Dr. Valerie Elmalem

Dr. Valerie I. Elmalem is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Mount Sinai Health System, specializing in neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery. She provides comprehensive eye care for both children and adults, with a focus on conditions affecting the optic nerve, eye movement, and the eyelids and orbit. Dr. Elmalem's expertise includes managing double vision, optic neuritis, myasthenia gravis, and performing ptosis repair and blepharoplasty.

She is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and completed her residency at Emory University School of Medicine, followed by fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastics and orbital surgery. Dr. She has hospital affiliations with Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, Mount Sinai Queens, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, and Mount Sinai West.