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Our Team

Dedicated to protecting, preserving and restoring vision through world-class eye care, innovative research, and first-class medical education, the UC Davis Eye Center is Northern California's leading academic tertiary referral center for ophthalmic services.

Recognized leaders in their fields, the Eye Center’s ophthalmologists are board-certified consultant specialists and sub-specialists with advanced training and state-of-the-art proficiencies.

Jeffrey Caspar, M.D.

Professor

Director of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Cataract - Refractive Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470
Jeffrey Ma, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Opthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Andrew Nelson, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Pathology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

Jeffrey Ma, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Opthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Mark Mannis, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Distinguished Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Cornea and External Disease
Eye
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Mathew Margolis, B.S., M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Cornea and External Disease
Cataract - Refractive Surgery
Ophthalmology
Dry Eye
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

Tessnim Ahmad, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Glaucoma
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Poojitha Balakrishnan, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Glaucoma
Epidemiology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
James Brandt, M.D.

Daryl & Opal Geweke Endowed Chair in Glaucoma

Distinguished Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Director, Glaucoma Service

Specialties
Glaucoma
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Michele Lim, M.D.

Professor, Division of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Gilbert Xue, D.O.

Assistant Professor of Glaucoma

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Glaucoma
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

John Keltner, M.D.

Director of Research & Faculty Development

Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Yin Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery

Specialties
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Cancer
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

Parisa Emami-Naeini, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology (Vitreoretinal Surgery and Uveitis)

Director of Uveitis Service

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Uveitis
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

Andrew Nelson, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Pathology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

Lily Lin, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Professor

Director, Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery Service

Surgical Services Director of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery
Eye
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Cameron Yang, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

Poojitha Balakrishnan, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Glaucoma
Epidemiology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Marie Burns, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, Division of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Jeffrey Caspar, M.D.

Professor

Director of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Cataract - Refractive Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470
Parisa Emami-Naeini, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology (Vitreoretinal Surgery and Uveitis)

Director of Uveitis Service

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Uveitis
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Mark Goldman, Ph.D.

Professor

Specialties
Neuroscience
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Benjamin Jastrzembski, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Specialties
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Adult Strabismus
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Thiran Jayasundera, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Retina
Inherited Retinal Diseases
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
John Keltner, M.D.

Director of Research & Faculty Development

Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Vivian Lien, M.D.

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Assistant - WOS

Specialties
Cornea, Anterior Segment and External Disease
Location(s)
Phone:
916-843-7000
Michele Lim, M.D.

Professor, Division of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Lily Lin, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Professor

Director, Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery Service

Surgical Services Director of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery
Eye
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Yin Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery

Specialties
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Cancer
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Jeffrey Ma, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Opthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Mark Mannis, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Distinguished Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Cornea and External Disease
Eye
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Mathew Margolis, B.S., M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Cornea and External Disease
Cataract - Refractive Surgery
Ophthalmology
Dry Eye
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Nicholas Marsh-Armstrong, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Specialties
Glaucoma
Ala Moshiri, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Retina Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Kareem Moussa, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Andrew Nelson, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Pathology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Gary Novack, Ph.D.

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pharmacology
Susanna Park, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Chief, Retina Division

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Ocular Surface Disease
Retinopathies
Retina Surgery
Ocular Oncology
Eye
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Paul Sieving, M.D., Ph.D.

Neil and MJ Kelly Presidential Chair

Director, Clinical Service for Inherited Retinal Dystrophies

Research Director, Department of Ophthalmology

Director, Center for Ocular Regenerative Therapy (CORT)

Director, Center for Visual Sciences (CVS)

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Inherited Retinal and Macular Dystrophies
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Zeljka Smit-McBride, Ph.D.

Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Specialties
Ocular Surface Disease
Retinopathies
Sara Thomasy, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.O.

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Professor, Department of Surgical & Radiological Sciences

Specialties
John Werner, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-6602
Robert Zawadzki, Ph.D.

Managing Director, UC Davis EyePod - Small Animal Ocular Imaging Laboratory

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-6602

Tracy Chan, O.D.

Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Brooke Chang, O.D.

Senior Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Phone:
916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470
Ernest Chang, O.D.

Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Lauren Guajardo, O.D.

Senior Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Larisa Johnson-Tong, O.D.

Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Heidi Miller, O.D., F.A.A.O., F.S.L.S.

Principal Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Contact Lenses
Medically Necessary Contact Lenses
Ocular Surface Disease
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Marcia Nearing, O.D.

Optometrist 3

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Kaaryn Pederson Van Buskirk, O.D.

Director of the Contact Lens Service

Optometry Manager

Specialties
Medically Necessary Contact Lenses
Optometry
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Megan Sajer, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Rachel Sather, O.D.

Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Hai Tong, O.D.

Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Phone:
916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470
Jenny Truong, O.D.

Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Tina Zeng, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Optometrist

Specialties
Optometry
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

Tania Usner, B.Med.Sci (Hons) Orthoptics, P.G.Dip Vision & Strabismus

Orthoptist

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

James Brandt, M.D.

Daryl & Opal Geweke Endowed Chair in Glaucoma

Distinguished Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Director, Glaucoma Service

Specialties
Glaucoma
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Benjamin Jastrzembski, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Specialties
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Adult Strabismus
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Suma Shankar, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief, Genomic Medicine Division, Department of Pediatrics

Director of Precision Genomics

Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology

Specialties
Genomic Medicine
Genetics
Genomics
Tania Usner, B.Med.Sci (Hons) Orthoptics, P.G.Dip Vision & Strabismus

Orthoptist

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602

Jeffrey Caspar, M.D.

Professor

Director of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Cataract - Refractive Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470

Parisa Emami-Naeini, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology (Vitreoretinal Surgery and Uveitis)

Director of Uveitis Service

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Uveitis
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Thiran Jayasundera, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Retina
Inherited Retinal Diseases
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Ala Moshiri, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Retina Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Kareem Moussa, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Susanna Park, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science

Chief, Retina Division

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Ocular Surface Disease
Retinopathies
Retina Surgery
Ocular Oncology
Eye
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Paul Sieving, M.D., Ph.D.

Neil and MJ Kelly Presidential Chair

Director, Clinical Service for Inherited Retinal Dystrophies

Research Director, Department of Ophthalmology

Director, Center for Ocular Regenerative Therapy (CORT)

Director, Center for Visual Sciences (CVS)

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Inherited Retinal and Macular Dystrophies
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Glenn Yiu, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Tele-Ophthalmology

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Specialties
Vitreoretinal Service
Eye
Location(s)
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602