Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD, MSc

Ophthalmology
Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma
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Overview

Aakriti Shukla MD, MSc is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC and Attending Ophthalmologist at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Shukla is a board-certified ophthalmologist and specializes in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma and cataracts. Her surgical expertise includes minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, traditional glaucoma surgery, glaucoma laser surgery, and cataract surgery.

Dr. Shukla completed her undergraduate studies as a Trustee and Renaissance Scholar at the University of Southern California. She received her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, where she was awarded a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and earned the Edith and Denton McKane Memorial Award for Outstanding Research in Ophthalmology. She completed her training as an ophthalmology resident and served as chief resident at Columbia University's Harkness Eye Institute. She earned a Master of Science degree at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in Patient-Oriented Research. She pursued further glaucoma subspecialty training at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Prior to her appointment at Columbia University, she served as glaucoma faculty at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Shukla has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and has been invited to speak nationally and internationally on her patient care and research. She serves on the editorial boards of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology Glaucoma. She is continually inspired by her patients and aims to improve their quality of life while treating their glaucoma.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Anterior Segment Surgery
  • Cataract
  • Glaucoma
  • Glaucoma Laser Surgery
  • Glaucoma Surgery

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Gender

  • Female

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Location(s)

622 W 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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880 Third Avenue
Floor 2
New York, NY 10022

Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Medicaid Managed Care

AgeWell

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs

Amerigroup of New Jersey

  • New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

Emblem/GHI

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Emblem/HIP

  • ConnectiCare
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan

Fidelis Care

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

WellCare

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • Medical School Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Residency: Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Ophthalmology

Honors & Awards

  • 2022: ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons International Service Grant
  • 2021: American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretariat Award
  • 2021: ARVO Women’s Leadership Development Program
  • 2020: Ophthalmology Glaucoma: Editorial Board Member
  • 2020: American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Future Leaders Travel Grant
  • 2019: American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Advancement of Physician Scientists Grant
  • 2017: World Glaucoma Congress: Best of 2017 American Glaucoma Society Meeting
  • 2017: American Glaucoma Society Bernard Schwartz Memorial Award
  • 2017: American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting: Best Paper Award
  • 2016: ASCRS/YES Legislative Fly-In Scholarship Award
  • 2016: AAO Mid-Year Forum Advocacy Ambassador Award
  • 2015: Albert Einstein Medical Center Outstanding Intern Award
  • 2015: Edith and Denton McKane Memorial Award for Outstanding Research in Ophthalmology
  • 2014: ARVO Annual Meeting Travel Grant Award
  • 2012-2013: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship
  • 2010: National Institutes of Health T35 Institutional Research Training Grant
  • 2008: University of Southern California Renaissance Scholar
  • 2005-2009: University of Southern California Trustee Scholar

Research

Dr. Shukla's work has earned several awards and research grants including the American Glaucoma Society (AGS) Mentoring for Advancement of Physician Scientists Grant and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Best Paper Award. She was awarded the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) International Service Grant for her involvement in global health initiatives in India, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, and other countries. Her main research interests include early detection of glaucoma, glaucoma progression, surgical outcomes, and healthcare disparities in glaucoma.