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Board Certified Ophthalmologists

Our doctors are board-certified and ready to provide you with professional, holistic eye care. Dr. Geiss III M.D. & Dr. Taggart M.D. are Clinical Assistant Professors of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University & all of our doctors are actively affiliated with Crouse Hospital & St. Joseph’s Trinity Health System. Dr. Geiss III MD serves as co-medical director for ConnectLife Syracuse & serves as a site inspector for the Eye Bank Association of America as a member of their Accreditation Board. Further, Dr. Geiss III, a Cornea & External Disease specialist, trained as Chief Cornea Fellow at the world-renowned University of Michigan’s Kellogg Eye Center, a top-10 U.S. Eye Hospital & world leader in Cornea Transplantation, Eye Banking, & Public Health.

Dr. Michael J. Geiss III MD

Cornea & External Disease

  • Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
  • Medical School: SUNY Buffalo
  • Residency: Weill Cornell
  • Cornea & External Disease Fellowship: Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
  • Membership: Eye Bank Association of America, American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology

Dr. Tina S Taggart MD

Comprehensive Ophthalmology

  • Undergraduate: Bryn Mawr College
  • Medical School: Jefferson Medical School
  • Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • Membership: American Academy of Ophthalmology

Dr. Michael J Geiss II MD

General Ophthalmology

  • Undergraduate: Niagara University
  • Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago
  • Residency: University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • Cornea Fellowship: Ramon Castroviejo

Dr. George W. Taggart MD

  • Emeritus Doctor
  • Undergraduate: Haverford College
  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
  • Residency: Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania

Board Certified Doctors

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