Dr. Geffin was born in London, England and grew up in suburban Boston. He is married with two children and enjoys all forms of outdoor activities including sailing and biking.
Dr. Joel Geffin is a Board
Certified ophthalmologist and fellowship trained in both corneal surgery
and refractive surgery. This makes Dr. Geffin one of a few select eye
surgeons who has received full fellowship training in surgery of the
cornea, the external window of the eye, and refractive surgery, which
corrects the eye's ability to focus. Dr. Geffin's special surgical
skills include LASIK, corneal transplants and cataract surgery.
Dr. Geffin received his undergraduate degree with honors
from the University of Chicago and his medical degree from the University
of Pittsburgh. He completed his ophthalmology residency training at
Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Geffin then went on to California
Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco where he specialized in corneal
and refractive surgery during his fellowship.
Dr. Geffin is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,
a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
the Refractive Surgery Interest Group, the New England Ophthalmological
Society and the prestigious Castroviejo Cornea Society. Dr. Geffin
is a member and on the executive board of the Connecticut Society
of Eye Physicians. Dr. Geffin has published work in a major ophthalmic
textbook.
