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Office
800 Fairmount Avenue,Suite 215
Pasadena, CA 91105Phone+1 626-817-4701Fax+1 626-817-4701- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Jane Chan, currently professor in the department of ophthalmology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating summa cum laude in Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, she earned an MD degree at the Sidney Kimmel/ Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and then continued at the University of California, Davis Medical Center for neurology residency and at the University of California, San Francisco for a post-doctoral fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology. Her expertise in neuro-ophthalmology lead her to publish the second edition of her new textbook, Optic Nerve Disorders.
She has a clinical focus in the diagnosis and management of optic nerve disorders and is interested in the investigation of ocular imaging biomarkers in the optic nerve and retina for the early diagnosis and monitoring of ischemic optic neuropathies, traumatic optic neuropathies, glaucoma, macular degeneration, etc. She plans to develop a stem cell research program for optic nerve and retinal regeneration.
A national and international lecturer at universities, Dr. Chan organized courses for the American Academy of Ophthalmology/ Asian Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology meetings. She currently holds leadership positions on the editorial boards of major ophthalmology and neurology journals. She has also been a Fellow of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmological Society (NANOS). Her awards for patient care include Top Doctors of America and Best Doctors of America.
Education & Training
University of California Davis HealthResidency, Neurology, 1991 - 1995
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1990
University of California (San Francisco)Neuro-Ophthalmology
University of California, BerkeleyBA, Biology, Summa Cum Laude
Certifications & Licensure
NV State Medical License 1999 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1992 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Paraneoplastic retinopathies and optic neuropathies.Chan JW> ;Survey of ophthalmology.
- Optic neuritis in multiple sclerosis.Chan JW> ;Ocular immunology and inflammation.
- Sixth nerve palsy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Chan JW> ;Neurology.
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Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
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