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Alfredo Sadun, MD, Ophthalmology, Pasadena, CA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

AlfredoSadunMD

Ophthalmology Pasadena, CA

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Professor, UCLA

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Summary

  • Dr. Sadun actively pursues and has received the greatest distinction in all three of the classical academic missions in ophthalmology. His research in vision was honored by the lifetime achievement award given by Lighthouse International, the 1999 Pisart Award. His contributions to residency teaching in ophthalmology were honored by the AAO and AUPO highest award for education, the 2002 Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education. Dr. Sadun received the highest award offered in clinical neuro-ophthalmology, given jointly by the AAO and NANOS, the 2012 Hoyt Award. He received the 2014 Heed Award in recognition for his leadership and contributions in teaching, research and advances in clinical care in ophthalmology. For contributions in science and medicine, he was the recipient of the 2016 Most Distinguished Alumnus Purpura Prize from A. Einstein College of Medicine.

    Dr. Sadun has been recognized as an international authority in neuro-ophthalmology and especially diseases of the optic nerve. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles, 80 book chapters and co-authored or edited 5 books. He serves on several editorial boards and peer-reviews regularly for about 15 journals. He has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 25 years and holds 5 patents. His scholarly achievements have been recognized by several organizations including the Research for the Prevention of Blindness (RPB) James Adams Scholar Award, RPB Senior Investigator Award, AAO Honor Award, Senior Honor Award, Secretariat Award and ARVO Silver and Gold Fellow Awards as well as the AAO Life Achievement Award.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 1979 - 1982
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1978
  • Albert Einstein College of Med
    Albert Einstein College of MedPh.D., Neuroscience, 1976
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)BSc, Biology, 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1979 - 1999
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • ARVO Gold Fellow Award Association for Research in Ophthalmology, 2020
  • Life Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2017
  • Heed Lifetime Achievement Award for Academic Ophthalmology Heed Foundation; American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Further Discussion of Vitrectomy for Floaters  
    Sebag J, Sadun AA, Retina, 11/10/2014
  • Considerations on Vitrectomy for Floaters  
    Sebag J, Yee KM, Sadun AA, Retina, 9/23/2014
  • Inner Retinal Optic Neuropathy - Vitreo-Macular Surgery Associated Disruption of the Inner Retina  
    Pan BX, Yee KM, Ross-Cisneros FN, Sadun AA, Sebag J, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 9/18/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Reducing Post-vitrectomy Cataracts
    Yee K, Wa CA, Nguyen JH, TanS, Lesnik-Oberstein SY, Filas BA, Shul YB, Beebe DC, Sadun AA, Sebag J, ARVO Meeting, 4/30/2014
  • Quantitative Ultrasonography of Vitreous Correlates with Contrast Sensitivity in Patients with Floaters
    Wa CA, Yee KM, Mamou J, Silverman RH, Gale J, GantiAK, Kettterling JA, Sadun AA, Sebag J, ARVO Meeting, 4/30/2014
  • Multifocal Bioelectrical Cortical Responses in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
    Parisi V, Ziccardi L, Giannnini D, Sadun AA, De Negri, Savini G, Barboni P, La Morgia C, Carelli, ARVO Meeting, 4/30/2014
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Lectures

  • The Cuban Epidemic of Optic Neuropathy and Conversations with Castro 
    Salt Lake City, Utah - 9/1/2014
  • The Canary in the Coal Mine: MOS and the Optic Nerve 
    University of Utah School of Medicine. Salt Lake City, Utah - 9/1/2014
  • An Epidemic of Optic and Peripheral Neuropathy in Cuba 
    Salt Lake City, Utah - 9/1/2014
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Other

  • New Developments in the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis 
    Sadun, AA, Bradly Katz, AAO Podcast
    Chicago - 11/1/2014
  • Toxic and Metabolic Optic Neuropathies 
    Sadun, AA, Golnik, K, AAO Podcast
    New Orleans - 11/1/2013
  • Aging and the Eye 
    Sadun AA, Arnold, T, AAO Podcast
    Orlando - 10/1/2012
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Press Mentions

  • Propagation and Selectivity of Axonal Loss in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
    Propagation and Selectivity of Axonal Loss in Leber Hereditary Optic NeuropathyApril 30th, 2020
  • 40th Meeting of the Upper Midwest Neuro-Ophthalmology Group
    40th Meeting of the Upper Midwest Neuro-Ophthalmology GroupMarch 25th, 2020
  • Huntington Medical Research Institutes Lecture Event Focuses on Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
    Huntington Medical Research Institutes Lecture Event Focuses on Leber's Hereditary Optic NeuropathyMay 21st, 2019

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