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Jeffrey Tan, MD, Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, CA

JeffreyJingTanMD

Ophthalmology Los Angeles, CA

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

Vitreoretinal Surgeon Assistant Clinical Professor at Keck Medicine of USC

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  • Office

    1245 Wilshire Blvd
    Ste 380
    Los Angeles, CA 90017
    Phone+1 213-483-8810
    Fax+1 213-481-1503

Summary

  • Jeffrey J. Tan, MD graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley, California. Dr. Tan then went on to earn his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his ophthalmology residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, where he served as chief resident and received the Kings County resident of the year award and the Richard C. Troutman award for academic excellence. During his training there, he was also awarded the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) research award and the SUNY Downstate research award. He has subsequently completed a two-year fellowship in vitreo-retinal diseases and surgery at the USC Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California. He has been awarded the prestigious Vit-Buckle Society Best Fellow Surgical Award two years in a row. Dr. Tan has published in multiple journals and book chapters, and has developed a novel surgical technique to improve visualization during pars plana vitrectomy.

    Dr. Tan is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology of USC Keck School of Medicine and Co-Director of the USC-RVA Joint Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship training program. Dr. Tan is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and speaks medical Spanish.

Education & Training

  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2015 - 2017
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 2012 - 2015
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2011
  • University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
    University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessB.S., Business Administration, 2003 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2014 - 2016
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Fellow Surgical Video/CONNECT Network Grant Winner Vit-Buckle Society, 2016-2017
  • Resident and Fellow Research Forum Award Winner AUPO, 2015
  • Richard C. Troutman, MD Award for Academic Excellence in Ophthalmology SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Managing High-Risk Asymptomatic RRD- Navigating a management dilemma in this young surgeon who had LASIK.  
    Shih GC, Tan JJ, Olmos LC, Retina Specialist, 9/2016
  • Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease of the Orbit: Clinical Features of 8 Cases  
    Tan JJ, Narang S, Purewal B, Langer PD, Blaydon S, Schwarcz RM, McCormick SA, Kim JY, Walrath JD, Burt BO, Shinder R, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/11/2015
  • Pediatric persistent nephrogram without contrast-induced nephropathy after trauma.  
    Tan JJ, Melendez ML., Journal of Clinical Pediatric Nephrology., 2015
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Risk Factors Among Cataract Patients For Steroid Response
    Tan JJ, ARVO Annual Meeting; AAO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2010; Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2010, 1/17/2010
  • Distal Perforator Artery Aneurysms in the Posterior Circulation: Report of Three Cases
    Tan JJ, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/9/2006

Lectures

  • Long-term Adverse Effects of Intravitreal Bevacizumab in Rat Model of Retinopathy of Prematurity 
    Tucson, AZ - 1/30/2015
  • Long-Term Ocular Adverse Effects of Intravitreal Avastin in a Rat Model of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy 
    San Diego, CA - 1/26/2015
  • Klebsiella liver abscess-related endogenous endophthalmitis 
    Atlantic City, NJ - 1/10/2015
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Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish