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.
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 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.
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
Newport Beach Surgical Center
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
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.
Degrees : MD, FACS, FRCOphth
Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Internship: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Residency: Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Fellowship: Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, 1987
Special Expertise: Vitrectomy Instrumentation and Techniques
Active Staff
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, 2008 – Present
Active Staff
Newport Bay Surgery Center, 2008 – Present
Active Staff
Hoag Hospital, 2008 - Present
Active Staff
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, 2003 - Present
Courtesy Staff
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, 1993 – Present
Active Staff
USC University Hospital, 1989 - Present
Active Staff
LAC+USC Medical Center, 1989 - Present
Active Staff
Doheny Eye Institute
Ambulatory Surgical Center
1993 - 2008
Active Staff
Norris Cancer Hospital
1989 - 2001
Active Staff
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
1989 - 1995
Active Staff
Doheny Eye Hospital
1989 - 1993
Active Staff
Department of Veterans Affairs
Outpatient Clinic, 1989 - 1991
Chief of Retina Service
Department of Ophthalmology
City of Hope
1994 - 1996
Chief of Ophthalmology
Veteran's Administration
Outpatient Clinic
Los Angeles, California
1989 – 1991
Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
July 1986 - June 1987
Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
1987 - 1989
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
November 1989 - June 30, 1994
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
July 1, 1994 – November 30, 2006
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
December 1, 2006 – May 8, 2009
Private Practice
DVMR Institute
7677 Center Avenue, Suite 400
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
May 11, 2009 - Present
1987 California Association of Ophthalmology
1987 California Medical Association
2001 Association of Philippine Ophthalmologists in America
1987 American Academy of Ophthalmology
1987 American Medical Association
1990 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
1994 Retina Society
1993 Vitreous Society
2000 Club Jules Gonin
2001 Club Vit
Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
July 1986 - June 1987
Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
1987 - 1989
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
November 1989 - June 30, 1994
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
July 1, 1994 – November 30, 2006
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
December 1, 2006 – May 8, 2009
Private Practice
DVMR Institute
7677 Center Avenue, Suite 400
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
May 11, 2009 - Present
Retina Society
Ganciclovir Coverage Policy Task Force
1996
American Board of Ophthalmology
Associate Examiner
1995 – Present
American Board of Ophthalmology
Special Associate Examiner
2004
American Board of Ophthalmology
Office Record Review Module(s)
Myopia, Macular Degeneration, and Retinal Detachment
2007
Allergan, Inc.
Retina Disease Advisory Panel
1995
USC Valedictorian
Letters, Arts and Sciences, 1977
USC Order of the Palm
USC Phi Beta Kappa
USC Phi Kappa Phi
USC Trustee Scholar
Award for Excellence in Resident Training 1986
Best Doctors in America, 1996 – Present
American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, 1999
Honorary International Member of the Brazilian Vitreo-Retinal Society, 2004
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