Scott Forman, MD
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Overview
Scott Forman, MD is an Associate Clinical Ophthalmologist specializing in adult and pediatric neuro-ophthalmology.
With more than three decades of experience, Dr. Forman has cared for patients with complex neuro-ophthalmic disorders while also training medical students and residents at New York Medical College, where he served as Director of Neuro-ophthalmology at Westchester Medical Center. He has published extensively in leading medical journals and is co-author of Neuro-ophthalmology Problem-Solving: A Practical and User-Friendly Guide, a widely used reference for physicians.
A graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Rutgers University, Dr. Forman earned his medical degree at UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology residency at New York Medical College, serving as Chief Resident at Westchester Medical Center, followed by fellowship training in neuro-ophthalmology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital under Drs. Myles Behrens and Jeffrey Odel.
In addition to his clinical and academic expertise, Dr. Forman incorporates functional medicine and nutritional biochemistry into patient care, offering a holistic approach to vision and overall health.
He currently sees patients at Belchertown Eye Care and holds hospital privileges at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Outside of medicine, he enjoys playing jazz and blues guitar, swimming, and bicycling.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Anisocoria
- Double Vision
- Double Vision/Diplopia
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Headaches
- Nystagmus
- Optic Nerve Disease
- Optic Nerve Diseases
- Optic Neuritis
- Optic Neuropathy
- Pupil Abnormalities
- Unexplained Vision Loss
Academic Appointments
- Associate Clinical Ophthalmologist
Languages
- English
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- BA, Psychobiology, State University of NY at Stony Brook
- MS, Psychobiology, Neurobiology, Rutgers University
- Internship: Medicine, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital of Boston
- Residency: Ophthalmology, New York Medical College (NYU)
- Fellowship: Neuro-Ophthalmology, NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
- Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Member, Frank Walsh Society
- Member, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
- Member, Westchester County Ophthalmology Society
- Member, Westchester County Medical Society
- Member, New York State Medical Society
- Member, Institute of Functional Medicine
- Member, Massachusetts Medical Society
- Member, ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Tick-Borne Diseases Society)
- Reviewer, Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology\AMA Ophthalmology
- Reviewer, Neuro-ophthalmology (European Journal)
Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology
