Dr. Christian E. Song is the Associate Director of Mass Eye and Ear's Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Cataract Consultation Service. He treats patients with a variety of ophthalmic conditions, specializing in routine and complex cataract and anterior segment surgery, and laser vision correction (LASIK/PRK). He also manages common eye problems such as dry eye and pterygium. Dr. Song sees patients at Mass Eye and Ear's main campus, as well as in Lexington. 

After graduating magna cum laude with honors in biology from New York University, he completed his medical training and ophthalmology residency at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Song then completed fellowship training in cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He subsequently served as Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Adjunct Clinical Instructor at New York University School of Medicine where he was dedicated to the clinical and surgical teaching of residents prior to joining the faculty of Harvard Medical School.

As a clinician educator, Dr. Song teaches and mentors medical students and residents at Harvard Medical School. He is a member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Clinical Interests

Comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, corneal disease and surgery, corneal cross-linking, laser vision correction surgery, glaucoma, pterygium, dry eye