DavidJavidNajafiMD, MEEE, FASRS
Ophthalmology • La Mesa, CARetinal Disease, Uveitis, Ocular Oncology
In private practice of medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal and macular diseases.
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Office
8262 University Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91942Phone+1 619-668-0045Fax+1 619-668-0074- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. David Najafi is an ophthalmologist in La Mesa, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Sharp Memorial Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital, and Alvarado Hospital Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and has been in practice 22 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish and Farsi. He specializes in retinal disease, uveitis, and ocular oncology and is experienced in diabetic retinopathy, uveitis, hereditary retinal dystrophies, macular degeneration, and macular hole.
Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1999 - 2001
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1996 - 1999- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2004 - 2020
GA State Medical License 2004 - 2018
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2000- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow of ASRS American Society of Retina Specialists
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Transparent intrastromal corneal lenticule obtained from SMILE surgery as a free graft for the treatment of primary pterygium: A pilot study.Said Nafiz Mutlu, Cem Evereklioglu, Javid Najafi, Hatice Arda> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2023 Dec 1
- 30 citationsVery high frequency ultrasound analysis of a new phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens in situ.Daniel Y. Kim, Dan Z. Reinstein, Ronald H. Silverman, David J. Najafi, Sandra C. Belmont, Alexander P. Hatsis, George Rozakis, D. Jackson Coleman> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 1998 May 1
- 146 citationsArc-scanning very high-frequency digital ultrasound for 3D pachymetric mapping of the corneal epithelium and stroma in laser in situ keratomileusisDan Z. Reinstein, Ronald H. Silverman, Tatiana Raevsky, George J. Simoni, Harriet O. Lloyd, David J. Najafi, Mark J. Rondeau, D. Jackson Coleman> ;Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2000 Jul 1
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, Farsi
Hospital Affiliations
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, California
Scripps Memorial Hospital-La JollaLa Jolla, California
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, California- Alvarado Hospital Medical CenterSan Diego, California
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