About Joel H. Goffman, MD
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland Dr. Joel H. Goffman graduated Summa Cum Laude and received his M.D. degree from the University of Maryland in 1967. After he completed his internship at the University of Miami, Dr. Goffman served in the U. S. Coast Guard in Vietnam. He completed his residency in Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine after he returned from Vietnam. Dr. Goffman is married to Melanie, a flight attendant with Delta Airlines. He has two sons and a daughter. Brian received his MBA from Harvard and was formally CEO of Optify in Seattle, and Vice President of Linked-In. Brian is currently with Samsung Connect among other ventures. Mark received his graduate degree from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He completed 3 years of writing for ”West Wing” followed by “Studio 60”, “Law and Order SVU”, and the “The Beast” with Patrick Swayze. He was the Executive Producer of the USA network show “White Collar”. After many successful shows left “White Collar” to become CoExecutive Producer of “Elementary” on CBS. He later became the Executive Producer of “Sleepy Hollow”on Fox. He also has a documentary about ventriloquists, “Dumb Struck” premiered in Landmark Theatres in the spring of 2011. He just finished working at CBS for the show “Limitless” and is starting a new assignment as Show Runner (Executive Producer) for a new CBS show. Allison received her MBA from USC and is now the assistant marketing director for Adobe’s Photoshop division, in San Francisco. Dr. Goffman enjoys photography, playing tennis, and gardening in his off-hours. He and his family enjoy the theater, art exhibits, reading and traveling. Dr. Goffman began his Laser Vision education after traveling to Canada in 1992 where the Excimer Laser was used before its approval in the United States, and participated in a 2-year (1994-1996) FDA study of the Excimer Laser for PRK and LASIK. Since its approval in 1995, he has successfully treated hundreds of patients with a wide range of refractive errors with both LASIK and PRK. The most common complaint that patients express today is “the doctor was not the person doing the examination and no one listened to their problems”. In our office, Dr. Goffman performs all aspects of the examination, and takes all the measurements necessary to perform LASIK or PRK. He learned a long time ago that if you want something done right, you do it yourself. Dr. Goffman’s office does not rely on associate Optometrists or technicians to determine the ocular health of his patients. Dr. Goffman sees his patients from start to finish.
