Since 1986, Dr. Sebag has provided state-of-the-art care for disorders of the vitreous, macula, and retina. As a leading researcher, author, lecturer, teacher, and eye surgeon, Dr. Sebag has helped countless residents in Los Angeles, Orange County, and throughout the region suffering from disorders and diseases of the eye.
Dr. Sebag has provided the community with outstanding care as an eye surgeon for more than 20 years. Medical professionals throughout the world have referenced his ever-expanding collection of published materials and continue to refer their patients to the VMR Institute for treatment. As a premier eye surgeon in the Los Angeles and Orange County area, Dr. Sebag has served as co-investigator in many clinical research trials, and offers new treatments and surgery options unavailable at many other facilities.
If you are in the Los Angeles, Orange County, or surrounding areas, contact the VMR Institute to schedule an appointment with Dr. Sebag.
Specialty: Laser Therapy & Surgery of Vitreous - Macula - Retina
Degrees : MD, FACS, FRCOphth
Medical Education: College of Physicians & Surgeons,
Columbia University, New York
Internship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA, Los Angeles
Residency: Harvard Medical School, Boston
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Boston
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology
Royal College of Ophthalmologists, United Kingdom
Special Expertise: World's leading authority on Vitreous
Hoag Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach
St. Joseph Hospital in Orange
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center
Memorial Medical Center Long Beach
St. Jude Hospital, Fullerton
Doheny Eye Institute, USC, Los Angeles
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow Royal College of Ophthalmologists, U.K.
Member, Retina Society
Member, American Society of Retinal Specialists
Member, Club Jules Gonin
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
Member, American Ophthalmological Society
Honorary Member, Fondazione Bietti, Roma
2003 - Present Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute,
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
1975 American Medical Association
1978 International Health Evaluation Association
1981 Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
1984 Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdoms
1984 La Société Française d'Ophtalmologie
1985 Pan American Association of Ophthalmology
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
2002 Vitreous Society
2004 American Society of Retinal Specialists
2004 Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy
2006 American Ophthalmological Society
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
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 Kingdoms
1994 Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
1998 Humanitarian Award, Latino Health Access, Orange County, California
2000 National Registry of Who's Who, Life Member (#86360)
2000 Fondazione G. B. Bietti Award, Rome, Italy
2002 Honor Award, Vitreous Society
2005 Community Service Award, Latino Health Access, Orange County, California
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.
VMR Institute
7677 Center Avenue,
Suite 400
Huntington Beach, CA 92647