

Ophthalmology
Rebecca Soares, M.D.
Rebecca R. Soares, MD, MPH, is a vitreoretinal surgeon specializing in ophthalmology with a focus on retinal diseases, particularly age-related macular degeneration (AMD), including dry and wet forms, which she treats at higher volumes than similar providers. She practices at New England Retina Consultants, PC, affiliated with Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving adult patients with complex retinal conditions such as those requiring vitreoretinal interventions. Her trai
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology (American Board of Ophthalmology)
Education & Training
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine (MD, MPH, 2016)
- Residency: Wills Eye Hospital (Ophthalmology, 2020)
- Fellowship: Wills Eye Hospital (Vitreoretinal Surgery, 2022)
Years in Practice
10+ years
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Baystate Medical Center
Languages
English
Conditions Dr. Soares treats
Insurance accepted
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Aetna
- Allegiance Health Plans
- Ambetter
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Aspirus Health Plan
- ASR Health Benefits
- Asuris Northwest Health
- Avera Health Plans
- Banner Health Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- BridgeSpan Health Company
- Centivo
- Cigna
- ConnectiCare
- Dean Health Plan
- Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc.
- EmblemHealth
- EMI Health
- Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. (MT)
- Fallon Community Health Plan
- First Health
- Flume Health
- Geisinger
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
- Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
- Health New England
- Health Plans Inc.
- Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA)
- Healthgram
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Homestead Health Plans
- LifeWise Health Plan
- Lucent Health
- MagnaCare
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MedCost
- Medica
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Mending
- Meritain
- Moda Health
- MotivHealth Insurance Company
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
- Personify Health (FKA HealthComp)
- Point C
- Prairie States
- Priority Health
- Providence Health Plan
- Quartz
- The Health Plan
- Tufts Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare
- Univera Healthcare
- WebTPA
- WellCare
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Sources
- https://www.baystatehealth.org/providers/rebecca-r-soares
- https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-rebecca-soares-xyms6py
- https://www.doximity.com/pub/rebecca-soares-md
- https://library.willseye.org/contributor/rebecca-soares-md-mph/
- https://www.asrs.org/find-a-specialist/profile/75368/Rebecca-Soares
- https://www.vitals.com/doctors/1r9j2q/rebecca-russ
- https://retinatoday.com/articles/2025-jan-feb-insert4/one-to-watch-rebecca-soares-md-mph











