- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Ophthalmology
EDUCATION
- Undergraduate: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
- Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
- Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine of Mount Sinai Hospital
- Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital Center
Shani S Reich MD is a fellowship trained Ophthalmologist. Dr Reich is fluent in Spanish and Hebrew. She was awarded a Justice Brandeis Scholarship, the highest level scholarship given, to attend Brandeis University. She graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Neuroscience, Biology and Philosophy. While in attendance, Dr Reich was elected captain of the varsity tennis team her junior and senior year and was elected President of the Student Athlete Association.
She attended Rush Medical College, where she conducted research in ocular oncology that she presented at the International Society for Eye Research. She subsequently completed her intern year in Internal Medicine in Lenox Hill Hospital. She went on to complete her ophthalmology residency training at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York where she was also elected to the position of Chief Resident in her final year. Dr Reich conducted numerous research projects during her residency that led to presentations at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and she was awarded the Best Resident Research Project Award.
After her residency, she continued her training in a Glaucoma fellowship with world renowned glaucoma specialist Dr Janet Serle MD at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. During her fellowship, she trained in the surgical management of glaucoma including traditional glaucoma surgery and micro invasive glaucoma surgery. She has published and co-authored scientific papers presented at the American Glaucoma Society, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery as well as the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. She is also lead author on a chapter in the new ophthalmology surgery text book entitled “Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology.” Her areas of specialty include medical and surgical management of glaucoma and cataract surgery. Dr Reich is deeply committed to providing the best care and achieving excellent vision for her patients.
Practice Website: www.browardeyedoctors.com