Programme overview
What the official source supports
A two-year ASOPRS combined fellowship rotating through major New York hospitals, with more than 1,500 oculoplastic cases reported and research output expected.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Michael Kazim
Fellowship Director — odd-year programme
The official Cornell page identifies the shared New York programme’s odd-year and even-year directors separately. The Columbia and Cornell affiliations are preserved.
Columbia University — Harkness Eye Institute
Michael Kazim is an ophthalmologist whose Columbia profile lists expertise in eyelid surgery, Graves’ disease, ophthalmic plastics and trauma. It records medical education, internship and residency at Columbia, followed by fellowships at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Allegheny General Hospital.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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Gary J. Lelli Jr.
Fellowship Director — even-year programme
The official Cornell page identifies the shared New York programme’s odd-year and even-year directors separately. The Columbia and Cornell affiliations are preserved.
Photo: Official weillcornell.org profile — editorial identification; source attribution provided.
Weill Cornell Medicine
Gary J. Lelli Jr. is a Weill Cornell ophthalmologist whose official biography describes a vice-chair appointment and a clinical focus on eyelid, orbital and lacrimal surgery. The biography records medical school at the Medical College of Ohio and ophthalmology residency at the University of Michigan. Cornell identifies Lelli as director of the even-year New York combined oculoplastic fellowship.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Profile page →Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Rotations with associate preceptors at major New York hospitals
- Electives in craniofacial surgery, dermatology, neuroradiology, ocular pathology and otorhinolaryngology
- Clinical research with national and international presentation
- Partner sites include Bellevue, Columbia, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, NYU and Weill Cornell
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Eligibility criteria are not stated on the page.
Application
Published application route
Application process and deadline are not stated on the page; contact the programme office.
A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.
Programme leadership: Michael Kazim — Fellowship Director — odd-year programme; Gary J. Lelli Jr. — Fellowship Director — even-year programme · Leadership profile →
Contact note: Programme office — ophthoprograms@med.cornell.edu, (646) 962-2020
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Weill Cornell Medicine — NYC ASOPRS Oculoplastic Fellowship ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 20 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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