Michael I Seider MD

Retinal Disease, Ocular Oncology

Co-director of Ocular Oncology, Vitreoretinal Surgeon - The Permanente Medical Group Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF

10 Koret WaySan Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-476-1922

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Summary

Dr. Michael Seider is an ophthalmologist based in San Francisco, CA, specializing in retinal disease and ocular oncology. He completed his medical education at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and has received extensive training with an internship in internal medicine, a residency in ophthalmology, and fellowships in ocular oncology and surgical retina. Dr. Seider has a full-scope surgical Retina and ocular oncology program practice. He has contributed to several publications in well-regarded journals and has been recognized with multiple awards such as the Heed Research Fellowship and the Langer OKAP Award.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2014 - 2016
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Ocular Oncology/Ophthalmic Pathology, 2013 - 2014
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2010 - 2013
Huntington Memorial HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2009

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - 2028
NC State Medical License 2014 - 2016
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2016
Heed Research Fellowship The Heed Foundation, 2014
Patient Care Fund Award University of California, San Francisco, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes for Adolescent and Young-Adult Uveal Melanoma Patients Treated with Dedicated Particle-Beam Radiation.
Carly Zako, Arina Nisanova, Vivian Weinberg, Jessica Scholey, Carisa Swason
Cancers. 2025-06-19
1 citations
Massage Gun Ophthalmopathy.
Michael I Seider, Cindy S Hwang
Ophthalmology. 2023-10-01
10 citations
Prognostic Value of BAP1 and Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma (PRAME) Immunohistochemistry in Uveal Melanomas.
Lucy M Han, Kar Wan Lee, Gunay Uludag, Michael I Seider, Armin R Afshar
Modern Pathology. 2023-04-01

Journal Articles

Uveal melanoma gene expression profile test provided for uveal metastasis
Seider MI, Stewart PJ, Mishra KK, Damato BE, Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina, 8/1/2014
Cost of Phacovitrectomy Versus Vitrectomy then Sequential Phacoemulsification
Seider MI, Lahey JM, Fellenbaum PS, Retina, 1/1/2014
The association between compliance with recommended follow-up and glaucomatous disease severity in a county hospital population
Ung C, Murakami Y, Zhang E, Alfaro T, Zhang M, Seider MI, Singh K, Lin SC, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1/1/2013

Abstracts/Posters

Case presentation: Iris melanoma with angle seeding treated with iridocyclectomy.
Seider MI, Damato BE, International Society of Ocular Oncology, Cleveland, 10/1/2013
"An Electronic Tool for Retinoblastoma Diagnosis"
Seider MI, Damato BE, International Society of Ocular Oncology, Cleveland, 10/1/2013
"The effect of procedure room temperature and humidity on LASIK outcomes"
Seider MI, McLeod SD, Schallhorn SC, ARVO Annual Meeting, Seattle, 5/1/2013

Lectures

"Making the Melanoma Diagnosis/Unmasking the Pseudomelanoma", Invited lecture
San Francisco - 4/1/2014
"OKAP Review Course"
3/1/2014
"Uveal Melanoma", Invited lecture
San Francisco - 9/1/2013