DavidHarlanAizussMD

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Secretary and Trustee, American Medical Association, Past President, California Medical Association, Past President, California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine and Stein Eye Institute, Partner at Ophthalmology Associates of the Valley

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Office
16311 Ventura Blvd
Suite 750
Encino, CA 91436
Phone+1 818-990-3623

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/UCLA Stein and Doheny Eye InstitutesResidency, Ophthalmology, 1981 - 1985
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1980
Northwestern UniversityB.S., Medicine, 1978

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1981 - 2017
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Distinguished Service Award California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, 2022
Independent Physician Leadership Award Patient Care Foundation of Los Angeles County, 2017
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Compassionate Physician Award 2010
Top Doctors Award 2008-2015
Phi Delta Epsilon 1976
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
National Merit Scholar
Louis Kelton Fellow in Ophthalmology
Honors Program in Medical Education Northwestern University
Scientific Paper Award, Department of Ophthalmology Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine
Research Fellowship, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Evanston Hospital
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Senior Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology
Honor Award American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Inhibition of contact lens-induced corneal neovascularization in radial keratotomized rabbit eyes.
Harold R. Katz, David H. Aizuss, Bartly J. Mondino
Cornea. 1984-01-01
33 citations
Traumatic Dehiscence of Incisions Seven Years After Radial Keratotomy
Ben J. Glasgow, Harry H. Brown, David H. Aizuss, Bartly J. Mondino, Robert Y. Foos
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 1988-12-01

Journal Articles

What’s a Doctor to Do?
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2011
An Issue of Quality
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2009
The Power of Physician Associations: Fighting Outrageous Insurance Policies
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2008
Taking Back the Reins
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2008
New Year, New Vigor
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2008
LACMA Resolutions Achieve Big Impact
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2008
Calling All Young Physicians
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2008
A Year of Transition
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2008
Keeping Tabs on Medical Tourism
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2007
Strengthen Your Contracting Process
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2007
Inviting You to Join a Committee
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2007
Beware These Prescribing Minefields
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2007
A Call for Personal Responsibility
Aizuss DH, Southern California Physician, 1/1/2007
Sectoral Corneal Infiltrates and Pannus in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Mondino BJ, Farley MF Aizuss DH, Graefe’s Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 1/1/1986
Immunology of Corneal Allograft Rejection
Mondino BJ, Aizuss DH, Farley MF, Trans Pacific Coast Oto-Ophth Soc, 1/1/1985
Ophthalmologic Findings in Patients with Iatrogenic Hyperglycemia from Home Total Parenteral Nutrition
Feldman SG, Aizuss DH, Bateman JB, Hassall E, Geffner M, Lippe B, Ament M, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1/1/1984
The Effect of Systemic Decomplementation on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Endophthalmitis in Guinea Pig Eyes
Aizuss DH, Mondino BJ, Sumner H, Dethlefs B, Rajacich G, Gardner K, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1/1/1984
Inhibition of Contact Lens Induced Corneal Neovascularization in Radial Keratotomized Rabbit eyes
Katz HR, Aizuss DH, Mondino BJ, Cornea, 1/1/1984
Inhibition of Contact Lens Induced Corneal Neovascularization in Radial Keratotomized Rabbit eyes
Katz HR, Aizuss DH, Mondino BJ, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1/1/1983
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Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Ophthalmic Pharmacology
Chapter: Steroids.
Mondino BJ, Aizuss DH, Farley MFEditors: Lamberts, D.W. and Potter, D..Little, Brown & Company, Boston, MA1987