Richard A. Bazarian, M.D., F.A.C.S.

As a fellowship trained vitreo-retinal surgeon Dr. Bazarian takes care of people with retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy, macular diseases, and severe eye injuries.  He has performed over 1000 vitreo-retinal surgeries, and twice as many laser procedures since completing his residency and fellowship training at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York.

Dr. Bazarian graduated from Princeton University in 1982 with honors from the Department of Art & Archaeology.  After graduating from New York Medical College, he spent 4 years training and working in general surgery before concentrating on the eye.  He was awarded the first David Warfield Eye Research Fellowship offered by the New York Academy of Medicine.

Before coming to Maine Eye Center in 1995, Dr. Bazarian was on the full time faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  His practice philosophy is still based on teaching with a goal of helping each patient understand his/her condition.  He is active as a clinical associate professor at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, regularly hosting medical students and residents at Maine Eye Center.

Dr. Bazarian has been Maine Eye Center’s President since 2001 and Maine Medical Center’s Chief of Ophthalmology since 2002.  He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists.  Dr. Bazarian is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.