Allison R Soneru, MD

Allison R Soneru, MD

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4.857325 average rating from 157 patient reviews

Specialties

Affiliation

Mass General Brigham

Provider Locations

  • Boston, MA

Allison Soneru, MD, is a member of the Glaucoma Service. She specializes in the evaluation and treatment of glaucoma, glaucoma surgery (including minimally invasive glaucoma surgery/MIGS), and cataract surgery.

Dr. Soneru earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and subsequently graduated from the Columbia University’s Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program before earning her Medical Degree from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. During medical school she volunteered with Unite for Sight in Accra, Ghana, which solidified her decision to pursue ophthalmology. She went on to complete an ophthalmology residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, where she had the opportunity to work in Chandigarh, India serving an underserved population, and to volunteer at Chicago’s Community Health Clinic. She subsequently completed her glaucoma fellowship at New England Eye Center and Tufts University in Boston.

Dr. Soneru is the Associate Fellowship Director of the Anterior Segment Fellowship at Mass Eye and Ear and is a teacher and mentor to Glaucoma fellows, Harvard Ophthalmology residents, and medical students. In January 2025, she traveled to Ethiopia to help train residents from Ethiopia, Somaliland, and Rwanda though the nonprofit group Cure Blindness.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Soneru’s clinical interests and expertise revolve around various primary and secondary forms of glaucoma. She cares for patients with glaucoma, cataracts, and other eye diseases that can often contribute to glaucoma. She receives referrals for complex, end-stage, low-pressure, and rapidly advancing disease from colleagues locally and regionally.

Education & Training

  • Fellowship: New England Eye Center, Glaucoma Fellowship, 2017
  • Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Ophthalmology, 2016
  • Internship: West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2013
  • Medical Education: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2012
  • Medical Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2009

Board Certifications

  • Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology

Languages Spoken

  • English

Age Group Treated

  • Adults

Patient Feedback

4.857325 average rating from 157 reviews

  • Everything was great.

    2026-07-05

  • I was impressed with this provider because she was careful and listened and decided to do a follow-up about something that I had mentioned.

    2026-07-05

  • She is excellent

    2026-03-31

  • Excellent

    2026-03-29

  • Dr Soneru is a very kind and caring clinician, I feel lucky to have her keeping my eyes healthy.

    2026-03-29

  • Dr. Soneru is an excellent provider and listener. She hears your questions and replies thoughtfully.

    2026-03-22

  • Dr. Soneru has been just wonderful. She's very reassuring, very calming, lots of PLC and just a very, very smart medical caring person. I've had cataract surgery on both my eyes and follow-up for potential glaucoma, which I don't think, you know, you don't think I'll have, but I'm very happy to be following with her.

    2026-03-18

  • This provider is excellent, she makes you feel understood and comfortable. She is thoughtful and reassuring. She can explain this in a way that can be simple to understand.

    2026-03-15

  • Thank very much. All the staff were very nice Dr. Soneru was very nice and very educated. Thank you again.

    2026-03-14

  • Dr. Soneru was excellent as usual. She answered our questions. She also gave good information about what was discovered during this visit compared with other visits. The Doctor Who assisted her was also excellent.

    2026-03-20

  • Always very professional, very informative, very thoughtful, very knowledgeable. Great under pressure. It's a very busy clinic. Dr. Soneru and her team, including administrative team, are always the best. Appreciate them all. Thank you.

    2026-03-12

  • such a wonderful experience! Dr Soneru made me feel relaxed and she shared information with me regarding test results and provided options for future treatment if needed.

    2026-03-09

  • Dr. Soneru always provides excellent care.

    2026-03-08

  • Excellent care always

    2026-03-08

  • Have been seeing her for a few years and always made me comfortable with concerns or treatments needed

    2026-03-07

  • Allison Soneru is absolutely wonderful, has basically saved my vision, stopped the progression of losing my vision. I couldn't be more happy. She's absolutely wonderful every time I see her. Thank you.

    2026-03-04

  • [redacted] She is the best!

    2026-03-02

  • Dr Soneru is excellent, thoughtful and thorough.

    2026-02-17

  • I feel fortunate to be seen in this clinic

    2026-02-15

  • This care providence is one of the best one in Massachusetts I am so bless to have her as my eye's doctor

    2026-02-15

  • Love Dr. Soneru! My eyes have stabilized and are even improving!

    2026-02-14

  • I'm so glad that I got connected with Dr. Soneru. She's so much younger than me. She could probably be my kid, but she is so sharp and so kind and very thorough explaining things. So 50 stars for her.

    2026-02-16

  • She was very thorough, took the time, took extra time to look and make sure that my complaint was being investigated. She's excellent.

    2026-02-16

  • I'm very grateful to the doctor who treated me. She's very kind and listens carefully when you explain things. I'm so glad I got her. Thank you.

    2026-02-14

  • It's been a good experience at MME and with this professional. I am very optimistic.

    2026-02-11

  • Very respectful, she answered all my questions Understating, great doctor Dr had a lot of patience

    2026-02-09

  • Dr. Soneru has always listened to me and listened well. And she always asks me the right questions to get the answers from me. And she has follow-up questions. And she treats me with respect. And I don't know what else to say. She's great. That's the kind of doctor that I would refer anyone to.

    2026-02-02

  • Dr. Soneru's bedside manner was absolutely amazing. She explained everything thoroughly, including showing me all of the progress that has been made since my previous visit. And she was very thorough about the next year to two years of visits of what she's looking for and hoping to see.

    2026-01-28

  • We are grateful for the care we got from Dr. Soneru and her trainee and the staff.

    2026-01-27

  • Dr Soneru is very considerate, engaging, approachable, and technically skilled. My optometrist was very impressed with the results of my cataract surgery which she performed. I am so happy I was referred to Dr. Soneru through my emergency room visit. My only request is that Dr. Soneru be open to looking into the potential beneficial effects of some Ayurvedic medical interventions with which she is not familiar - considering their potential preventative and therapeutic benefits to eye health as well as their potential harm.

    2026-01-27

  • I trust whatever my doctor says.

    2026-01-26

  • As usual my experience was a 10. Could not have been better

    2026-01-24

  • Nothing but good things to say about MEE. I feel very fortunate to have found my doctor, Dr. Allison Soneru.

    2026-01-21

  • Good job!

    2026-01-18

  • Always 10 +. on scale from 0 to 10

    2026-01-18

  • Pleasant

    2026-01-17

  • This provider was really nice and appears to be knowledgeable. [redacted]

    2026-01-12

  • Excellent service, thank you very much.

    2026-01-04

  • Provider and team provided a very punctual, rapid cycle through the various scans I needed. She had access to [redacted] records and other eye care experiences I have had that helped with her care.

    2026-01-04

  • Dr.Soneru is great ,very thorough . She is expert at handling the damage that [redacted] caused the vision loss in my left eye.

    2025-12-23

  • Treatment and respect as I often receive from previous appointments.

    2025-12-22

  • Dr.Soneru is the best in every way. Attentive, explains what's happening or going to happen clearly and concisely. Takes the time to listen and then responds. She is a keeper.

    2025-12-21

  • I love Dr. Soneru. I am very fortunate to have her as my eye doctor and I absolutely love her. I could not speak more highly of her. I love her visits. I love interacting with her. I love her professionalism. She's just a gem. That's all I can say. She's a gem. And again, I'm very happy that she is dealing with me in the glaucoma clinic. So that's it. But again, Dr. Soneru is just very special and just wanted you to know that. Thank you.

    2025-12-16

  • I had to wait a long time but I understand why

    2025-12-14

  • Excellent communication

    2025-12-14

  • She was very attentive to my condition. Very thorough.

    2025-12-14

  • Great provider who makes me feel comfortable, answers all of my questions and who cares about their patient.

    2025-12-15

  • Excellent

    2025-12-15

  • Love Dr Soneru.

    2025-12-12

  • Excellent treatment and knowledgeable staff

    2025-12-12

  • The doctor was very caring.

    2025-12-16

  • It was a great experience!

    2025-12-08

  • I am so thankful to have the dedicated and professional doctors and nurses caring for me.

    2025-11-30

  • I have the upmost respect for Dr. Soneru's abilities and knowledge. I also believe that she is a kind and caring person. I have complete trust in her.

    2025-11-19

  • Great experience, feeling secure going forward. Overly accommodating

    2025-11-16

  • Blame the profit motive - Dr. Soneru was thorough, respectful, informative, and highly skilled - but she was clearly going as fast as she could. I assume she's under pressure to spend no more than 10-15 minutes with each patient.

    2025-11-09

  • The care and expertise provided by all MEE Staff members is second to none. [redacted] Dr Soneru and Dr. [redacted] are two of the most caring and considerate people I have ever met!

    2025-11-02

  • Excellent patient care in every way! Very much appreciated.

    2025-11-01

  • Good

    2025-10-27

  • I had her provider for many years and she treated me with a lot of respect and listen for my concerns she explains every detail that I can understand very caring for her patients I wouldn't trade her for no One else I trust her with my care

    2025-10-20

  • I always look forward to seeing Dr. Soneru. She has been so helpful with my Glaucoma, and has even helped me with my Cornea.

    2025-10-13

  • Dr. Soneru was professional, knowledgeable and empathetic. I wish all doctors were like her.

    2025-10-11

  • Very pleased with the care of the medical team.

    2025-10-15

  • I am very pleased with this provider's responsiveness and thoroughness.

    2025-10-06

  • I think Dr. Soneru is a superstar. Mass Eye and Ear is lucky to have her in their employ. She's very courteous. She's very knowledgeable. She's very considerate. [redacted] I couldn't ask for a better physician, a better caring physician.

    2025-10-01

  • Excellent discussion of options

    2025-09-07

  • The construction at MGH made a traffic nightmare

    2025-08-25

Accepted Insurance

  • Wellpoint
  • Cigna
  • Community Health Options
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Aetna
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • Medicaid CT
  • Fallon Health
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred PPO
  • Coventry
  • United Health Care
  • WellSense
  • Senior Whole Health
  • Medicaid ME
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Medicaid RI
  • MassHealth
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Medicare
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • Tufts Public Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • TriCare
  • Multiplan