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Donny Suh, MD, Ophthalmology, Irvine, CA, UCI Health

DonnyWSuhMDFAAP, MBA, FACS

Ophthalmology • Irvine, CA

Pediatric & Strabismus

Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Professor Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California at Irvine (UCI)

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Summary

  • Donny W. Suh, M.D.,FAAP,MBA, FACS works at Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California at Irvine (UCI) and at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. He is a Professor and Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology in the Department of Ophthalmology at UCI. He completed his pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus fellowship at The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at The Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, and received his medical doctorate from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts in biochemistry from Rice University in Houston, Texas.
    Dr. Suh is an active volunteer faculty of ORBIS Global Health Programs since 2000, and has traveled to South America, Europe, Asia and Africa to provide medical and surgical services to the underserved as well as to teach the local ophthalmologists.
    He is a Chief Editor for Medscape Online Reference since March 2016 and has published over 100 articles in major journals and chapters in major textbooks.
    He is actively involved with teaching the medical student and residents in pediatrics and ophthalmology at University of California at Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). He is currently involved in multiple Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved research projects and actively working with UCI and Creighton medical students, residents in Pediatrics and Ophthalmology.
    Dr. Suh was a Chairman of the Annual Meeting Program Committee in pediatric ophthalmology for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the President of Polk County Medical Society in Iowa in 2014 representing over 1200 physicians in Central Iowa advocating for the patients and medical professionals. He was also Annual Meeting Program Committee Chair for The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in his subspecialty.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 1999 - 2000
  • Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
    Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1996 - 1999
  • Baylor University Medical Center
    Baylor University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1995
  • Rice University
    Rice UniversityBS, Biochemistry , President's Scholar, 1987 - 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • SD State Medical License
    SD State Medical License Active through 2023
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2000 - 2022
  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 2014 - 2022
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1996 - 2019
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1999 - 2001
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1997 - 1999
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Senior Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
  • Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Pediatric Ocular Emergencies: How to Treat, When to Refer 
    National Conference & Exhibition 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics - New Orleans, LA - 10/25/2019

Authored Content

  • Congenital PtosisJanuary 2019

Press Mentions

  • The Eye Examination in the Evaluation of Child Abuse - 2018
    The Eye Examination in the Evaluation of Child Abuse - 2018July 27th, 2018
  • Dr. Suh Promotes UNMC Innovations at Qatar Event
    Dr. Suh Promotes UNMC Innovations at Qatar EventMarch 2nd, 2018
  • Dr. Suh Named Emerging Inventor at Innovation Awards
    Dr. Suh Named Emerging Inventor at Innovation AwardsNovember 15th, 2017
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Grant Support

  • Research GrantUniversity of Nebraska Medical CenterPresent
  • National Institute of HealthPEDIGPresent

Committees

  • Executive Committee Member, AAP Executive Committee

Research History

  • Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology2021 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish, Korean

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Executive Member, NIH2010 - Present

External Links

  • UNMC https://www.unmc.edu/eye/faculty/suh.html
  • CHMChttps://www.childrensomaha.org/provider/donny-suh-m-d/

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