Jeffrey B. Goldstein, M.D.

Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein is one of only approximately 650 Ophthalmic and Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons in the United States who have earned Fellowship status in the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Dr. Goldstein achieved the rank of fellow in the ASOPRS Society by completing original research, passing subspecialty oral and written boards, and completing the ASOPRS two year fellowship program. His dual expertise in ophthalmology (the health and function of the eye) and plastic and reconstructive surgery enables him to treat both functional and cosmetic eye conditions such as excision of skin cancers and droopy eyelids. Dr. Goldstein had performed thousands of eyelid procedures, and his areas of expertise include:

• Cosmetic procedures to enhance the appearance of the upper and lower eyelids, brow, and cheeks
• Excision of skin cancers of the eyelids and subsequent eyelid reconstruction
• Correction of eyelid malposition
• Tearing problems involving blocked tear duct drainage systems or dry eyes
• Orbital rehabilitation following the loss of the eye
• Treatment for ocular prosthesis fitting issues
• Non-surgical cosmetic procedures including BOTOX and facial fillers

Dr. Goldstein is a board-certified ophthalmologist with additional fellowship training in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Eyelid and Facial Surgery. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Duke University and received his Medical Degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his internship at the Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, and his residency in ophthalmology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He then completed a two-year American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Eyelid and Facial Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an Assistant Consulting Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Goldstein joined Asheville Eye Associates in 2000.

Dr. Goldstein has been named among the Best Doctors in America since 2015 by Best Doctors, Inc., a survey of more than 45,000 doctors in America. Recognized by his peers as an outstanding expert in ophthalmology, Dr. Goldstein is among only 5% of physicians in the U.S. selected for this prestigious honor. Dr. Goldstein was first selected as one of the Best Doctors in America in 2009.

Dr. Goldstein and his wife and three children enjoy fishing, hiking, gardening, and travel.  They selected Asheville as their home to be near family.