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Office
1450 San Pablo St
Fl 4
Los Angeles, CA 90033Phone+1 323-442-6335
Summary
- Dr. Douglas R. Matsunaga is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in the medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the retina and vitreous.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Dr. Matsunaga graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. After completing a medical internship at the St. Mary Medical Center, Dr. Matsunaga went to the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia for residency training in ophthalmology. For additional sub-specialty training, he completed a two-year vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the USC Roski Eye Institute.
Dr. Matsunaga has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications, case reports, and book chapters on vitreoretinal disease, and has been an invited speaker at both national and international ophthalmologic conferences. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, and the Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology.
Education & Training
- St Mary Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2016
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2020 - 2022
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 2017 - 2020
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 2017 - 2020
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsOutcomes of Eyes With Diabetic Macular Edema That Are Lost to Follow-up After Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy.Douglas Matsunaga, Mirataollah Salabati, Anthony Obeid, Turner D. Wibbelsman, Connie M Wu
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022-01-01 - 4 citationsThe Timing of Large Submacular Hemorrhage Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Relative to Anti-VEGF Therapy.Douglas Matsunaga, Daniel Su, Kareem Sioufi, Anthony Obeid, Turner D Wibbelsman
Ophthalmology. Retina. 2021-04-01 - 12 citationsEndogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis: A Five-Year Retrospective Review at a Tertiary Care Academic Center.Thomas L. Jenkins, Katherine E. Talcott, Douglas R Matsunaga, Martha E. Ryan, Anthony Obeid
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2020-08-17
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