preceptors: Orkan G. Stasior, M.D., George Stasior, M.D.
  • Approved by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive

Surgery (A.S.O.P.R.S.)

1996-97
Stanford University Medical Center

  • Resident in Ophthalmology
  • Chief Resident in Ophthalmology
1991-94
The Stanford Basic Science Course in Ophthalmology
1991, 92
Stanford University School of Medicine

  • Research Fellowship in Medical Retina
  • Grant from Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation
1990-91
University of California, San Francisco (U.C.S.F.)

  • Internship in Medicine
1989-90
Honors Program in Medical Education

  • 1985-89 Northwestern University Medical School
    • M.D. received June 1989
    • Graduation with Distinction: Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
  • 1983-85 Northwestern University
    • B.S. received June 1985
1983-89
Wyomissing Area High School

  • Valedictorian
1979-83

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
1990
Board Certified (American Board of Ophthalmology)

  • Verify my status: see logo to left
1997
Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
2007
New York State Physician & Surgeon License:          200580
1995
Florida State Physician & Surgeon License:             ME 126777
2016
Connecticut State Physician & Surgeon License:    040488
2002
California State Physician & Surgeon License:        G069657
1989
DEA License
Active

 

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Society
1988 – present
American Academy of Ophthalmology
1991 – present
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
2007 – present

 

HONORS/AWARDS

Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award
2016-2019
Best Cosmetic Eye Surgeon Award, Best of Westchester
2018
Best Cosmetic Surgery Practice Award, Best of Westchester
2017
Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine Award
2017, 2018
Doctor of Distinction (for Volunteer Work) by WAG Magazine
2016
Top Plastic Surgeon in New York
By International Association of Plastic Surgeons
Featured in: The Leading Physicians of the World
2011, 2017, 2018
10 Best Plastic Surgeons” in New York
By American Institute of Plastic Surgeons
2015, 2018
America’s Top Ophthalmologist
2007-2016
Awards:
Patients' Choice Award
Patients’ Choice Award (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
 
Patients’ Choice recognition reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of his/her patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores, as voted by patients.
Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 Year Honoree
Compassionate Doctor Award – 5 Year Honoree (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
 
Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award – 5 Year Honoree recognizes doctors with the highest scores in bedside manner for five consecutive years. This honor is granted to a few distinct doctors in the United States based on experiences shared by patients.
Compassionate Doctor Recognition
Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
 
Compassionate Doctor certification is granted to physicians who treat their patients with the utmost kindness. The honor is granted based on a physician’s overall and bedside manner scores.
On-Time Doctor Award
On-Time Doctor Award (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
 
Vitals On-Time + Promptness Award recognizes doctors with consistent high ratings for timeliness of appointments. The honor is granted based on a physician’s overall and promptness scores.
Patients' Choice 5th Anniversary Award
Patients’ Choice 5th Anniversary Award (2016, 2017, 2018)
 
The Patients’ Choice Award – 5 Year Honoree is a recognition granted only to those doctors whose ratings have reflected excellence in care for five years in a row. Only 1% of all doctors in the United States are bestowed this honor by their patients.
Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors
Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors
 
Castle Connolly is America’s trusted source for the identification of Top Doctors. Their physician-led research team reviews and screens the credentials of tens of thousands of physicians who are nominated by their peers annually, via a nationwide online process, before selecting those physicians who are regionally or nationally among the very best in their medical specialties. Castle Connolly believes strongly that Top Doctors Make a Difference™.

 

PHILANTHROPY

Co-Founder SaDilka Foundation 


(visit www.sadilkafoundation.org)

Surgical/Medical Missions:

Mission Ajmer, India                         2016

Mission Xi’An, China                         2014

Mission Arrusha, Tanzania, Africa    2012

Mission Rajkot, India                         2009

Mission Mahua, India                        2007

Mission Bhopal, India                        2002

2002-present

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Director, Park Avenue Facial Aesthetics
2005- present
Oculoplastics Consultant

Heslin Ophthalmic Consultants, Madison Ave, NY
Somers Eye Center, Somers, NY
Greenwich Eye Associates, Greenwich, CT

1997-2004
Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology

Stanford University Medical Center

1994-1995

 

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Manhattan Eye & Ear Hospital, New York, NY
1998- present
Center for Specialty Care, New York, NY
1997-2004
Center for Specialty Care, New York, NY
1997-2004
Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
1996-97
Albany Memorial Hospital, Albany, NY
1996-97
The Child’s Hospital, Albany, NY
1996-97
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
1994-95

 

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

S. R. Seiff, M.D., L. Shah, M.D.: A Model for the Mechanism of Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration, Archives of Ophthalmology, September, 1990, pp. 1326-29.

L. Y. Gupta, M.D., M. F. Marmor, M.D: Mannitol, Dextromethorphan, and Catalase Minimize Ischemic Damage to RPE and Retina, Archives of Ophthalmology, March, 1992, 99. 384-388

L. Y. Gupta, M.D., S. Mansour, M.D.: Bilateral Bullous Retinal Detachment as a Complication of the “HELLP” Syndrome, Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 1994, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 242-245

L. Y. Gupta, M.D., M. F. Marmor, M.D.: Sequential Recording of Photic and Nonphotic Electro-oculogram Responses in Patients with Extensive Extramacular Drusen, Documenta Ophthalmologica, 1994, vol. 88, pp. 49-55

L. Y. Gupta, M.D., M. F. Marmor, M.D.: Electrophysiology of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Documenta Ophthalmologica, 1996, vol. 91, pp. 101-107

Book Chapter

L. Y. Gupta, M.D., P. S. Levin, M.D., Ophthalmic Consequences of Orbital Trauma, In Schendel SA, editor. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America: Orbital Trauma. Phila, PA, WB Saunders Co., 1993; vol. 5: pp. 443-456.

 

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

L. Y. Gupta, G. 0. Stasior: “Exciting New Strategies in the Evaluation and Management of Functional Epiphora,” Presented at the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery. Rome, October, 1997

L. Y. Gupta, G. 0. Stasior: “Recurrent Compressive Optic Neuropathy.” Presented at American Society of Ophthalmic & Reconstructive Surgery. Spring Symposium, South Carolina, April, 1997

L. Y, Gupta: “Let Us Postpone Ptosis Surgery!” Presented at the Ptosis Research Society Meeting, American Society of Ophthalmic & Reconstructive Surgery, Chicago, November, 1996

L. Y. Gupta, M. F. Marmor: “Sequential Recording of Photic and Non-photic RPE (EOG) Responses in Patients with Hereditary Extra-Macular Drusen,” Presented at ARVO, Sarasota, May 5, 1993. and at the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, Belgium, May, 25, 1993

L. Y. Gupta, M. F. Marmor: “Mannitol, Dextromethorphan, and Catalase Affect Post-Ischemic Recovery of Rabbit Retina and RPE” Presented at ARVO, Sarasota, May 5, 1992

R. Dalal, L. Y. Gupta, M. Nayak, Y. Yoon, M. F. Marmor: “Irregular Distribution of Retinal and RPE Damage after Ocular Ischemia in the Rabbit.” Presented at ARVO, Sarasota, May 5, 1992

S. R. Seiff, L. Shah: “Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration: A Model for its Mechanism of Action” Presented at The American Society of Ophthalmic & Reconstructive Surgery. Meeting, 1990.

 

INVITED SPEAKER

L. Y. Gupta: Sole Speaker/Instructor for “Clinical Innovations in Androgenetic Alopecia and Facial Rejuvenation with Platelet Rich Fibrin Matrix (PRFM) and Blunt Tip Cannulas,” June 4, 2016, Algonquin Hotel, Times Square, New York

L. Y. Gupta: “Diagnosis and Treatment of Eyelid and Conjunctival Lesions.” Featured Speaker at the NY State Optometric Association Meeting, Tarrytown, NY, January 12, 2005

L. Y. Gupta: “Office-based Surgery using the Ellman Dual Surgitron.” Featured Speaker at the Ocular Surgery News Conference, Plaza Hotel, New York, NY, September 11, 2004

L. Y. Gupta: “The Anophthalmic Socket: Enucleation, Evisceration and Fitting of Ocular Prostheses.” Featured Speaker at the NY State Optometric Association Meeting, Tarrytown, NY, June, 2004

L. Y. Gupta: “The Scope of Oculoplastic Surgery.” Featured Speaker at the NY State Optometric Association Meeting, Tarrytown, NY, March, 2003

L. Y. Gupta: “Diagnosis & Management of Lacrimal Disorders.” Featured Speaker at the NY State Optometric Association Meeting, Tarrytown, NY, January, 2003

L. Y. Gupta: “Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Treatment.” Invited Lecturer at the Lion’s Club Meeting, Somers, NY, September, 2001

L. Y. Gupta, J. Sassoon: “Eyelid Tumors: Part II ” Featured Speaker at the NY State Optometric Association Meeting, Tarrytown, NY, June, 2001

L. Y. Gupta: “Diseases and Surgery of the Eyelids.” Invited Lecturer at the Lion’s Club Meeting, Somers, NY, March, 2001

L. Y. Gupta: “Eyelid Tumors: Part I.” Featured Speaker at the NY State Optometric Association Meeting, Tarrytown. NY, February, 2001

L. Y. Gupta: “Eyelid Malpositions.” Featured Speaker at the NY State Optometric Association Meeting, Tarrytown, NY, October, 1999

L. Y. Gupta: “The Eyelids and Lacrimal System.” 5-hour certification course given to the Connecticut Association of Optometrists, September, 1999

L. Y. Gupta: “The Lacrimal System” Guest Lecturer at St. Vincent’s Medical Center Grand Rounds. New York, February, 1998