World-class Faculty at the UC Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute We are committed to educating physicians in training and providing extensive clinical and surgical expertise. Our team, which includes board-certified specialists, has pioneered the development and use of ophthalmic lasers and refractive surgery techniques. Our physicians and researchers have formed the foundations of LASIK surgery, the development of the bladeless IntraLase™ laser and the most advanced techniques for corneal transplants and intraocular lens implants. Home About Faculty Cataracts, Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Soroosh Behshad, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Marjan Farid, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Ocular Surface Disease Program, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Sumit (Sam) Garg, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Medical Director, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Sanjay Kedhar, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Olivia Lee, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Matthew Wade, MD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Junru Yan, MD Assistant Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Comprehensive and Cataracts Alexi Geevarghese, MD Staff Physician, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Alpa Patel, MD Staff Physician, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Farnoosh Tinoosh, MD Staff Physician, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Glaucoma and Cataracts Austin Fox, MD Assistant Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Ken Lin, MD, PhD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Sameh Mosaed, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Glaucoma Division, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Andrew Smith, MD Assistant Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Michael Yang, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Low Vision Karen Lin, OD Low Vision Specialist, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Nilima Tanna, OTR Occupational Therapist, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Neuro-ophthalmology R. Wade Crow, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Kimberly Gokoffski, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics Vivek Patel, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Samuel Spiegel, MD Assistant Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Ocular Oncology Kapil Mishra, MD Assistant Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Oculoplastics Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Seanna Grob, MD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Jeremiah Tao, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Oculofacial Plastic & Orbital Surgery, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Ophthalmic Pathology Maria Del Valle Estopinal, MD Assistant Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Ophthalmic Pathology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Optometry Joseph Bui, OD Optometrist, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Carolyn Duong, OD Optometrist, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Timothy Liegler, OD Optometrist, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Karen Lin, OD Low Vision Specialist, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Kailey Marshall, OD Optometrist, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Annabelle Storch, OD Optometrist, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Kimberly Walker, OD Optometrist, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Pediatric Ophthalmology Charlotte Gore, MD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Stephen Prepas, MD Staff Physician, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Donny Suh, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Retina and Vitreous Andrew Browne, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Associate Professor, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Baruch Kuppermann, MD, PhD Steinert Endowed Professor and Chair, UCI Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Director, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Stephanie Lu, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Retina Services, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Mitul Mehta, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Fellowship Director, Vitreoretinal Surgery, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Kapil Mishra, MD Assistant Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Mohammad Riazi, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Stephen Tsang, MD, PhD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Strabismus Kimberly Gokoffski, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics Charlotte Gore, MD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Vivek Patel, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Stephen Prepas, MD Staff Physician, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Donny Suh, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Uveitis Sanjay Kedhar, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chief of Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Olivia Lee, MD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Research Faculty Serena Abbondante, PhD Assistant Adjunct Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Lbachir BenMohamed, PhD Professor and Director, Cellular and Molecular Immunology Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Andrew Browne, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Associate Professor, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Rui Chen, PhD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor, Physiology and Biophysics Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Claire Gelfman, PhD Associate Adjunct Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Kimberly Gokoffski, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics James Jester, PhD Distinguished Professor and Director, Cellular and Molecular Immunology Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Tibor Juhasz, PhD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor, Henry Samueli School of Engineering Vladmir Kefalov, PhD Allergan Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Philip Kiser, PharmD, PhD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor, Physiology and Biophysics Henry Klassen, MD, PhD Professor and Director, Stem Cell & Retinal Regeneration Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics Baruch Kuppermann, MD, PhD Steinert Endowed Professor and Chair, UCI Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Director, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Audrone Lapinaite, PhD Assistant Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics Ken Lin, MD, PhD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chang Liu, PhD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor, Biomedical Engineering The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Anthony Nesburn, MD Professor and Vice Chairman for Research, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Cherlyn Ng, PhD Assistant Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Assistant Professor, Department of Cognitive Sciences, School of Social Sciences Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD Donald Bren Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Irving H. Leopold Chair, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Eric Pearlman, PhD Distinguished Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Distinguished Professor, Physiology & Biophysics Magdalene Seiler, PhD Professor in Residence, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor in Residence, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation School of Medicine Stephen Tsang, MD, PhD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Frans Vinsberg, PhD Associate Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics Gulab Zode, PhD Professor, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Ophthalmology Professor, Physiology & Biophysics In Memoriam The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute and the international vision research community suffered a profound loss with the passing of renowned scientist and clinician M. Cristina Kenney, MD, PhD, in December 2023. A beloved colleague and a respected contributor to the UCI Center for Translational Vision Research, Kenney was also a cherished mentor to countless scientists and clinicians over her long career. Video Tribute