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Robert Alan Goldberg MD FACS was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Stanford University in 1979 with a major in Psychology, and completed his MD degree at UCLA School of Medicine in 1983. His Residency in Ophthalmology was at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, under Bradley R. Straatsma MD, finishing in 1987. He was a Fellow in Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery under Norman Shorr, MD at the Jules Stein Eye Institute. A rotating second year fellowship in Orbital Oncology included time with Jack Rootman MD, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and with John Wright MD at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, England.

 He is holds the Bert Levy Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Under his leadership as Chief of the Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Division, the Division has developed the careers of multiple faculty members, established Centers of Excellence in Orbital and Aesthetic surgery, and has become recognized nationally and internationally for leadership and innovation in education, research and clinical care.

He is an enthusiastic educator.  At UCLA, he is involved in medical student and resident education and has taken leadership roles in resident education including long service on the Residency Selection Committee.  His ASOPRS fellowship is widely regarded as one of the best in the world; graduates have gone on to leadership positions in academic Ophthalmology both nationally and internationally.  He has been a leader in Continuing Medical Education as well: the UCLA based teaching courses that he directs have helped to educate thousands of national and international physicians who have come to UCLA for advanced cadaver and didactic courses, and he continues to direct teaching courses nationally and internationally including a prominent role at the American Academy of Ophthalmology and ASOPRS meetings.  

 

Dr. Goldberg has been highly recognized and cited for his creative work in Oculofacial Surgery.  His 250 publications in the field include papers that span the discipline, from surgical technique, clinical studies, anatomic investigations, multicenter clinical trials, and therapeutics.  In particular, his work in Graves disease and in orbital vascular tumors has changed the management of these disorders.  His anatomic studies and surgical technique papers have had wide influence on the practice of the Specialty.  Editorials, book chapters and textbooks have had significant influence as well. His research interests include surgical and medical treatments for Thyroid Related Orbitopathy, small incision approaches to orbital and oculofacial surgery, dacryocystorhinostomy, and orbital imaging.

 

He is a leader of his discipline nationally and internationally.  His leadership has included Presidency of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the board of the California Association of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, and  service on multiple editorial boards of major peer review journals including section editor for Oculoplastics and Orbit for the AAO’s ONE website.  He has given keynote and named lectureships across the globe.  His awards include the Wendel Hughes Lecture, the AAO Lifetime Achievement award, the Lester Jones Anatomy Award, and the Henry Baylis award from the ASOPRS. 

 

 

His clinical practice has a reputation for innovation and highest quality patient-centered care, and attracts patients from around the world.  He is particularly known for orbital decompression and reconstruction, deep and complex orbital tumor surgery, advanced eyelid reconstruction, and aesthetic surgery including complication management.