Ayan Chatterjee, MD, MSEd

Bio

Ayan Chatterjee, MD, MSEd, studied molecular biology at Princeton University before earning both a medical doctorate and a master's degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania. Residency in ophthalmology followed at Wills Eye Hospital. A clinical fellowship in glaucoma at Duke University closed the training, spent alongside surgeons working at the front of that field.

Cataract surgery in this practice uses femtosecond laser assistance where it helps, and lens selection runs from standard implants through premium options that address astigmatism and presbyopia at the same time the cataract is removed. Glaucoma care spans the whole ladder, from drops and laser through minimally invasive procedures and, when pressure demands it, traditional filtering surgery. Choosing among them turns on how much damage the optic nerve has already taken and how much time the disease is likely to allow. Earlier laboratory work on the biology of intraocular pressure informs where that line gets drawn.

Dr. Chatterjee is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and holds a clinical assistant professorship in ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University. A stretch spent teaching high school biology before medical school still informs how an explanation gets built. In Dr. Chatterjee's own words, "Glaucoma is a disease you manage for decades, so the first conversation matters as much as the first procedure. I want patients to understand what we are protecting and why we are protecting it now." Patients can visit Dr. Chatterjee at Kremer Eye Center in King of Prussia, Philadelphia, and Cherry Hill.