Dr. Rafael Hernandez Jr. is a board certified ophthalmologist, fully trained internist, and the son of Dr. Rafael Hernandez, founder of Eye Consultants & Surgeons of Miami. He attended the University of Miami for his undergraduate Pre Med/Biology degree before earning his doctorate Cum Laude at the Autonomous School of Medicine of Central America in San José, Costa Rica.
He completed residencies in both Internal Medicine at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital (Columbia University, NY) and Ophthalmology at the Eye Foundation of Kansas City, University of Missouri. The father-son duo has worked together in private practice since 1996 with privileges at Mercy Hospital and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
Medical Training
- Undergraduate — University of Miami, Pre Med/Biology
M.D. Cum Laude — Autonomous School of Medicine, San José, Costa Rica
- 1989–1993 — Internal Medicine Residency, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, NY
- 1993–Present — Ophthalmology Residency, Eye Foundation of Kansas City, University of Missouri
Board Certifications
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Professional Societies
- American Medical Association
- American College of Physicians
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Miami Ophthalmological Association
- Advanced Cataract Surgery / Premium Intraocular Lenses
- General & Comprehensive Ophthalmology
- Glaucoma, Glaucoma Surgery & LASER
- Retinal Diseases & LASER
- Diabetic Eye Disease
- Refractive Surgery (LASIK)
