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Office
18426 Brookhurst St
Ste 103
Fountain Valley, CA 92708Phone+1 714-546-2020
Summary
- JARED R. YOUNGER, MD, MPH, is the chief cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon at Orange Coast Eye Center in Fountain Valley, CA.
After graduating from the University of Arizona College of Medicine where he was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Dr. Younger completed Ophthalmology training at UT Southwestern and Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He also has received his Master of Public Health degree and has remained active in research, authoring journal articles and presenting at national Ophthalmology meetings. Having completed a fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the prestigious Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, Dr. Younger brings the latest in surgical technology to his patients.
Dr. Younger is Board Certified, as a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He has received many high honors such as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship in neuroscience research, and recognition from the Dallas sheriff department for a public health project regarding eye injuries. He is a board member of the Orange County Ophthalmology Society, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
Outside of private practice, Dr. Younger enjoys golf, travelling and muscle cars, and also starred in a national car commercial air, about finding his family’s classic car. Also, he is the only eye care professional who travels to Catalina Island to see patients at the rural medical center there.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2007 - 2008
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 2004 - 2007
- St Mary Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
- University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 2004 - 2008
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician Excellence Top Doctors Orange County Medical Association, 2022
- Younger 360 Capsule Polisher - designed for cataract surgery Kateba/Rhein Medical instruments, 2015
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 23 citationsMicrobiologic and Histopathologic Assessment of Corneal Biopsies in the Evaluation of Microbial KeratitisJared R Younger, R. Duncan Johnson, Gary N. Holland, Jon P Page, Richard L. Nepomuceno
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2012-09-01 - 2 citationsUpper eyelid extension of a filtering bleb following glaucoma shunt surgery.Jared R. Younger, Karanjit S. Kooner
Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging. 2006-07-01 - 4 citationsOcular and Facial Injuries Associated With the Use of Immersion Heaters in an Inmate PopulationJared R. Younger, Adam R. Fedyk, John G. McHenry, Preston H. Blomquist
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2006-06-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
External Links
- Officehttp://www.orangecoasteyecenter.com
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