Dr. Tamiesha Afrakoma Frempong, MD, MPH

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Get to know Ophthalmologist Dr. Tamiesha Afrakoma Frempong, who serves patients in New York, New York.

An amicable ophthalmologist, Dr. Frempong is affiliated with New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, seeing patients at the offices at East 85th Street & East 102nd Street. Her areas of expertise include childhood and adult strabismus, childhood cataracts, glaucoma, ptosis and eyelid disorders, tearing disorders in children, optical correction of refractive error, retinoblastoma and retinopathy of prematurity.

The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is part of The Mount Sinai Health System, which is an integrated health care system providing exceptional medical care to the local and global communities. It is internationally acclaimed for its excellence in research, patient care, and education across a range of specialties. It features a robust and continually expanding network of multispecialty services, including more than 400 ambulatory practice locations throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, and Long Island.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Frempong is an Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She has medical privileges at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West.

A native New Yorker, she left the city after high school to pursue undergraduate, medicine (MD), and health policy studies (MPH) at Yale University and Yale School of Medicine/Epidemiology and Public Health. She completed her internship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai and a residency in ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute. Finally, she completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at Duke University.

Subsequent to her education, she attained board certification in ophthalmology through the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO). The ABO is an independent, non-profit organization responsible for certifying ophthalmologists in the United States of America.

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery, which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. Ophthalmologists are experts in the diseases, functions, and anatomy of the eye. They may provide routine care such as vision testing, as well as prescribe and fit eyeglasses or contact lenses. However, ophthalmologists are also surgeons. They repair traumatic injuries to the eye and perform cataract, glaucoma, and corneal surgery.

Interested in international health and health policy, Dr. Frempong has travelled to and worked in numerous countries around the world, receiving the Mount Sinai Travel/Research Fellowship. She is also the recipient of the Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement for Outstanding Women by Yale University.

On a more personal note, she enjoys learning new languages along with her many public service activities. She speaks English, Spanish, Panamanian (her mother’s native tongue), and Twi (her father’s Ghanaian native tongue)

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