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Retina Associates of Orange County
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hen it comes to your eyesight you want proven, experienced care. Retina Associates of Orange County (RAOC) is a group of renowned board-certified ophthalmologists who are fellowship-trained in vitreoretinal surgery and specialize in diseases of the retina, macula and vitreous. John Lean MD, FRCS has been in private practice in Orange County since 1991, and received his medical degree from New College, Oxford University in England and completed his residency and vitreoretinal fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Dr. Lean was recruited to the University of Southern California Doheny Eye Institute in 1982 and became a leading expert in the surgical management of complex retinal detachments. Desmond E. McGuire MD joined Dr. Lean in 2003 after completing his vitreoretinal fellowship at the Shiley Eye
23521 Paseo De Valencia, Ste. 207 Laguna Hills, CA 92653 (949) 707-5125 retinaorangecounty.com
Center, University of California, San Diego. Dr. McGuire received his medical degree from the New York State / American Program at the Sackler School of Medicine in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and completed his residency at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Charles WG Eifrig MD, FACS, received his medical degree at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and finished his residency and vitreoretinal fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. Dr. Eifrig joined Dr. McGuire and Dr. Lean in 2008. Dr. John Chopin Hwang MD, MBA joined the Retina Associates team in 2012. Dr. Hwang received his medical degree from Columbia University in New York, NY. He also received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School. He completed his residency at Columbia University, followed by a vitreoretinal fellowship at Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern
360 San Miguel Dr., Ste. 407 Newport Beach, CA 92660 (949) 706-3515
California. In July of 2020, the practice welcomed Dr. Mriniali Gupta. Dr. Gupta previously served as Vitreoretinal Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Dr. Gupta received her medical degree at Duke University. She completed ophthalmology residency training at Harvard Medical School / Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, followed a vitreoretinal fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College. “Our esteemed surgeons have been involved in clinical and surgical trial research striving for further advancement of retina technology and have authored numerous papers, abstracts, and book chapters in the peer-reviewed ophthalmology literature,” says Dr. Eifrig. “We are committed to providing the utmost compassion and skill in caring for our patients with sight-threatening retina conditions.”
2010 East First St., Ste. 140 Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714) 543-6020
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