This review is LONG OVERDUE!!! I am fortunate to have been in his care since 2018. I was diagnosed with macular degeneration about 10 yrs prior and would have annual checkups, no issues. Unfortunately, I got sidetracked due to a breast CA diagnosis. By the time I got back to monitoring my retina, it was not good. I started off with one of the other MDs, and they referred me to Dr. Khadem, w/o telling me. So when another MD [Dr. Khadem] comes in the room, I know it's serious. I wish the other MD had told me and I'm glad they knew their limitations! To say that Dr. Khadem saved my eyesight is an understatement. He is skillful, kind, empathetic, etc, etc! I am diagnosed with a rare form of MD and he monitors me several times a year. He has performed surgery on both eyes, and he definitely saved my vision! When he saw I needed cataract surgery, he made the appropriate referral. More recently, he referred me for a laser treatment to address elevated IOP and that was a success as well. The staff is lovely! I know the old timers there, and the newbies are cool too! In close to 10 yrs going there, I haven't had an issue with their staff. As for the long wait, this is the case with any retina specialist. They are highly specialized and there just aren't enough of them. I waited 3 hrs at Columbia too! If you are referred to Dr. Khadem, trust me; he's worth the wait! read more

Dr Khadem is the main reason why at 70, my vision is so good. He took care of me for many many years.

Great surgeon. Very caring, spiritual person. Great staff and facilities. They follow up and are very accessible for questions.

I have nothing but praise, respect, and gratitude for the professional ophthalmology knowledge snd skills of Dr John Khadem and his ophthalmology colleagues. They have saved my eyesight, my mother's eyesight, and have provided outstanding services to my husband and multiple friends who I have recommended them to for retinal, macular, and corneal eye challenges. The process of a detailed and thorough diagnostic and analysis is time consuming yet very thorough. The time investment is absolutely worth it for the results achieved. I drove my mother in from 2.5 hours away (one way) and we had no regrets. Dr Khadem's interaction with patients is respectful, understanding, and kind. read more

Too long a wait. Completely overbooked. Also propaganda about Bahai being distributed. Not coming back. Had to request assistants wear gloves before touching my face two times. Had to ask to see dr. Heat turned off because an assistant was cold. Immediately went down as if air conditioner was on. There are other doctors in NYC. read more

Every appointment is 2 hours, even if it is a follow-up appointment post laser surgery. The staff will tell you that the appointment is 2 hours and I correct them, the appointment is not 2 hours, the wait time is 2 hours! To try to avoid the two hours wait I asked for first appointment in the morning. My appointment time was 7:00 AM, I arrived 5 minutes early. I waited for 30 minutes and then asked at the desk since I understood that I had the first appointment. I was told that he wasn't in yet. In the real world if you are going to be late and have an appointment with someone you call in to let the person know. I left since they could not tell me when he would arrive. I called back 2 days later to try to reschedule and the typically rude and unhelpful staff at the desk again told me appointments are two hours, again I corrected them - the appointment is not are not two hours, the wait time is two hours! I didn't think my eye was numb enough as it hurt. Bottom line - stay far far The staff at the front desk is rude and not helpful, your time is not respected and at least for me the laser surgery was painful. Overall a horrible experience. read more

My experience with Dr. Khadem was terrible, and it didn't need to be if he had better bedside manners and time management skills. The laser procedure he conducted on me was fucking awful because it was unnecessarily painful, and I waited nearly two hours for him to conduct it (this was after it had been rescheduled because his staff didn't tell me it would be at this location, and I ended on at his 13th st location)! It was painful because my eye wasn't numbed with enough drops, so it/I NATURALLy pushed out whatever the fuck he tried to put in my eye without warning (some circular thing that helped keep it open, but he never explained that). Think twice about getting your laser procedures done here, especially since the little sign at the reception desk says he has financial/stakeholder interest in the location. Had I known and seen this before the procedure, I would have gone elsewhere. What also made the experience awful was that he didn't explain shit about what was going to happen during the laser procedure and only told me to put my forehead and chin on the slit lamp eye equipment and to grip the table the equipment was on. I thought I was sitting down to look into the same equipment that optometrists or specialists use to direct light into the eye but instead, without warning, he starts the laser, and it fucking hurts, and I'm caught off guard. I tell him it hurts, and he says nothing. I keep telling him it hurts, and he says you're almost done. Then I get a migraine, and my blood pressure shoots up because it's all unexpected and almost feels violating. I'm then made to feel like the exception and not the rule. Terrible experience. I asked for a follow-up appointment a few days after the procedure because my vision was still blurry, and I was concerned since he had said it would clear up in a few days. After waiting nearly 3 hours to see him, I explained this to him, and he tried to gaslight me by saying he never said three days, and I told him he did. So, then he proceeded to make a low-key sexist comment about my eye taking longer to heal, stating women take longer than men to heal (not sure if that's true). I left without booking another follow-up because it became clear that he tended to overbook (there were 20+ patients at the same time as me). I'm not the only one who's experienced his rude, racist, or sexist comments. Please look at reviews on other sites like Yelp, Healthgrades, and some on Google. read more

Dr. John Khadem and his colleagues provide professional, reliable and kind healthcare to me. I was diagnosed with a macular hole that was treated through a vitrectomy (surgery), restoring eyesight in my surgical eye. Remarkable! Follow-up exams to track my recovery are thorough. My morning appointments begin on time. I am grateful for the top-notch ophthalmology treatment at Retina Specialists and Hudson Yards Surgery Center. read more

In addition to living in the United States, I have also lived in 4 foreign countries where I had also been attended to by various eye specialists. Dr. Khadem and his staff provided the most thorough series of tests as part of the examination process. Prior to seeing the doctor, members of his team do a series of tests and insert drops for the dilation process. When you walk into Dr. Khadem's office, he already has access to all of the tests that have been performed. If there are issues, he explains the problem and how it can be taken care of. read more

Dr.John Khadem For over 10 years Dr Khadem has been successfully treating my retina issues. Dr Khadem and his staff are highly skilled and extremely competent, as well as compassionate and caring. Through all of this, he has treated all the collateral issues and conditions that are associated with my condition, performed two of my various successful surgeries in his brand new, state of the art surgical center and I couldn't be more thrilled that I am not only able to keep the eye, but sight improves with each treatment. I am usually an extremely skeptical patient. It takes much for medical professionals to earn my trust. I wholeheartedly trust Dr Khadem and his team's care. I am truly grateful that I was referred to Dr. Khadem and his practice. read more

He is an amazing Dr and human being. The world could use more intelligent and caring drs and people. He is the surgeon who is called to fix other drs' mishaps. He takes his time. He is extremely thorough. Hence the wait other people might mention. I'm confident in his expertise, knowledge. My husband had 2 large retinal tears. Dr Khadem explained the choices of operation techniques in terms we could comprehend. You can't go wrong with using him. read more

I'm not sure why the negative reviews about waiting an hour or two like Jo R... My mother was a patient of his, she had a tear in the retina. He was super friendly and explained thoroughly the procedure that needed to be done. Surgery was a week after the examination and went smoothly. Started on time and he was done within an hour. Followup the next day to remove the patch, that was literally a 2 min wait. read more

I would never recommend Dr. Khadem. He is arrogant beyond belief. He had his patients waiting around for hours (In two days I spent 7 hours in his office, 20 minutes of testing, 20 minutes with the doctor, all the rest just waiting). And his communication skills are sorely lacking. On top of which, he failed to numb my eye enough. When I complained from the pain he disregarded my complaint. Instead of numbing it more, he just kept going, which meant first my eye burned and then I felt pain when the needle was inserted. I was cringing. Beforehand, I had spoken with other people who had similar procedures (with other doctors) so new none of them had any pain. I told him I'd had many operations, but no one else ever hurt me. His only reaction was to ask if I wanted a 2nd opinion, which has nothing to do with pain I had. It never even occurred to him to apologize. He closed the door so no one else could hear, though I was very quiet in tone as I told him I was angry. He just wanted me out of there. He wasn't even going to wash my eye until I pointed out the worker was coming back to wash it, so he quickly put something in it. Callous. read more

I'm surprised by the negative review for Dr Khadem. Last week I bought new glasses and I had a routine eye exam with an optician. I got a bit of a scare when the optician performed a retina scan and noticed I had a spot on my retina. He recommended I get it looked at and he referred me to Dr. Khadem since he is a retina specialist. I went to Dr. Khadem's office this past Saturday. I had several eye technicians work with me before I saw the doctor. These technicians dilated my eyes and performed a variety of tests and scans. I was very stressed and nervous about the exams. The technicians were all very friendly and knowledgeable and explained everything they were doing. I felt safe working with them. My test results were sent to Dr. Khadem and he analyzed them for me. Thankfully, the spot on my retina was a harmless birthmark. The doctor said that my eyes were fine and joked that he didn't want to see me again. The doctor was a bit hurried and seemed very busy. However, he was friendly and answered all my questions. I had a good experience at Dr. Khadem's office and I would recommend him. read more

I can't say enough positive words about doctor Khadem. My mom was referred to him as an emergency for macular degeneration. He came in on his day off to do tests and give her an eye injection. He spent a lot of time with us discussing the diagnosis and treatment options. He acts with confidence and we both trusted him fully from that first day. He answered all of our questions and spent a lot of time with us (unlike a lot of other doctors). My mom got three injections from him since then and her sight significantly improved. His office staff is also very nice, always helpful and very professionally run. The office is clean and pleasant. I would recommend doctor Khadem to anyone with retina problems. read more

Just had my first visit with Dr. Khadem and I was very pleased. Context - I'm from Canada, needed to find a specialist here in NYC. This was my first check up. I was brought in for some diagnostics shortly after I checked in. The technican was great - Rob I think his name is with the blue lab coat. He was super friendly and we had a nice chat about Canada and some of his travels. There was some confusion as another woman brought me back and started taking my medical history but the first tech had done that already. I then was quickly seen for some testing and the tech was all business - efficient. He dilated me and I sat and waited. Dilating your eyes takes time - you can't rush this so I had to wait in the waiting area for about an hour which is in line with what I would expect. I was then brought into the Dr's office for my exam. He asked me a few questions - we joked about his son getting on Tumblr and he performed the exam. I liked his thumb method (look where you thumb is) and the fact that chair you are in lies flat automatically (no weird neck contortions). All of his equipment was modern and I was interested in seeing the pictures and test results which he happily shared with me. He warned me about making sure to treat my dry eyes and told me to come in ASAP if 'anything doesn't feel right. Don't hesitate'. I was there for a total of 2.5 hours. Which was in line with my previous experiences. I was very pleased and am happy to be a new patient. read more

The negative review previously posted certainly does not reflect my experience. Dr. Khadem's office is organized and structured to prepare the information the doctor needs for his diagnosis and plan. In my case no surgery by him needed but a referral back to my doctor for a laser blast. Anyone potentially needing surgery wants to have someone who does a lot of them and so knows what he is doing and has a smooth running group of minions clearing his path. I did not know the doctor beforehand and am greatly pleased that if I do have any other eye issue I now know where to go. Michael F., New York, NY read more

I have been a patient of Dr. Khadem for many years (6+ to be exact) and was shocked and upset to read the negative review posted here. I can quite honestly say that my vision, in both eyes, was saved by Dr. Khadem - period. He has performed vitrectomies on both of my eyes as well as laser and injections and it is because of his care that I can not only see, but see even better than I had prior to all of this happening. I have a lot of other health problems too and experience many different doctor offices (unfortunately) and quite honestly I can say that Dr. Khadem is one of the best qualified and most personable doctors that I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with and I consider myself lucky to have him as my retina doctor. Are the appointments long? YES. Is the waiting room often crowded? YES. Do you know what this means? It means that there are a lot of people with retina problems and that their office is trying to accommodate as many people as they can. We are talking about you possibly going BLIND if these problems are not addressed. Seems like people complaining about waiting FOREVER (which is usually a few hours - a far cry from "FOREVER") are missing the big picture (figuratively for sure and possibly literally as I stated above.) The laser procedure is indeed a very painful and unpleasant experience but so are many medical procedures. He is doing this to save your eyesight, don't you understand!? People that complain so eagerly remind me of a great Louis CK skit where he talks about how people complain on flights when the reality is that "you're sitting in a chair, IN THE SKY! Not long ago you would have been considered A GOD!" Well, not long ago (as in, within my lifetime) most of the problems I had with my eyes would have resulted in me being BLIND but thanks to Dr. Khadem I am not. read more

Great doctor. Thorough smart and kind. Clearly knows his stuff. About the time-wait complaints: I did not have a long wait at all except at one point after all of the preliminary tests had been done. Look, I'd rather have to wait while the doctor takes whatever time is needed for the person before me, because it's a sign he'll do the same for me!! So much better than doctors that have you in and out on a timer, regardless of your needs. read more

PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE SOOOOO LONG TO SEE A PATIENT!!! PLEASE AGAIN... This is why we hardly come back so often...just came back and have been waiting for over 2 HOURS!! U know we, the patients, also have another life other than sitting and waiting to be called... I'm being honest and anyone that reads this from the office who knows me knows that I really hate lies, Try to fix this issue it's for ur own good no on else's, well maybe us the patients that have to wait!!!!....LOL read more

Dr. Khadem is an extraordinarily skilled and compassionate surgeon. I had both emergency laser surgery for a torn retina and, later, a vitrectomy under his care. I still see him for aftercare and have total faith in him. His staff is terrific. Yes, you need to allot 2-2 1/2 hours for visits, but when you see him, you have his full attention. It's also worth remembering that, as in my case, sometimes there are emergency appointments that require immediate laser surgery which inevitably increases wait time for other patients. He explains in layman's language what's going on with your eyesight, what to expect, and once you get to know him a bit, you'll see a sense of humor there too. He's a great doctor and a great guy. read more

Good doctor. I trust his thouroughness and judgment completely. What could be more important? Only downside is that each visit is many hours, but that is probably what it takes for this kind of practice. read more

I should have written this 13 years ago. I was about to lose my sight within a week. Dr. Khadem saved my eyesights. I had lazer to both eyes because of torn retina. I can see fully without any blackouts. I was fully heal within one and a half year. It took longer because I had a poor diet. Warning. If you are about to go through any eye surgery, take omega and lutein. read more

If I could give a location zero stars, I would. New Yorkers needing retinal specialists, BEWARE! I've been going to the practice of Doctors Pieroni and Khadem for about four months, after being referred here by my eye doctor because of some tears in my retinas. My first few appointments were a mixed bag -- in some I was checked in, taken back for the usual up-front eye tests and given eye dilation drops, sent back out for the requisite 30 minutes for my eyes to fully dilate, and then seen -- one hour appointment, max. More frequently, I would arrive to a packed waiting room and wait for an hour before even being seen. But one of my most recent experiences takes the cake and is the impetus for wanting a new retinal specialist: I was going in for the *last* of my laser surgeries to correct my retinal tears. My doctor is actually Dr. Pieroni, whose bedside manner I can now appreciate when compared with Dr. Khadem. I checked in with the receptionist and sat down to wait. After about five minutes I was called back for the eye tests and dilation drops by one of the teenagers that inexplicably seem to be working there. Seriously, they are staffed by TEENAGERS, that spend their time schlepping patients around from room to room, administering some of the more basic tests, and GOSSIPING the whole time about their lives and what they are going to do that night. Which I find a titch unprofessional for a doctor's office, but nevermind that. After 30 minutes they call my name and I think to myself "great, this is going to be a quickie!" I go back and they inform me that actually, Dr. Pieroni is on vacation in France, they have tried to call me to reschedule and left a voicemail. Turns out they had my phone number incorrect, failed to notify me when I checked in, failed to notify me again when they took me back to dilate my eyes, and just now realized this was a problem. So, I might have been OK with the phone number mix-up, or not realizing when I checked in (under DR. PIERONI, mind you). I would have been understandably pissed, but gotten over it. But the fact that they actually started to process me as a patient and dilated my eyes before realizing the problem? No medical practice should be able to make THAT many mistakes. These are my EYES for god-sake, if you can't manage to figure out my paperwork which is pretty simple, how can I trust you not to eff up my EYES?!?! They tell me I can either reschedule or I can see Dr. Khadem. Seeing as I have a JOB and have already taken off the afternoon for this (and many other!) appointment, my eyes are already dilated (effects usually last about 3 hours), its already a wasted afternoon for me, so I say yes please, I'd like to see Dr. Khadem. But WHEN? They assure me I am on the list to be seen and they will call me back soon. So, I head back to the waiting room and proceed to wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. And I see everyone who has come in after me taken back and be seen. And I wait some more. Finally, after an hour an a half I loudly complain to the receptionist who promises to check things out and lo and behold! Someone calls me back. I finally meet with Dr. Khadem, whose bedside manner is less than desirable. I express my displeasure with this fiasco, with which he responds with "Well you're really lucky. Your eyes are a mess." Huh. He then asks me if I want to continue with my last laser session. Uh, duh, I didn't wait around your office for two hours only to be condescendingly told I was lucky to see you. So I get sent to sit outside the laser room, where someone is already in there. And, I wait some more (I think about fifteen minutes). Finally he pops into that room, converses with whoever is in there, and sends them away. My turn. And, he administers the lasers in the worst experience I have had to date (out of four, so I'm not exactly inexperienced). The session is long, unrelenting, and painful, and I wish to god that Dr. Pieroni is there because she is much nicer and gentler. Finally, we finish and dazed and blinded, I am handed a tissue to wipe the tears and eye-lens-goop sliding down my face. I am then snapped at to "stop touching your eye, you'll give yourself a lesion!" and told that if I need more time to recover (more than the two minutes I've been there waiting for my vision to return so I can see to walk out), I can sit outside in the waiting area because they need the room. So. That sums up my experience. Oh, and after that session I developed a liquid build-up in my eye (sounds gross right?), which has never happened before, had the longest bout of blurry vision (lasting into the beginning of my vacation the next week), and my pupils have still not returned to normal (the left one is bigger than the right, a month after this all went down). So. While I would maybe recommend Dr. Pieroni, I cannot endorse her practice that made the gross mistake of processing me when she wasn't even here, and I definitely do NOT recommend Dr. Khadem. read more

While Dr. Pieroni and Dr. Khadem are good doctors with good bedside manner, the practice is extremely inefficiently managed. Overbooking seems to be standard. I have been a patient for around 5 years and go in yearly for check ups. Every time that I have had an appointment, I end up spending a minimum of 2 hours waiting with a recent max of 4 hours. If you make an appointment, be prepared to make an afternoon of it. read more

I was very pleased with the office. It is roomy and pleasantly lit and I can read without the distracting noise of a TV set. I appreciated the technicians that performed the eye tests with professionalism and gentleness. When Dr. Khadem had to leave on an emergency, I was seen by Dr. Pieroni. I had never been there, so I cannot compare their styles, but I received optimum care. I was very pleased with the overall visit. As for the wait, good things are always worth waiting for, not that I thought I waited too long, just in response to other reviews that I read. read more

I've been going three times a year for at leas a half dozen years. I like the doctors, I like that they saved my eyes. BUT.... you wait and wait and wait to see the doctor. 3 hours is a typical check up visit. read more