Dr. Christina Scelfo is a board certified pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismus surgeon with a private practice in New York City. Following her intern year at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, she completed her ophthalmology residency at Boston Medical Center where she was recognized for her dedication to resident teaching and research and served as chief resident. She completed her fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear affiliated with Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Christina Scelfo is a board certified pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismus surgeon with a private practice in New York City. Following her intern year at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, she completed her ophthalmology residency at Boston Medical Center where she was recognized for her dedication to resident teaching and research and served as chief resident. She completed her fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear affiliated with Harvard Medical School.
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Very personable, thorough, kind, and explained everything. Not an alarmist.
Feb-2025
From the consultation to the procedure and recovery, Dr. Scelfo was professional, knowledgeable, and incredibly caring. She took the time to explain everything thoroughly and made me feel at ease every step of the way. My recovery was smooth, and the results exceeded my expectations. I’m really grateful for her care and would definitely recommend her!
Jan-2025
First time visit and we had an amazing experience! Doctor Scelfo is the best.
Jan-2025
Christina was very professional, kind and patient with my 6 year old. She put both him and myself at ease, explained everything, and made sure we fully understood what was going on and how his eyesight was and would probably change in the future. We were very happy to have seen her.
Jan-2025
Super nice and friendly with my son.
Jan-2025
Extremely kind and seemed very knowledgeable
Jan-2025
She patient with my child, she kind, and helpful.
Jan-2025
Perfect
Dec-2024
The best doctor. 👍👍👍
Dec-2024
Fantastic! She was wonderful with my daughter and explained everything very clearly.
Dec-2024
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40 West 72nd Street Lobby Level New York, NY 10023
Dr. Christina Scelfo is a board certified pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismus surgeon with a private practice in New York City.
After graduating Fordham University summa cum laude with a dual major in Biology and English Literature, Dr. Scelfo went on to obtain her MD with the honor of Alpha Omega Alpha as part of the inaugural class of the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Following her intern year at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, she completed her ophthalmology residency at Boston Medical Center where she was recognized for her dedication to resident teaching and research and served as chief resident. She completed her fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Prior to joining Pediatric Ophthalmic Consultants, Dr. Scelfo led Boston Children’s Ophthalmology office in Westchester, NY where she also taught medical students and residents as a Clinical Assistant Professor at New York Medical College. She has authored several papers related pediatric ophthalmology and has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Dr. Scelfo routinely performs adjustable and non-adjustable sutures for her patients requiring strabismus surgery.
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Very personable, thorough, kind, and explained everything. Not an alarmist.
From the consultation to the procedure and recovery, Dr. Scelfo was professional, knowledgeable, and incredibly caring. She took the time to explain everything thoroughly and made me feel at ease every step of the way. My recovery was smooth, and the results exceeded my expectations. I’m really grateful for her care and would definitely recommend her!
First time visit and we had an amazing experience! Doctor Scelfo is the best.
Christina was very professional, kind and patient with my 6 year old. She put both him and myself at ease, explained everything, and made sure we fully understood what was going on and how his eyesight was and would probably change in the future. We were very happy to have seen her.
Super nice and friendly with my son.
Extremely kind and seemed very knowledgeable
She patient with my child, she kind, and helpful.
Perfect
The best doctor. 👍👍👍
Fantastic! She was wonderful with my daughter and explained everything very clearly.