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John G. Passarelli, M.D.

John G. Passarelli, M.D.Dr. John G. Passarelli, a Board Certified ophthalmic surgeon, is the Medical Director of the Long Island Ambulatory Surgery Center, Long Island Eye Surgical Care in Brentwood, NY and Suffolk Surgery Center in Shirley, NY. Dr. Passarelli earned his undergraduate degree from The University of Notre Dame and completed his medical school education from the State University of New York Downstate. His ophthalmic training occurred at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in New York City where he achieved Chief Residency status in Ophthalmology.

In addition to The Long Island Ambulatory Surgery Center, Dr. Passarelli is affiliated with several hospitals including Good Samaritan Medical Center, South Side Hospital and North Shore LIJ Health System. He has been an ophthalmologist for more than thirty years and specializes in cataract and vision correction micro-surgical procedures of the eye.

Dr. Passarelli performed refractive surgery since its infancy in the early 1980s and has been performing LASIK surgery since its approval by the FDA in 1995. Dr. Passarelli is the senior partner in Island Refractive Eye Care, which owns a VISX Excimer Star S4 Laser. The laser utilizes WaveScan® diagnosis and CustomVue™ treatment and is located in a sterile surgical suite operated by certified laser technicians.

Dr. Passarelli has lectured extensively throughout the United States including the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, Manhattan Eye and Ear in New York City, and Wills Eye in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His presentations include the American Academy of Ophthalmology Surgeons and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Dr. Passarelli has been providing education for medical students, residents and physician assistants for over thirty years. Dr. Passarelli is presently on the Advisory Council for the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame. Academically, Dr. Passarelli is recognized as one of the most experienced and educated eye surgeons on Long Island. He trains his peers nationally and is an inventor of micro-surgical instruments.

Dr. Passarelli has expanded his services and is now available at his other Long Island, New York offices in Sayville, West Islip, Huntington, Amityville and Port Jefferson. The main office, laser suite and the AAAHC certified ambulatory surgery center are located in Brentwood, New York. The Suffolk Surgery Center, AAAHC certified ambulatory center is located in Shirley, NY. Along with a new LASIK Center that is situated in Smithtown, New York.

He is constantly continuing his education in all new areas of refractive surgery as well as ophthalmic procedures. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. John Passarelli is a member of the following societies:

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Association of Ophthalmic Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists
  • International Society of Refractive Surgery of the
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Long Island Ophthalmological Society
  • Medical Society of the State of New York
  • New York Diabetes Association
  • New York State Ophthalmologic Society
  • Out-Patient Ophthalmic Surgical Society
  • Society for Excellence in Eye Care
  • Society for the Prevention of Blindness
  • Suffolk County Medical Society
  • Suffolk County Ophthalmic Society
  • Who’s Who of America

Achievements & Honors

President, Administrator and Medical/Surgical Director
The Long Island Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC

President and Medical/Surgical Director
Long Island Eye Surgical Care, PC

Medical/Surgical Director
Suffolk Surgery Center, LLC

President and Medical/Surgical Director
Island Refractive Eye Care, LLC

President
Am Care Realty, LLC

President Allegria Realty, LLC

Magna Cum Laude
Autonomous University of Guadalajara

Chief Resident of Ophthalmology
St. Clare’s Hospital, 1982

Chief Resident of Ophthalmology
St. Vincent’s Hospital, 1983

Board of Directors
American Diabetes Association

American Academy of Family Physicians
Teaching Award, 1985

Certificate of Honor
Southside Hospital/SUNY, Stony Brook

Residency Training and Teaching, 1989

Community Outreach Award
American Diabetes Association, 1996

Advisory Council Member, College of Science
University of Notre Dame, 2000 -Present

Honoree, 2003
United Cerebral Palsy, Suffolk County, NY

Board of Directors, Business Council
Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2005 –Present

Business Development Board
First National Bank of Long Island, Hauppauge, NY, 2006-Present