Dr. Marks graduated from Queens College of CUNY with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received his M.D. at New York Medical College in 1978. He then completed his ophthalmology training at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset in 1982 and served as Chief Resident during his final year. After his training, he was part of a team of physicians who established modern ophthalmologic care to the British West Indies. He has since flourished as a prominent teacher and physician for resident physicians at North Shore University Medical Center. Being one of the first surgeons in the area to perform small incision cataract surgery, he taught many of the other ophthalmologists in the area. He has served in elected positions, including president of the Long Island Ophthalmological Society. He is well respected for his excellence in cataract, laser and cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Marks is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the New York State Ophthalmological Society, the Long Island Ophthalmological Society, the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the Nassau County Medical Society. He has been repeatedly listed in the Castle Connolly Guide of Top Doctors in New York and Newsday’s Best Doctors on Long Island.