OUR PHYSICIANS
OUR PHYSICIANS
Alex Bevacqua, M.D.
Alex Bevacqua, M.D.
Dr. Bevacqua received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1989 and his medical degree from New York Medical College in 1994. Following medical school, he completed a three year ophthalmology residency at Nassau County Medical Center in New York where he trained in medicine and surgery of the eyes. Dr. Bevacqua served as chief resident. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has been in private practice since 1998 specializing in medicine and surgery of the eyes. Dr. Bevacqua performs state of the art surgery including no-stitch cataract surgery and custom cornea LASIK. Dr. Bevacqua has personally performed thousands of surgical and refractive procedures and is highly regarded among his peers as being a premier eye surgeon, receiving surgical referrals from regional Ophthalmologists. Dr. Bevacqua also spent several years during his training at a regional trauma center treating traumatic eye injuries. Dr. Bevacqua has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic eye disease. Dr. Bevacqua is a diplomate of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and has been listed as a top Ophthalmologist by "The Consumer's Research Council".
Robert Wertheimer, M.D.
Robert Wertheimer, M.D.
Dr. Wertheimer received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. After medical school, Dr. Wertheimer completed a three year residency in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He became board certified in Internal Medicine and a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and earned the distinction of scoring in the top decile of physicians nationwide. Dr. Wertheimer completed three additional years of advanced training specializing in medicine and surgery of the eyes at Nassau County Medical Center in New York where he also served as chief resident. Upon completion, he earned the distinction of becoming double board certified and a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Wertheimer has been in private practice since that time specializing in medicine and surgery of the eyes. He has performed thousands of surgical and laser procedures including no-stitch cataract surgery and LASIK. He has extensive training and a special interest in cataracts, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. He also spent several years at a regional trauma center and has extensive experience is treating traumatic eye injuries. Dr. Wertheimer is a diplomate of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, and a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has been listed as a top doctor in regional publications, and has received a patient's choice award for outstanding patient feedback.
Jayati Sarkar, M.D.
Jayati Sarkar, M.D.
Dr. Sarkar completed her Ophthalmology residency training at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital in 2008. She completed additional fellowship training, also at Weill Cornell in the field of Cornea and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Sarkar is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College, NY and attending Ophthalmologist at New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY. She is involved in the medical and surgical training of resident Ophthalmologists from Weill Cornell Medical College. She specializes in Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgeries. Dr. Sarkar joined Essex Eye Physicians in 2010.
