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Office
University of California, San Francisco
3100 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94702Phone+1 510-985-5200- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Seanna Grob is an Orbit and Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. Her areas of interest include eyelid reconstruction after trauma, surgery, or cancer removal, disorders or malpositions of the eyelid, tearing and disorders of the lacrimal system, tumors and disorders of the orbit, anophthalmic socket surgery, and aesthetic eyelid and facial rejuvenation.
Dr. Grob is originally from San Diego, CA. After completing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of California, Berkeley in Molecular and Cellular Biology, she received her medical degree from the University of California, San Diego. During medical school, she completed a Masters in Advanced Studies of Clinical Research focusing on genetics of eye diseases. At medical school graduation, she received several awards including the Excellence in Ophthalmology Award, Stein Institute for Research on Aging (SIRA) Award, and the John and Lola Ross Award in the Science and Culture of Medicine. Her internship was at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center followed by residency in ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. Upon invitation, she stayed on as the Chief Resident and the Director of the Ocular Trauma Service at Harvard Medical School. She then completed an intensive two-year American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) fellowship in orbit and oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of California, Irvine and Kaiser Permanente South Bay and Orange County. During fellowship, she received a Heed Fellowship Award from the Society of the Heed Fellows.
Dr. Grob is currently an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is well-published including her own book, Management of Open Globe Injuries, and numerous other peer-reviewed articles on topics in oculoplastics and genetic eye disease.
Clinical Expertise
- Blepharoplasty, Eyelid conditions, Eyelid nodules and cysts, Eyelid retraction, Orbital dermoid cysts, Dacryocystorhinostomy, Ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery, Eyelid trauma, Orbital fractures, Lower eyelid blepharoplasty, Brow ptosis correction, Brow lift, Ptosis surgery, Eyelid reconstruction, Orbital decompression, Congenital eyelid malformations, Orbital tumors, Eyelid surgery, Eyebrow lift, Cheek lift, Orbital reconstruction, Orbital surgery, Eyelid neoplasms, Orbital evisceration, Tearing disorders, Pediatric ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, Eyelid cancer, Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Education & Training
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 2013
- University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017 - 2019
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolChief Residency, Ophthalmology, 2016 - 2017
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 2013 - 2016
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2012 - 2013
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2012
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Education
- University of California, San DiegoMAS, Clinical Research
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2016 - 2019
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Heed Fellowship Society of the Heed Fellows/Heed Foundation, 2018-2019
- Chief Resident, Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School
- ASCRS Foundation Resident Excellence Award ASCRS
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 139 citationsAcute Invasive Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis in a Patient With COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Zesemayat K Mekonnen, Davin C. Ashraf, Tyler Jankowski, Seanna Grob, M. Reza Vagefi
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2021-03-01 - 8 citationsClinical Trials in Retinal Dystrophies.Seanna Grob, Avni P. Finn, Thanos D. Papakostas, Dean Eliott
Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology. 2016-01-01 - 112 citationsComplement factor H genotypes impact risk of age-related macular degeneration by interaction with oxidized phospholipidsPeter X. Shaw, Li Zhang, Ming Zhang, Hongjun Du, Ling Zhao
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2012-08-21
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Women in OphthalmologyMember
External Links
- UCSF Profilehttps://profiles.ucsf.edu/seanna.grob
- Management of Open Globe Injurieshttps://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319724096
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