DavidG.HwangMDFACS
Ophthalmology • San Francisco, CACataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery, Clinical Informatics
Professor of Ophthalmology, UCSF; Pearl T. and Samuel J.Kimura MD Chair in Ophthalmology; Director, Cornea Service; Director, Refractive Surgery Service
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Office
8 Koret Way
U-545
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-514-2800Fax+1 415-514-6845- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Board-certified full-time academic ophthalmologist subspecializing in cornea and refractive surgery
Education & Training
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 1989 - 1990
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1986 - 1989- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1986
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1986 - 2025- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Best Doctors Bestdoctors.com
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Sociodemographic Disparities in Preoperative Visual Acuity and Cataract Surgery Utilization in the San Francisco Bay Area.Cho, W., Hwang, D.> ;Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2024 Feb 8
- Stromal Keratitis Associated With CMV Anterior Uveitis.Pisitpayat, P., Shantha, J., Pothikamjorn, T., Mentreddy, A., Pekmezci, M., Hwang, D., Benador-Shen, C., Terry, M., Gonzales, J.> ;Cornea. 2024 Jan 31
- 2 citationsRacial/Ethnic, Biomedical, and Sociodemographic Risk Factors for COVID-19 Positivity and Hospitalization in the San Francisco Bay Area.Wendy K Tam Cho, David G Hwang> ;Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2023 Aug 1
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Press Mentions
Asian Residents in Bay Area More Likely to Be Hospitalized with COVIDJuly 20th, 2022- Study: Asian Residents More Likely to Be Hospitalized with COVID Than Others in Bay AreaJuly 19th, 2022
Avellino Labs Expands Medical Advisory Board with Internationally-Renown OphthalmologistsApril 29th, 2019
Hospital Affiliations
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
John Muir Medical Center, Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, California
PIH Health Whittier HospitalWhittier, California
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterSan Francisco, California- Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, California
San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
St. Mary's Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
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