Leadership and Advocacy
- “Leading, Advocating, Challenging: Sitting Down With Ravi Goel, Ophthalmic Surgeon, Wills Eye Hospital, USA” (theOphthalmologist.com, October 2019)
- “2019 Senior Secretary for Ophthalmic Practice Nominee: Ravi D. Goel, MD” (AAO 2019)
- “I am an Advocate: Who Represents the Patients?” Dr. Goel featured as a patient advocate by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. (AAO, 2014)
Podcast
Wall Street to Main Street: Episode 12 – COVID-19: TeleHealth, TeleMed and the Practice of Medicine (Hosts Emily Advani & Reuben Advani. My guest podcast debut! We discuss COVID-19, telemedicine & my passion for protecting sight. May 2020)
Ophthalmology & Medical Conditions
- “Verify: Is it safe to wear contacts to a protest or can tear gas cause blindness?” (WUSA9 CBS Washington DC, June 2020)
- “Why People With Diabetes Should Get Their Eyes Checked” (HealthCentral, December 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)
- “FDA approves first contact lens that gets darker in sunlight” (CBS News, April 2018)
- “CNN Anchor Erin Burnett Suffers Bizarre On-Air Eye Issue” (RadarOnline, December 2017)
- Fox 29 Philadelphia TV interview on solar eclipse & eye safety (August 2017)| Blog posts
- “Extra Vitamin C May Reduce Risk of Getting Cataracts” (Healthline, 2016)
- “Could You Be At Risk for One of These 5 Serious Eye Diseases?” (Women’s Health, 2016)
- “When is the Right Time to Have Cataract Surgery?” (PR Newswire, June 2015)
- “Daughter turning eye inward worries mom” (CNN, August 2010)
- “Why do I need bifocals?” (CNN, January 2010)
Physician Brand, Social Media & Online Reputation Management
- “Protecting Your Online Reputation: Five pearls to build your brand and optimize your social media presence.” (Retina Today, 2019)
- “Your practice doors are open. Now make sure exam rooms are full.” (AMA, April 2019)
- “Create a personal online physician brand that works.” (AMA, May 2018)
Physician Wellness & Physician Burnout (Moral Injury)
“How Headspace helps physicians, medical students tame stress” (AMA, Sept 2019)
Reporters, journalists, & bloggers: If you would like to interview Dr. Goel or need background information on an ophthalmology-related, patient advocacy, or health policy issue, please also contact him via his practice website here.
Dr. Goel is a clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Media inquiries which are ophthalmology-specific may be emailed to media@aao.org.