Dr. Faith Birnbaum
Areas of Expertise
About Me
Faith Birnbaum, MD, is a glaucoma surgeon and comprehensive ophthalmologist who enjoys helping patients understand their diagnosis and choose a treatment plan that fits their goals and lifestyle. She completed fellowship training in Glaucoma at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts Eye and Ear and her ophthalmology residency at the Duke Eye Center, where she received the K. Alexander Datgheib Ocular Surgery award for the best surgical video in her class. During her fellowship, she was awarded a Heed fellowship for her research on quality of life in glaucoma patients. She completed college and medical school at Brown University, graduating with honors.
Dr. Birnbaum has over 20 peer-reviewed publications and is passionate about delivering the highest standard of evidence-based care. She is board-certified and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma Society, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the New England Ophthalmological Society. She is accepting new patients at the Nashua, Milford, and Hudson offices and performs surgery at the Nashua Eye Surgery Center. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and son, playing piano, cooking, gardening, and hiking.
Training

Glaucoma
2021Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Harvard Medical School)
Fellowship
Ophthalmology
2020Duke University Hospital
Residency
Medical Doctor
2016The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Medical School
Awards & Honors
Heed fellowship
2021Massachusetts Eye and Ear
K. Alexander Datgheib Ocular Surgery award
2020Duke Eye Center
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- MA
- License Numbers
- 282822
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