Dr. Michael P. Ehrenhaus, MD

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Get to know Ophthalmologist Dr. Michael P. Ehrenhaus, who serves patients in Bayside and Brooklyn, New York as well as in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Dr. Ehrenhaus, known lovingly by his patients as “Dr. Mike”, is a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist working with patients at his private practice – New York Cornea Consultants – in Bayside and Brooklyn, New York. He sees patients from not only the New York area, but from all over the world. Patients have come from as far as France, Israel, Dominican Republic, Yemen, and South Africa.

The doctor has been involved in the care of thousands of patients who have undergone various forms of eye surgery and has been trained on new advanced therapies, lasers and techniques that now make the procedures safer than ever, such as sutureless cornea transplant, micro-invasive glaucoma surgery, and sutureless cataract surgery. 

His training on corneal transplants ranges from the routine scheduled case to the acute emergency and even to the more technically challenging advanced combination cases. He manages them all with the same care and compassion needed by someone in his specialty. He is also an expert cataract surgeon, tackling both the routine and complex cases with precision, and utilizing the latest in microsurgical phacoemulsification technology.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Ehrenhaus graduated with his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in NY. He then went on to complete an advanced fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the University of California – Shiley Eye Center, where he trained with some of the world’s leading authorities on corneal transplants, corrective laser eye surgery, and advanced complicated microsurgical anterior segment surgery.

Continuously advancing his efforts, he is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Cornea Society, the New York State Ophthalmological Society, the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, the American Academy of Dispensing Ophthalmologists, the American Medical Association, the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the American College of Surgeons.

In his professional experience, Dr. Ehrenhaus can be found seeing patients in Bayside and Brooklyn, NY and also in Santiago Dominican Republic. He travels to DR frequently to offer his time in the offices of MD Ojos, in Los Jardines (Santiago) to perform consultations, treatments and surgeries for those patients in need of his experience and expertise.  

Dr Ehrenahus has published extensively within his specialty and has been invited to speak at local, national and international meetings. He actively participates in advanced research on cornea, cataract and refractive surgery and has multiple patents pending.

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. Ophthalmologists are also surgeons. They repair traumatic injuries to the eye and may perform cataract, glaucoma, and corneal surgery.

Speaking several languages, he is fluent in English, Spanish, and Russian.

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