Cataract Specialist
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Dr. Anisha Advani Jangi is a fellowship trained cataract surgeon and cornea specialist.
Dr. Jangi did her undergraduate training at the University of Pennsylvania where she earned a dual degree with a B.S. in Economics at the Wharton School of Business and a B.A. at the College of Arts & Sciences. She then went to medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Dr Jangi then pursued her ophthalmology residency at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, which was the first speciality hospital in the United States, established in 1820. At NYEEI, residents ran a 24 hour eye emergency room, were trained to handle all types of surgical and medical ophthalmic conditions and were part of one of the busiest ophthalmology programs in the Northeast. Dr. Jangi then remained at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary to further refine her skills and completed a fellowship in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Jangi is an ophthalmologist and specializes in small incision, no stitch cataract surgery, including Femtosecond Laser cataract surgery and premium lens implantation. She is available for consultation in the Danbury and New Milford offices.
Education
May 2002 Philadelphia, PA.
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School
Bachelor of Science in Economics, Summa Cum Laude
Major: Health Care Management
College of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
Major: Biological Basis of Behavior; Minor: Chemistry
May 2006 New York, NY
Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons
Doctor of Medicine
June 2007 New York, NY
Saint Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan
PGY1 – Internal Medicine
June 2010 New York, NY
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Ophthalmology Residency
June 2011 New York, NY
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Dr. John Seedor and Dr. David Ritterband Cornea, Refractive Surgery and External Disease Fellowship
Castle Connolly Top Doctors – 5 years
Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine
Residency
- Chief Resident, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary 2009-2010
Undergraduate
- General Honors Program, University of Pennsylvania
- Benjamin Franklin Scholar, University of Pennsylvania
- Dean’s List 1998-2002, University of Pennsylvania
- Phi Beta Kappa
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
- Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2022, 2023
- Fairfield County Top Doctor, 2023