StuartRSeiffMD

Ophthalmology • San Francisco, CA

Oculo-Plastic & Orbital Reconstructive Surgery, Retinal Disease

Professor of Ophthalmology, UCSF

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Office
2100 Webster St
Ste 212
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone+1 415-345-1274

Fax+1 415-345-1276
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1985
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1981 - 1984
University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Tocilizumab for the Management of Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy.
Loreley D Smith, Eve E. Moscato, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2021 Jul 21
Delayed periorbital hemorrhage in oculoplastic surgery patients on oral anticoagulants.
Lilly H. Wagner, Elizabeth A. Bradley, Isaiah Giese, Viraj J. Mehta, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Orbit. 2021 Mar 4
4 citations
Management of graves myopathy: Thyroid-associated orbitopathy: when should we operate?
Stuart R. Seiff, Lilly H. Wagner> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2018 Aug 1
2 citations
New antibody-based therapies for thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy.
Lilly H. Wagner, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Survey of Ophthalmology. 2017 Dec 15
Re: "Correction of Lower Eyelid Retraction Using Acellular Human Dermis During Orbital Decompression".
Tal J. Rubinstein, Stuart R. Seiff, Bryan S. Sires> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 Nov 1
3 citations
Long-Term Results for Entropion Repair by Tarsal Margin Rotation With Posterior Lamella Superadvancement.
David J. Russell, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 Nov 1
23 citations
Tocilizumab as a steroid sparing agent for the treatment of Graves' orbitopathy.
David J. Russell, Lilly H. Wagner, Stuart R. Seiff> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2017 Sep 1
5 citations
Orbital Plasmacytoma Mimicking an Orbital Abscess.
David J. Russell, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 Mar 1
Reply re: "Assessing the Efficacy of Arnica montana and Rhododendron tomentosum (Ledum palustre) in the Reduction of Ecchymosis and Edema After Oculofacial Surgery: Pr...
Stuart R. Seiff, Wendy W. Lee, William Mack, Julia Kang, Kimberly D. Tran> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 Jan 1
7 citations
Assessing the Effectiveness of Arnica montana and Rhododendron tomentosum (Ledum palustre) in the Reduction of Ecchymosis and Edema After Oculofacial Surgery: Prelimin...
Julia Y. Kang, Kimberly D. Tran, Stuart R. Seiff, William P. Mack, Wendy W. Lee> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 Jan 1
14 citations
Eyelid margin basal cell carcinoma managed with full-thickness en-face frozen section histopathology.
Harmeet S. Gill, Eve E. Moscato, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2014 Jan 1
11 citations
A national survey of practice patterns: temporal artery biopsy.
Julie M. Schallhorn, Sara J. Haug, Michael K. Yoon, Travis C. Porco, Stuart R. Seiff, Timothy J. McCulley> ;Ophthalmology. 2013 Sep 1
6 citations
A new Cylindromatosis (CYLD) gene mutation in a case of Brooke-Spiegler syndrome masquerading as basal cell carcinoma of the eyelids.
Christian C. Hester, Eve E. Moscato, Dmitry V. Kazakov, Tomas Vanecek, John C. Moretto, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
29 citations
Silicone intubation for the treatment of epiphora in adults with presumed functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
Eve E. Moscato, Angela M. Dolmetsch, Rona Z. Silkiss, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2012 Jan 1
Reply re: "Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Blepharoptosis".
Moscato, E.E., Seiff, S.R., Uckun, F.M.> ;Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012-01-01
5 citations
Human immunodeficiency virus-associated blepharoptosis.
Eve E. Moscato, Michele M. Bloomer, Richard Garcia-Kennedy, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Sep 1
36 citations
Long-term results for the use of gold eyelid load weights in the management of facial paralysis.
Soraya Rofagha, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 Jan 1
21 citations
Crystal-storing histiocytosis and crystalline keratopathy caused by monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
Alejandra G. de Alba Campomanes, Tina Rutar, J. Brooks Crawford, Stuart Seiff, Daniel F. Goodman, James P. Grenert> ;Cornea. 2009 Oct 1
2 citations
Orbital metastasis from medullary thyroid carcinoma.
Bryan D. Seiff, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008 Nov 1
19 citations
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Multi-Racial Underserved Population
Annie Lim, Jay M. Stewart, Tsz-Ying Chui, May Lin, Kathryn J. Ray, Thomas M. Lietman, Travis C. Porco, Lauren Jung, Stuart R. Seiff, Shan Lin> ;Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 2008 Jan 1
17 citations
Müller muscle-conjunctiva resection to correct ptosis in high-risk patients
Kevin S. Michels, M. Reza Vagefi, Eric A. Steele, Orin M. Zwick, Jesús J. Torres, Stuart R. Seiff, Roger A. Dailey> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2007 Sep 1
18 citations
Anatomy of the Asian eyelid.
Stuart R. Seiff, Bryan D. Seiff> ;Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. 2007 Aug 1
19 citations
Atypical presentations of pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland
M. Reza Vagefi, Jenny E Hong, Orin M. Zwick, Edward H. Bedrossian, Stuart R. Seiff, Kimberly P. Cockerham> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2007 Jul 1
11 citations
Development and validation of a computerized expert system for evaluation of automated visual fields from the Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial.
Steven E. Feldon, Lori Levin, Roberta W. Scherer, Anthony C. Arnold, Sophia M. Chung, Lenworth N. Johnson, Gregory S. Kosmorsky, Steven A. Newman, Joanne Katz, Patrici...> ;BMC Ophthalmology. 2006 Nov 20
13 citations
Supportive care of facial nerve palsy with temporary external eyelid weights.
Orin M. Zwick, Stuart R. Seiff> ;Optometry. 2006 Jul 1
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Press Mentions

Bay Area Top Doctors 2017January 11th, 2018
PAC Promotes Patient SafetyMarch 28th, 2017

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

St. Mary's Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
California Pacific Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
Mills-Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, California
Fairmont HospitalSan Leandro, California