Alexander Hatsis, MD
- Cataract
- Cornea and External Diseases
- Dry Eye
- Laser Vision Correction
Procedures
- Cataract Surgery
- Crosslinking for Keratoconus
- EVO Visian ICL
- Eye Infections
- Laser Vision Correction
- LASIK
- LipiFlow Treatment for Dry Eye
- Phakic Implant Lenses for High Myopia
- PRK
- Stye Treatment
- Sutured Implant Lenses
Experience
Year began practicing: 1983
Year joined staff: 2019
Education
University of Bologna School of Medicine and Surgery
Internships
Nassau County Medical Center, Ophthalmology
Professional Memberships
- Director of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center
- Fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Honors, Awards, etc.
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- Newsday Top Doctor
- Salvation Army Humanitarian of the Year
Bio
Dr. Hatsis is a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in complicated cataracts and laser vision correction. He was one of the expert U.S. surgeons to help gain FDA-approval for laser vision correction and was the first surgeon to perform LASIK on Long Island in 1995. Dr. Hatsis authored 18 research articles and written several textbook chapters on LASIK and Cataract surgery. He also participated in FDA approval of Phakic Implant Lenses beginning in 1996 and was the first on Long Island to treat Keratoconus with Collagen Cross-Linking in 2007. In addition to research, patient care and teaching for the past 20 years, Dr. Hatsis has been traveling abroad twice a year to provide cataract surgery to the medically under-served people in Central and South America. Dr. Hatsis speaks fluent Italian, Spanish and limited Greek. He enjoys surfing, jet skiing, scuba and hanging out with his family.