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Jacque Duncan, MD, Ophthalmology, San Francisco, CA

Jacque L. Duncan MD FARVO

Retinal Disease


Chair and Professor, Ophthalmology, UCSF School of Medicine

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  • 400 Parnassus AveSan Francisco, CA 94143

  • Phone+1 415-353-2402

  • Fax+1 415-353-2713

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Summary

  • Jacque Duncan, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at UCSF. She is an ophthalmologist based in San Francisco, CA, specializing in retinal disease. Dr. Duncan completed medical education at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, followed by an internship in internal medicine and a residency in ophthalmology at UCSF. She completed a fellowship in medical retina focusing on inherited retinal degeneration and age-related macular degeneration at the Scheie Eye Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Duncan's experience includes working with conditions such as retinitis pigmentosa, cone rod dystrophy, choroideremia, Stargardt disease, and enhanced S cone syndrome, as well as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vascular disease. Significant publications include studies on high-resolution retinal imaging using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy to image eyes of patients affected by retinitis pigmentosa and other retinal degenerations published in respected journals. Dr. Duncan has also been involved in clinical trials related to retinal diseases and has received recognition as a Gold Fellow from ARVO, among other certifications.

Education & Training

  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaMedical Retina Fellowship, Inherited Retinal Degeneration , Heed Ophthalmic Fellow, 1999 - 2000
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1996 - 1999
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1995
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors and Distinction, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1996 - 2028
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1999 - 2000
  • Ophthalmology
    American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Gold Fellow ARVO, 2022
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • ARVO/Alcon Pizza with the Experts 
    ARVO Foundation for Eye Research, Seattle, Washington - 5/8/2013
  • ARVO/Alcon Pizza with the Experts 
    ARVO Foundation for Eye Research, Seattle, Washington - 5/5/2013

Press Mentions

  • Red-Light Therapy May Reduce Cone Density in Myopic Children
    Red-Light Therapy May Reduce Cone Density in Myopic ChildrenApril 28th, 2025
  • ARVO Foundation Announces Recipient of 2025 Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision Research
    ARVO Foundation Announces Recipient of 2025 Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision ResearchMarch 10th, 2025
  • Clinical Challenges: Trials for Inherited Retinal Diseases
    Clinical Challenges: Trials for Inherited Retinal DiseasesJuly 7th, 2022

Grant Support

  • NAC Attack AOSLO Reading CenterUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2022–2027
  • Development of a novel, noninvasive, sensitive measure of retinal dysfunctionUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2025–2026
  • Expert curation of clinically significant variants in genes for early onset retinal degenerationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2022–2025
  • Advanced Technology to Study Visual Function on a Cellular ScaleUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY2014–2025
  • Therapy For Dominantly Inherited Retinal DegenerationsNational Eye Institute2000–2004

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