Joel Pakett, M.D. attended Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a B.S. in Biology. Dr. Pakett received his degree in medicine from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Pakett began his medical training with an internship at Pennsylvania Hospital, part of the University of Pennsylvania healthcare system. He then went on to complete his Ophthalmology Residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Pakett furthered his training by completing a Fellowship specializing in Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York, NY.
Dr. Pakett specializes in cataract surgery and stays up to date with emerging technologies including femtosecond laser, astigmatism correction using toric intraocular lenses, several types of multifocal intraocular lenses and Light Adjustable Lenses. Dr Pakett also specializes in refractive surgery, including PRK and LASIK Vision Correction using state-of-the-art laser technologies. He also treats dry eye syndrome, corneal ectatic conditions, such as keratoconus including corneal cross-linking, and pterygium surgery.
Dr. Pakett is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of The American Academy of Ophthalmology, New England Ophthalmological Society and Mass Eye Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Pakett is conversational in Spanish.