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Soraya Rofagha, MD, Ophthalmology, Oakland, CA, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek

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Ophthalmology • Oakland, CA

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

East Bay Retina Consultants, Inc.

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Summary

  • Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Rofagha graduated Summa Cum Laude from The Ohio State University in 2000. She continued her medical training at Ohio State and received a Masters of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed residency and vitreoretinal fellowship at University of California, San Francisco. Upon completion of fellowship training, she joined the faculty at UCSF and then joined East Bay Retina Consultants, Inc. in 2013. Dr. Rofagha has special interests in diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration as well as complex retinal detachment repair. She serves as Principal Investigator for several macular degeneration trials and has authored numerous papers in the peer-reviewed ophthalmic literature. Dr. Rofagha is an Assistant Professor at University of California, San Francisco and holds active memberships in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, the California Medical Association and the Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association. She is Board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is member of the Society of Heed Fellows. She has also received numerous awards including Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha and was named a Harry S. Truman Scholar.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2010 - 2012
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2006 - 2009
  • OhioHealth/Riverside Methodist Hospital
    OhioHealth/Riverside Methodist HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2005 - 2006
  • John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
    John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, Public Health, 2004 - 2005
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 2005, Magna Cum Laude
  • The Ohio State University
    The Ohio State UniversityBA, Political Science, Summa Cum Laude with Honors in the Liberal Arts, 1996 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2005 - 2006
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • University of California San Francisco Teaching Award UCSF Department of Ophthalmology, 2016
  • American Society of Retina Specialists Honor Award American Society of Retina Specialists, 2016
  • William F. Hoyt, Outstanding Resident Teach Award on behalf of a Clinical Fellow University of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Macular Atrophy Incidence and Rate of Progression over 5 Yrs. Among Ranibizumab-treated Subjects in the ANCHOR, MARINA and HORIZON Trials (SEVEN-UP Study)
    Mendes T, Bhisitkul RB, Rofagha S, Wayne E, Boyer D, Sadda S, Zhang K (SEVEN-UP), ARVO, Orlando, 1/1/2014
  • Retinal and Choroidal Thickness Changes over Time in Patients with Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration Treated with Anti-VEGF
    Mendes T, Rofagha S, Bhisitkul RB, ARVO, Seattle, 1/1/2013
  • Spontaneous Resolution of a Traumatic Cataract Caused by an Intralenticular Foreign Body
    Rofagha S, Day S, Winn BJ, Ou J, Bhisitkul R, Chiu CS, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2008
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Farsi, Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Consultant, Carl Zeiss Meditec

External Links

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