TIMOTHY CHOU MD.
Department:
STONY BROOK OPHTHALMOLOGY
Board Certification:
American Board of Ophthalmology
Clinical Practice Began:
1984
Gender:
Male
Primary Medical Conditions Treated:
ANTERIOR SEGMENT SURGERY
CATARACTS
COMPREHENSIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY
CONJUNCTIVITIS (PINK EYE)
CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC (EYE ALLERGY)
CORNEA
CORNEA TRANSPLANT
CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES
CORNEAL ULCERS
DIABETIC EYE EXAMS
DRY EYE
DSAEK
DSEK
EXTERNAL EYE DISEASE
EYE CARE
GLAUCOMA
KERATITIS
KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA
KERATOCONUS
LASER EYE SURGERY
LASIK (LASER EYE SURGERY)
PENTETRATING KERATOPLASTY
REFRACTIVE SURGERY
Education and Training
Medical School:
Uniformed Services University, MD
Residency:
Wilford Hall Medical Center, TX
Fellowship:
The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, MD
Nassau University Medical Center
Academic
Year Appointed at Stony Brook:
2008
Honors, Awards and Grants:
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Journal Peer Reviewer,Ophthalmology & Cornea
New York State Ophthalmology Society
Long Island Ophthalmological Society
The Johns Hopkins Medical And Surgical Association
International Society of Refractive Surgery
Society of Military Ophthalmologists
Academic Rank:
Assistant Professor
Teaching Activity:
Ophthalmology
Insurance Plans
AETNA
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
AMERICHOICE
APA PARTNERS
BEECH STREET
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD HMO
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OTHER PLANS
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD PPO
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD SENIOR PLAN
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA PPO
EMPIRE PLAN
FIDELIS CARE NEW YORK
GHI CBP
GHI HMO
GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE
HEALTH NET
HEALTHFIRST
HEALTHNET FEDERAL SERVICES (TRICARE)
HIP
ISLAND GROUP ADMINISTRATION
MAGNACARE
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
MULTIPLAN
OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN
SUFFOLK HEALTH PLAN
UNITED HEALTHCARE
US FAMILY HEALTH PLAN
VYTRA (except SMART START)
Practice Sites
OPHTHALMOLOGY,
33 RESEARCH WAY,
EAST SETAUKET,
NY 11733-6411.
Ph.: 631-444-4090
Fax: 631-444-4089

My Notes
There are 600 + physicians and other health care providers practicing within 18 different clinical entities, or specialty groups that are affiliated with Stony Brook University Physicians (SBU Physicians). Together, these providers offer patients of all ages a comprehensive range of high quality medical services, from primary care to advanced specialty care. The physicians and health care professionals affiliated with SBU Physicians are committed to excellence in service and leadership in clinical care. In their capacity as faculty of the Stony Brook University School of Medicine, they also educate medical students, interns, residents and fellows in many specialties and sub-specialties, and engage in research and clinical trials that help to advance the science of medicine.