Ravi Goel’s family has lived in Southern New Jersey for more than 50 years. He graduated from Cherry Hill High School East and earned a B.A. in Ethics, Politics and Economics from Yale University. He earned his medical degree (M.D.) from the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed a medical internship at the Cooper Health System and an ophthalmology residency at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Dr. Goel completed an Advanced Refractive Surgery (LASIK) course with pioneers of refractive surgery at the world-renowned Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital in Chennai, India.
Dr. Goel is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and a member of the American Medical Association (AMA). He is an instructor at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and a cataract surgeon at the Wills Eye Surgical Network in Cherry Hill, NJ.
Protecting Sight & Moving Medicine Forward
Dr. Goel was a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Young Ophthalmologist Committee (2002-2006), Leadership Development Program (2003-2004) and Revitalization Study Group (2007). He is a former trustee of the Medical Society of New Jersey (1995-96), Colony Foundation (1994-1999), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Alumni Association, and New Jersey Governors School Board of Overseers. He is a past president of the New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology (2009).
In February 2004, Dr. Goel presented “Complications of Laser Surgery” at an American Academy of Ophthalmology and VETs Act Coalition symposium at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. In June 2007, he was a co-moderator on a leadership and professionalism symposium held during the Joint Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Vienna, Austria.
Dr. Goel is a recipient of the AMA Foundation Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award (2007), the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award (2007), Secretariat Award (2007, 2017), and Senior Achievement Award (2015).
Dr. Goel is a past chair of the AMA – Young Physicians Section (2010 – 2011). He is a former member of the Eyenet Magazine Editorial Advisory Board, American Academy of Ophthalmology Marketing Task Force (2012), and the American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives (AAOE) Practice Management for Physicians Task Force (2012). He is a former representative to the International Council of Ophthalmology Advocacy Group.
Dr. Goel is the founding program director of the Ophthalmology Business Summit and a former member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Communications Secretariat. He is a former member of the Yale University Development Council and a former trustee of the Indian Cultural Center of South Jersey.
Currently, Dr. Goel serves as Senior Secretary for Ophthalmic Practice and member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Board of Trustees. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives (AAOE) board of directors. He is Chair of the AMA Ophthalmology Section Council and an American Academy of Ophthalmology delegate to the AMA House of Delegates.
Comprehensive Ophthalmologist & Cataract Surgeon
Dr. Goel is a comprehensive ophthalmologist, cataract & refractive surgeon. He performs advanced cataract surgery using the latest technologies, including deluxe intraocular lenses (multifocal, extended depth of focus, and toric / astigmatism correction). New generation cataract surgery technologies optimize patient vision and quality of life. He also performs independent medical examinations (IME) for ophthalmology specific worker’s compensation and permanency evaluations. He speaks on protecting online reputation for physicians and ophthalmologists.
Dr. Goel is the recipient of Top Doc Awards from South Jersey Magazine (2011, 2012), SJ Magazine (2011, 2014), and NJTopDocs (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).
In 2023, Dr. Goel received a Visionary Award from the Juliette RP Foundation.
Dr. Goel sees patients at the Regional Eye Associates Cherry Hill location and by appointment only. Please call 856-795-8787 for an appointment or contact the office our Contact Us page.
In the News
“Academy Notebook: Meet the New Secretary for Ophthalmic Practice.” (EyeNet, February 2020)
“Leading, Advocating, Challenging: Sitting Down With Ravi Goel, Ophthalmic Surgeon, Wills Eye Hospital, USA” (theOphthalmologist.com, October 2019)
“Why People With Diabetes Should Get Their Eyes Checked” (HealthCentral, December 2019)
“How Headspace helps physicians, medical students tame stress” (AMA, Sept 2019)
“Protecting Your Online Reputation: Five pearls to build your brand and optimize your social media presence.” (Retina Today, 2019)
“What to Know about Cataracts and Cataract Surgery” (AARP, January 2019)
“Ongoing outbreak of rare eye infection found among contact lens wearers” (CNN, September 2018)
“2019 Senior Secretary for Ophthalmic Practice Nominee: Ravi D. Goel, MD” (AAO 2019)
“FDA approves first contact lens that gets darker in sunlight” (CBS News, April 2018)
Presbyopia / Multifocal IOLs – An Alcon video which compares monofocal and advanced lens technologies in a patient-friendly manner. Multifocal lenses help to treat presbyopia, thus reducing glasses or contact lenses dependence after cataract surgery. (3 minutes)
Presbyopia / Extended Depth of Focus, (EDOF) IOL – An Alcon video explains the mechanism of action of Extended depth of focus (EDOF) IOLs help to treat presbyopia, thus reducing glasses or contact lenses dependence after cataract surgery. (2 minutes)
Toric IOL (Astigmatism) overview and informed consent – An overview of astigmatism and toric intraocular lenses. Toric IOLs reduce astigmatism and allow the eyes to process images more efficiently and with greater clarity. (4 minutes)
MIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery)
Trabecular Bypass Stent for Glaucoma – A 4 minute video, produced by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, with an overview of trabecular bypass stents for glaucoma. Patients with cataracts and glaucoma have the opportunity to have a glaucoma procedure at the time of cataract surgery to lower the eye pressure.
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) – Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) is now a first-line treatment option for patients who are glaucoma suspects or have glaucoma and need to lower their intraocular pressure. Dr. Goel performs SLT in the Cherry Hill office. (Patient education video – 4 minutes)
Live Cataract Surgery (Optional)
Dr. Goel explains cataract surgery in 1 minute (60 seconds) or 2 minutes (120 seconds). These are routine cases which are narrated at 5x-10x speed to give a quick overview of cataract surgery steps.
Bleeding from Pupil Expander! Now What? (July 11, 2018) – Dr. Goel performs surgery as a guest expert on the world-renowned CataractCoach.com. Dr. Goel performs surgery using a pupil expander (Malyugin Ring) in a small percentage of cataract cases. Patients who are on medications for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) or other conditions may need a pupil expander at the time of surgery. (5 minutes)
Two-Handed Capsulorrhexis Technique (February 4, 2020) – A second video featured on CataractCoach.com. Dr. Goel performs cataract surgery on patient with a complete white cataract and a history of retinal detachment surgery. (5 minutes)
