
Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD
Suite 280
Pasadena, California 91105
About
Alfredo A. Sadun, M.D., PhD. holds the Flora L. Thornton Endowed Chair at Doheny Eye Centers-UCLA and is Vice- Chair of Ophthalmology at UCLA. Dr. Sadun graduated from MIT (1972), completed his Ph.D. and M.D., and then a residency in Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School followed by a fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology. He joined the full-time faculty at Harvard, Department of Ophthalmology in 1983. He helped lead Doheny in its transition to UCLA in 2014.
Dr. Sadun actively pursues and has received the greatest distinction in all three of the classical academic missions. His research in vision was honored by the lifetime achievement award given by Lighthouse International, with the Pisart Award, His contributions to residency teaching in ophthalmology were honored by the AAO and AUPO with their highest award for education, the Straatsma Prize., Dr. Sadun received the Hoyt Award, the highest prize offered in clinical neuro-ophthalmology by the AAO. Dr. Sadun has been recognized as an international authority in neuroophthalmology and especially diseases of the optic nerve. He has published about 320 peer-reviewed articles, 70 book chapters and co-authored or edited 4 books (H-index 50). He received funding from the NIH for over 25 years and holds 5 patents.
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Medical Board Certification
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- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Dr. Sadun has received about 20 national and international awards for his outstanding contributions to science and medicine. He has won 5 particularly prestigious national and international awards given to one individual each year: 1999 Pisart Award, Lighthouse International’s highest award for vision science. 2002 Straatsma Award given as the highest national award for contributions to residency education. 2012 Hoyt Award, as the highest international distinction in clinical neuro-ophthalmology. 2014 Heed Award as the top national recognition of contributions to academic ophthalmology. 2016 Purpura Award given by Albert Einstein College of Medicine as its highest recognition for contributions to American Science and Medicine.
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Awards
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Dr. Sadun has received about 20 national and international awards for his outstanding contributions to science and medicine. He has won 5 particularly prestigious national and international awards given to one individual each year: 1999 Pisart Award, Lighthouse International’s highest award for vision science. 2002 Straatsma Award given as the highest national award for contributions to residency education. 2012 Hoyt Award, as the highest international distinction in clinical neuro-ophthalmology. 2014 Heed Award as the top national recognition of contributions to academic ophthalmology. 2016 Purpura Award given by Albert Einstein College of Medicine as its highest recognition for contributions to American Science and Medicine.