Meet The Doctors

Robert N. Fabricant, MD, FACS | Andrea S. Ching, MD | Jesse A. Dovich, MD
Julie M. King, MD | Firas Michael Rahhal, MD | David S. Robbin, MD
Carl S Shibata, MD | Priscilla Songsanand, MD | Edgar Lee Thomas, MD
Richmond E. Roeske, MD

Firas Michael Rahhal, M.D.

Education and Training

• Fellowship
  Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
  University of California, San Diego
  1994-1996
• Residency
  Ophthalmology
  Cornell University Medical College/The New York Hospital
  1991-1994
• Internship
  Internal Medicine
  University of California, Los Angeles
  1986-1990
• Doctor of Medicine
  University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  1986-1990
• Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry
  University of Pennsylvania
  1982-1986

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
  University of California, Los Angeles
  School of Medicine
  The Jules Stein Eye Institute
  2002-Present
• Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
  Director of The Retina Clinic
  Cornell University Medical College
  1996-2001
• Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology
  University of California, San Diego
  School of Medicine
  1994-1996

Memberships and Positions Held

• The Retina Society
• American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• ASRS Practice Management Committee
• American Medical Association
• Faculty, The Oslet Institute for Board Review
• Director, Cornell Medical Center Retina Clinic 1996-2001
• New York Presbyterian Hospital Operating Room Committee 1997-2001