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Cristiano Oliveira, M.D.

Ophthalmology

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Personal Statement

As a caring and dedicated physician, my mission is to provide excellent care to my patients. With my dual training in both Ophthalmology and Neurology, I am well suited to take care of patients with visual dysfunction caused by diseases of the eye and brain.

Biographical Info

Dr. Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medicine and a member of the Weill Cornell Ophthalmology Department who specializes in Neuro-Ophthalmology

Dr. Oliveira attended medical school at the Minas Gerais Federal University (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) in his native Brazil. He completed his Ophthalmology residency and Glaucoma fellowship at São Geraldo Hospital, Minas Gerais Federal University.

His international career continued in New York where he completed a 2-year Glaucoma research fellowship at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary under the mentorship of Dr. Robert Ritch. The fellowship was followed by Neurology residency at North Shore and Long Island Jewish Hospitals. Among his many achievements he had the privilege to be elected as one of the chief residents.

Dr. Oliveira spent his final year of training at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, where he completed a Neuro-Ophthalmology fellowship under the mentorship of Drs. Joseph Rizzo and Simmons Lessell.

Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
Clinical Expertise
Optic Nerve Disease
Giant Cell Arteritis
Visual Field Loss
Papilledema
Optic Neuropathy
Temporal Arteritis
Pseudotumor Cerebri
Neuromyelitis Optica
Optic Neuritis
Ptosis
Nystagmus
Anisocoria
Visual Hallucinations
Unexplained Vision Loss
Languages
English
Portuguese
Education 
  • M.D.
    Federal University of Minas Gerais Faculty of Medicine (Brazil)
    1999
Appointments 
  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Assistant Attending Ophthalmologist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

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