Dr. Jeremy Chess, Tsvi ben Yosafe HaLevi, is the oldest son of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Chess. Raised in Brooklyn New York, he and his four siblings are graduates of Erasmus Hall High School. Dr. Jeremy Chess is a retinal surgeon, having completed his MD and specialty training at Boston University with subsequent fellowship training at Harvard university.

As founder of Retina Group P.C , Dr. Chess has three associates and maintains an active practice of retinal surgery with offices in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.

He is married to Sheila and is the father of four children. Together they have nine grandchildren.

Dr. Chess has been a member of The Carlebach Shul for 15 years and currently serves on the Board. He often serves as Bal Tefila, with a special love for Pezukei de Zimrah! He is also the producer of the Broadway musical, Souldoctor, based on the life and music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. A full-length movie of the show is scheduled for release this summer.