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About David Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH
Dr. Friedman is the Director of the Glaucoma Service, who specializes in treating all forms of glaucoma except for pediatric patients. He has pursued excellence in clinical care, research, and education, and is considered a leader in all three fields. As a clinician he has consistently been elected a “Best Doctor” and frequently is asked to lecture both domestically and internationally on glaucoma care. He is world renowned for the treatment of angle closure glaucoma. He performs a wide range of glaucoma procedures as well as cataract surgery.
Clinical Interests:
- Cataract
- Glaucoma
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Mandarin Chinese
Locations
Mass Eye and Ear
243 Charles St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-523-7900
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- Residency, Wills Eye Hospital
- Fellowship, John Hopkins Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology
Research
Dr. Friedman’s research has focused on angle closure glaucoma, ophthalmic epidemiology, and glaucoma therapy with an emphasis on medication adherence among glaucoma patients. Dr. Friedman has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed articles. He currently leads a CDC-funded program to identify novel approaches to screen underserved populations for eye diseases, especially glaucoma.
Dr. Friedman is world renowned for his contributions to the study of the mechanisms, epidemiology, and prevention of angle-closure glaucoma. Over the last 20 years he has worked closely with researchers in Singapore, Guangzhou, Beijing, and south India on this research. He identified novel dynamic risk factors for angle closure. This work formed the foundation for two seminal studies of angle closure glaucoma treatment including the EAGLE Trial and the Zhongshan Angle Closure Prevention (ZAP) Study, both of which were published in Lancet. Dr. Friedman is a member of the Glaucoma Research Society (limited to the 100 leading glaucoma researchers) and the Alcon Research Institute (composed of the top 6 researchers in ophthalmology each year).
Dr. Friedman is the best. He is technically incredibly competent and he is kind and a great listener, period. His staff, the other doctors and students are also just absolutely top-notch. I could not recommend him highly enough and I actually have recommended him to a number of people. Thank you.
I come all the way from Michigan because I believe I receive excellent care
They were excellent.
He is an amazing MD and the team was great as well.
Excellent doctor.
Great.
I feel so very lucky to have Dr Friedman and his staff provide my care
He took his time and measured my pressure with three different devices.
I am so fortunate to have Dr Friedman for my glaucoma care. He is so knowledgeable and caring. I am in the best of hands.
Fantastic help, no matter what time or when, even if I call, I get a proper response. Excellent, excellent provider. Fellows that work with Dr. Friedman are absolutely great. Thank you.