Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD, MSc
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - Third Avenue
CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
Insurances Accepted
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About Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD
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.
Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology
Specialties & Expertise
- Anterior Segment Surgery
- Cataract
- Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Laser Surgery
- Glaucoma Surgery
Education
- Medical School: 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
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- 2005-2009: University of Southern California Trustee Scholar
- 2008: University of Southern California Renaissance Scholar
- 2010: National Institutes of Health T35 Institutional Research Training Grant
- 2012-2013: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship
- 2014: ARVO Annual Meeting Travel Grant Award
- 2015: Albert Einstein Medical Center Outstanding Intern Award
- 2015: Edith and Denton McKane Memorial Award for Outstanding Research in Ophthalmology
- 2016: AAO Mid-Year Forum Advocacy Ambassador Award
- 2016: ASCRS/YES Legislative Fly-In Scholarship Award
- 2017: American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting: Best Paper Award
- 2017: American Glaucoma Society Bernard Schwartz Memorial Award
- 2017: World Glaucoma Congress: Best of 2017 American Glaucoma Society Meeting
- 2019: American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Advancement of Physician Scientists Grant
- 2020: American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Future Leaders Travel Grant
- 2020: Ophthalmology Glaucoma: Editorial Board Member
- 2021: American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretariat Award
- 2021: ARVO Womens Leadership Development Program
- 2022: ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons International Service Grant