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 vitreous, macula, and retina (VMR).
The VMR Institute has provided the community with
outstanding care as an eye surgeon for more than 25 years. 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.
Degrees : MD
College: University of Southern California, Valedictorian
Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Internship: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Ophthalmology Residency: Doheny Eye Institute, USC, Los Angeles, California
Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship: Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, 1987
Special Expertise: Vitrectomy Instrumentation and Techniques
1994 - 2006: Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology,
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
2006 - 2009: Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
2009 - Present: Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
USC Valedictorian in 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
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
Active Staff
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, 2008 – Present
Newport Bay Surgery Center, 2008 – Present
Hoag Hospital, 2008 - Present
LAC+USC Medical Center, 1989 - Present
Los Alamitos Medical Center 2010 - Present
Editor: Surgical Videos, Ryan, Retina
Reviewer: American Journal & Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, RETINA
Dr. Chong was born and
raised in Los Angeles, California. He graduated in 1977 with a Bachelors in
Science in Biology from USC, where he was the Valedictorian of his class. He
received his medical degree at Harvard Medical School in 1981. After a medicine
internship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 1982, Dr. Chong did an ophthalmology
residency at the Doheny Eye Institute of USC, where his chairman was Dr. Stephen
Ryan. After completed his residency in 1985, Dr.Chong went to Duke University
where he trained in vitreo-retinal surgery with Drs Robert Machemer, Brooks
McCuen and Eugene DeJuan finishing in 1986. He returned to Doheny/USC to be the
Chief Resident in 1986. He joined the faculty at USC in 1989 and remained until
2009. During this time he rose to the rank of Professor of Ophthalmology and
director of the retina service where he trained over 30 fellows in vitreous
surgery of which a third remain in academic positions around the world.
During his tenure at Doheny/USC, Dr.Chong’s research interests included the
treatment of opportunistic eye infections in AIDS, the clinical application of
intraocular drug delivery systems, micro-pulse diode laser systems, clinical
applications of 25 gauge vitrectomy systems, and quantitative analysis of
mechanisms of vitreous cutting . He has been privileged to receive research
fellows from all over the world, especially Brazil where there is an annual
meeting held in his honor, called ‘Chong’s Brazilian Friends’.
Dr. Chong is a member of the Club Jules Gonin, the Retina Society and the
American Society of Retina Specialists. He is the editor of the Surgical Video
Section of the electronic edition of Stephen Ryan’s textbook Retina. Dr. Chong
is an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, and
Archives of Ophthalmology. He has authored over 65 peer reviewed publications,
11 book chapters, and 2 books.
Currently Dr. Chong is in private practice in Huntington Beach, California, USA.
He remains affiliated with USC as Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology. Dr. CHong
is on staff at Hoag Presbyterian Medical Center, Anaheim Regional Hospital, Los
Alamitos Medical Center, Newport Bay Surgical Center, and Los Angeles County-USC
Medical Center. His current research interest is the role of combination
anti-VEGF /photodynamic therapy for rescue therapy of wet age related macular
degeneration.
Dr. Chong would like to acknowledge the two individuals who have made the most
impact on his career, Robert Machemer, MD and Stephen J Ryan, MD.
VMR Institute
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