[1][2][3][4][5] Richard Spaide graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in 1981.
Spaide then pursued a Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital from 1989 to 1990.
[1][11][6][3][7][8][10][12] Spaide specializes in retinal surgery, macular diseases, and ocular imaging technologies such as autofluorescence Imaging and optical coherence tomography (OCT).
[13][14][15][16] He has designed surgical instruments and holds several patents related to imaging technologies and treatments for retinal diseases.
[17][18][19][10] Dr. Spaide is affiliated with Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, where he continues his research and clinical work.