Physician Profiles

John J. Ruffini, M.D. is board certified in ophthalmology. He specializes in cornea and provides comprehensive ophthalmologic services. After graduating from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, Dr. Ruffini received his doctor of medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He then performed his internship at Bryn Mawr Hospital and went on to complete his residency in Ophthalmology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ruffini completed his cornea fellowship at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in New York.

Dr. Ruffini has authored publications and articles in ophthalmic literature. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Delaware County Medical Society, Intercounty and Philadelphia Ophthalmic Societies, Pennsylvania Medical Association, Ophthalmic Club of Philadelphia, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Ruffini is also a former president of Taylor Hospital Medical / Dental staff.

Monica S. Zhang, M.D. is a comprehensive ophthalmologist who specializes in glaucoma. She treats various forms of glaucoma, including narrow angle, open angle, and steroid-induced glaucoma. She performs various laser procedures, cataract surgery, and glaucoma surgery.

Dr. Zhang graduated with a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in Biology and Romance Languages. She then attended Emory University School of Medicine. After finishing her internship in medicine at Lehigh Valley Health System in Allentown, she returned to Emory University for her ophthalmology residency. Dr. Zhang completed her ophthalmology training at Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, where she did a glaucoma fellowship. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Glaucoma Society. Dr. Zhang is also fluent in French, Spanish and Shanghai Dialect.