Michael Henry Goldbaum MD

Retinal Disease

Emeritus Director Retina Service, University of California at San Diego

9415 Campus Point DrLa Jolla, CA 92093
Phone+1 858-534-3516
Fax+1 858-534-7425

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Education & Training

Stanford UniversityMS, Medical Information Sciences, 1987 - 1988
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1972 - 1973
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1967 - 1969
Tulane UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1966 - 1967
Tulane UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1965 - 1966

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1974 - Present
CA State Medical License 1970 - 2027
LA State Medical License 1965 - 1981
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

FARVO ARVO Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Senior Award American Academy of Ophthalmology
Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2020

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Novel Multimodal Implementation of a Foundation Artificial Intelligence Model Using Optic Nerve Head Fundus Photographs and OCT Imaging for Glaucoma Detection.
Benton Chuter, Vedant Joshi, Shahin Hallaj, Evan Walker, Christopher Bowd
Ophthalmology Science. 2026-02-01
1 citations
Performance of General-Purpose Vision Language Models and Ophthalmology Foundation Models in Glaucoma Detection and Function Prediction.
Jalil Jalili, Justin Huynh, Evan Walker, Benton Gabriel Chuter, Christopher Bowd
Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2025-11-03
The Retinal Fundus Verdict on Intensive Blood-Pressure Therapy: Lower Is Better.
Mathieu F Bakhoum, Michael K Wong, Christina J Jayaraj, Michael H Goldbaum, Christine Y Bakhoum
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025-10-28

Journal Articles

Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Features Identified by Unsupervised Machine Learning on Optical Coherence Tomography Scans Predict Glaucoma Progression
Michael H Goldbaum, Robert N Weinreb, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science