John A. Irvine, M.D.

Doctor John A. Irvine is a board certified ophthalmologist at the Doheny Eye Institute, specializing in corneal and external disease; he is also a professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC). He received a B.A. from Pomona College in Claremont, CA, and received his M.D. from USC in 1982. He performed his residency and a fellowship in Cornea/External Disease at the world-renowned Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Doctor Irvine recently completed a 6-year term on the Annual Program Planning Committee for the American Academy of Ophthalmology as the chair of the Cornea/External Disease Section. He has served as a board member and as president of both the Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology and the Research Study Club of Los Angeles. A member of the Doheny staff since 1987, Dr. Irvine currently also serves as Chief of Ophthalmology at the USC University Hospital.

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Gloria Chiu, O.D.

PROSE Clinical Fellow

Doctor Gloria Chiu received both her Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology and her Doctor of Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley. She then pursued a post-graduate residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at the Southern California College of Optometry. In 2009, she completed a BostonSight™ PROSE Clinical Fellowship at Boston Foundation for Sight. Doctor Chiu is currently the Chief Optometrist at the PROSE Clinic at the Doheny Eye Center in Los Angeles. Her clinical interests include contact lens fittings for patients with ocular surface disease and irregular corneas. Her research interests include ocular pathology in contact sport athletes and corneal health associated with contact lens wear. In 2009, Dr. Chiu received the George W. Mertz Contact Lens Residency Award from the American Optometric Foundation.

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Ronald E. Smith, M.D.

Current Position

Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Clinical Specialties

Cornea Uveitis
Corneal Transplant

Academic Degrees

B.A. Johns Hopkins University 1964
M.D. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1967

Residency

Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, 1968-1971

Fellowship

Francis I. Proctor Foundation
University of California, San Francisco

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology

Research Activities

Dry Eye
Eye Inflammation
 

J. Martin Heur, M.D.

Current Position

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Clinical Specialties

Refractive surgery
Cornea / external disease
Penetrating and lamellar keratoplasty
Cataract surgery
Academic Degrees
BS Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
PhD University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
MD University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Residency

Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH

Fellowship

Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA
 - Cornea / External Disease

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology

Research Activities

New treatments for viral keratitis
Corneal inflammation
Corneal wound healing
Accomodative intraocular lens design

Hugo Hsu, M.D.

Current Position

Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Clinical Specialties

Corneal infection and inflammation
Corneal transplantation
Anterior segment reconstruction
Cataract surgery

Academic Degrees

AB Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
MD University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Residency

Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
 - Cornea and external diseases

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology

Research Activities

Corneal infection
Ophthalmic antibiotics
Cataract extraction

Olivia L. Lee, M.D.

Current Position

Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Clinical Specialties

Cornea, external diseases and anterior segment
Uveitis and ocular immunology
Penetrating lamellar and endothelial keratoplasty
Ocular surface disease
Cataract surgery

Academic Degrees

BA Rice University, Houston, TX
MD Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Residency

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY

Fellowships

Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA
- Cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY
- Uveitis and ocular immunology

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology

Research Activities

Keratoprosthesis
Ocular inflammation
Corneal transplantation

Bibiana J. Reiser, MD

Current Position

Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric ophthalmology
Pediatric glaucoma and corneal disease

Academic Degree

MD University of Southern California

Residency

University of California, Irvine, CA

Fellowships

Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA
- Cornea and refractive surgery
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Cataract and glaucoma

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology

Neda Shamie, M.D.

Current Position

Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Clinical Specialties

Corneal / external diseases
Penetrating and lamellar keratoplasty
Endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK)
Keratoprosthesis
Cataract surgery
Laser refractive surgery

Academic Degrees

BS - University of California, Los Angeles, CA
MD - University of California, San Francisco, CA

Residency

University of California, Irvine, CA

Fellowship

University of California, Irvine, CA
Cornea, anterior segment & refractive surgery

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology

Research Activities

Endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK and DMEK)
Anterior lamellar corneal transplantation
Eye banking techniques
Artificial corneal transplantation