
Daniel B. Rootman, MD
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Accepting new patients
Primary Location
Doheny Eye Center UCLA Pasadena
625 South Fair Oaks Avenue
Suite 280
Pasadena, California 91105
Suite 280
Pasadena, California 91105
Phone
Fax
626-817-4748
About
Dr. Rootman treats the entire spectrum of oculofacial plastic disorders including eyelid problems such as cancers, malpositions (turning in or turning out) and ptosis (drooping eyelids). He also specializes in scarless endoscopic tearing surgery and additionally applies these techniques for complicated orbital tumor removals. This complements his particular interest in orbital and complex skull base disease, such as thyroid orbitopathy, orbital vascular malformations and traumatic fractures. Dr. Rootman is also highly skilled in performing surgery and minimally invasive interventions for aesthetic enhancement.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology, 2014
Fellowship
Oculoplastics/Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, 2013
Residency
Ophthalmology, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, 2012
Internship
Surgery, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, 2008
Degrees
MD, Queens University School of Medicine, 2007
MPH, University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, 2004
Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Barsky Prize in Ophthalmology, Queen’s University
- FitzGerald Academy Resident Teacher Award (nomination), St Michaels Hospital See More
Locations

Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center
Stein Eye Institute, Oculoplastics Division
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Research
Publications
Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Barsky Prize in Ophthalmology, Queen’s University
- FitzGerald Academy Resident Teacher Award (nomination), St Michaels Hospital
- R. Gordon Kelly Award, University of Toronto
- Sopman Humanitarian Award, The University Health Network
- Best Paper, Neuro-ophthalmology, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Duncan Jamieson & Woywitka Cup, University of Toronto
- UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute Fellow Teaching Award, Jules Stein Eye Institute
- Bartley Frueh, MD Award, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive surgery
- Excellence in Research Award, Jules Stein Eye Institute