VMR Institute - Laser Therapy & Surgery of Vitreous, Macula & Retina - Appointments: (714) 901-7777
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Outstanding Eye Surgeons Serving Residents of Los Angeles, Orange County, and Beyond

Internationally recognized as leading researchers, authors, lecturers, teachers, and eye surgeons, Dr. Sebag and Dr. Chong have helped countless residents in Los Angeles, Orange County, and throughout the region suffering from disorders and diseases of the eye.  This honor was once again bestowed on Drs. Sebag and Chong by their peers in 2011 and will be announced in the January 2011 issue of Los Angeles magazine.

The VMR Institute has provided the community with outstanding specialty care and advanced eye surgery since 1986, or 24 years (and counting).  Medical professionals throughout the world have referenced the ever-expanding collection of published materials by Dr. Sebag and Dr. Chong and continue to refer their patients to the VMR Institute for treatment. As premier eye surgeons in the Los Angeles and Orange County area, Dr. Sebag and Dr. Chong have served as co-investigators in many clinical research trials, and offer new treatments and surgery options unavailable at many other facilities.

We invite you to meet the doctors of the VMR Institute in Huntington Beach.  If you are in the Los Angeles, Orange County, or surrounding areas, contact the VMR Institute for more information.

 

J. Sebag, MD, FACS, FRCOphth, FARVO


J. Sebag, MD, FACS, FRCOphth, FARVO

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Specialty: Laser Therapy, Injections & Surgery of Vitreous - Macula - Retina

Degrees : MD

Fellowships : American College of Surgeons (FACS), Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK (FRCOphth), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (FARVO)

College: Columbia College, New York

Medical School: College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University

Internship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA, Los Angeles

Ophthalmology Residency: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology

Special Expertise: World's leading authority on Vitreous

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AWARDS & HONORS

1973  Thord-Gray Fellowship, American-Scandinavian Foundation

1977  AMA-ERF AMSA Award for Meritorious Research, American Federation of Clinical Research (AFCR) Annual Meeting, Carmel, CA

1978  1st Prize, National Competition on Preventive Medicine, American Health Foundation

1979  Doctor Alfred P. Steiner Research Award, Columbia University

1979  Titus Munson Coan Prize For Excellence In Research, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University

1979  Edith & Denton McKane Award for Outstanding Research in Ophthalmology,  College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University

1982  Harvard Medical School - Bicentennial Prize Essay Contest

1983  The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship Award

1984  The Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship

1984  Lauréat de la Société Française d'Ophtalmologie- 1er Prix Biophysic Medical

1984  Frank B. Walsh, M.D. Award, World Meeting of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Belgium

1985  Knapp Fellowship, Heed Ophthalmic Foundation

1986  The Treacher Collins Prize, Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom

1994  Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology

1998  Humanitarian of the Year Award, Latino Health Access, Orange County, California

2000  National Registry of Who’s Who, Life Member (#86360)

2002  Honor Award, Vitreous Society

2004  Honorary Member, Fondazione G. B. Bietti per lo Studio e la Ricerca in Oftalmologia

2006  Humanitarian of the Year Award, Latino Health Access, Orange County, California

2008  Career Award for Humanitarian Services to the Indigent and Uninsured, LHA, O.C.

2010  Los Angeles Magazine “Southern California Super Doctor as Chosen by His Peers”

2010  Fellow, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO

2011  Los Angeles Magazine “Southern California Super Doctor as Chosen by His Peers”

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION & SOCIETIES:

1975    American Medical Association

1978    International Health Evaluation Association

1981    Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology

1983    Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology

1984    Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom

1984    La Société Française d'Ophtalmologie - member

1985    Pan American Association of Ophthalmology - member

1986    American Academy of Ophthalmology - Fellow

1987    The Society of Heed Fellows

1987    Western Retina Study Club

1988    Royal College of Ophthalmologists U.K. - Fellow

1988    Schepens International Society - Founding Member

1989    The Vitreous Society

1990    American Diabetes Association

1991    American College of Surgeons - Fellow

1992   The Retina Society - Active Member

1994    The Club Jules Gonin - Active Member

2000    Board of Directors, Schepens International Society

2004    American Society of Retinal Specialists

2004    Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy

2006    American Ophthalmological Society

2010    Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology – Fellow

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CURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

2003 - Present Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute,

University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1991-92 Chairman, Professional Education Committee American Diabetes Association, Orange County

1991 Medical Consultant, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Orange County

1993-95 President, American Diabetes Association, Orange County

1993 Co-Chair, Western Retina Study Club, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

1995-97 Member, Board of Directors, American Diabetes Association, California

1995-99 National Advisory Board, Schepens International Society

1999 - present Board of Directors, Schepens International Society

2005 – Present Editorial Board, Graefes Archives of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology

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PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Dr. Sebag enjoys European travel, as he has lived in Stockholm, Sweden (1973-75) and Paris, France (1983-84).  As a result, he is fluent in Swedish and French.

Dr. Sebag's hobbies include boating on his boat named "SeeKing".  Below are photos taken from a helicoper when Dr. Sebag and Dr. Chong hosted colleagues from the Doheny Eye Institute research laboratory with whom they conduct eye research and students from USC School of Medicine.

 

With his wife, Jacqui, Dr. Sebag has recently taken up ballroom dancing.  The photos below were taken during their performance in January 2011, entitled "Sergio & the Girl from Ipanema".

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Questions? Contact Us: (714) 901-7777

If you are in search of an eye surgeon in the Los Angeles or Orange County area, contact the office of Dr. Sebag by completing the form below.

Office Location

VMR Institute

7677 Center Avenue,
Suite 400
Huntington Beach, CA 92647