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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).
The provider was absolutely excellent. Can't say enough about him. I'm so glad I made the trip from Western Mass to Mass Eye and Ear. Answered all my questions. Did an excellent job at surgery. Just extremely pleased with the facility and the physician. Thank you very much to everyone at that facility. You guys are great. Thank you.
I have great faith in the care given by Dr. Friedman.
He is genuine and cares about my health's condition. That's all I can ask for.
I've seen Dr. Friedman for a couple of years now. He's done a marvelous job treating my glaucoma, and I'd recommend him highly to anyone that has glaucoma. Thank you.
Dr. David Friedman is amazing. From the first time I went to him, he takes his time and is very concerned about my eye issues and I would recommend him to anybody and everybody. The whole staff in there is amazing. I could never ever say enough about all of them. I'm thrilled with my care there. Thank you.
I feel I get the best care possible here!! Dr. F. and all are outstanding in every way
Dr Friedman is excellent in every way. I became his patient after a terrible experience with another glaucoma doctor at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear. [redacted]
Dr. Friedman was terrific. He addressed all of my needs. He worked in close conjunction with my primary provider, Dr. [redacted]. He made himself available because I needed this procedure quickly and he made it happen and he did it in an exceptional way. I couldn't be any happier.
Dr. Friedman is obviously extremely knowledgeable, but also has the ability to explain things to his patients in an understandable way. He has a wonderful demeanor and is someone who I would highly recommend to friends and family.
Everyone was helpful.