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Office
23521 Paseo de Valencia
Ste 207
Laguna Hills, CA 92653Phone+1 949-707-5125
Summary
- John Hwang, M.D., M.B.A. received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY. In addition to his primary MD degree, he also received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School. Dr. Hwang then completed his medicine internship at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, HI. He subsequently completed his residency at the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute at Columbia University, followed by a combined medical and surgical vitreoretinal fellowship at Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern California. Dr. Hwang has authored numerous papers in the peer-reviewed ophthalmic literature with expertise in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration and surgical management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, and macular hole. Dr. Hwang sees patients at the Newport Beach, Laguna Hills, and Santa Ana offices.
Dr. Hwang is an adjunct faculty member at the USC Eye Institute and serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology.
Education & Training
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2012
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2007 - 2010
- University of HawaiiInternship, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2005
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2007 - 2011
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 23 citationsOptical coherence tomography in asteroid hyalosis.John C. Hwang, Gaetano R. Barile, William M. Schiff, Michael D. Ober, R. Theodore Smith
Retina. 2006-07-01 - 99 citationsTrends in Vitreoretinal Procedures for Medicare Beneficiaries, 2000 to 2014.Michael D. McLaughlin, John C. Hwang
Ophthalmology. 2017-05-01 - 27 citationsDiabetic Vitrectomy: Influence of Lens Status upon Anatomic and Visual OutcomesWilliam M. Schiff, Gaetano R. Barile, John C. Hwang, Joseph J. Tseng, Osman Çekiç
Ophthalmology. 2007-03-01
External Links
- John Hwang MD Profilehttp://retinaorangecounty.com/physicians/john-c-hwang-m-d/
- Retina Associates of Orange Countyhttp://retinaorangecounty.com/
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