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Office
Proctor Foundation, Univ California San Francisco
95 Kirkham Street
San Francisco, CA 94122Phone+1 415-476-1442Fax+1 415-502-2521- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of Miami/Jackson Health System/Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1977 - 1978
- California Pacific Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 1974 - 1977
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1971
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1974 - 2025
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 46 citationsReducing the Global Burden of Myopia by Delaying the Onset of Myopia and Reducing Myopic Progression in Children: The Academy’s Task Force on MyopiaBobeck S. Modjtahedi, Richard L. Abbott, Donald S. Fong, Flora Lum, Donald T.H. Tan, Marcus Ang, Susan Chiarito, Susan A. Cotter, Angela Maria Fernandez, Andrzej Grzyb...> ;Ophthalmology. 2021 Jun 1
- 127 citationsThe Asia Cornea Society Infectious Keratitis Study: A Prospective Multicenter Study of Infectious Keratitis in AsiaWei-Boon Khor, Venkatesh N Prajna, Prashant Garg, Jodhbir S. Mehta, Lixin Xie, Zuguo Liu, Ma. Dominga B. Padilla, Choun-Ki Joo, Yoshitsugu Inoue, Panida Goseyarakwong,...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018 Aug 9
- 41 citationsRetinopathy of Prematurity Malpractice Claims: The Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company ExperienceShelley Day, Anne M. Menke, Richard L. Abbott> ;Archives of Ophthalmology. 2009 Jun 8
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Press Mentions
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Honors Leaders in Medical and Surgical Eye CareOctober 13th, 2019
- The International Eye Academy Chairman Appointed Honorary President of Zhejiang University Eye HospitalSeptember 9th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- California Pacific Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
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