Alfredo Sadun
Alfredo Arrigo Sadun | |
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| Born | October 23, 1950 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Ophthalmologist, academic, author and researcher |
| Awards | B. Straatsma Award, AAO and AUPO for Residency Education W. Hoyt Award for Neuro-ophthalmology, AAO and NANOS Life Achievement Award, AAO Gold Medal Fellow, ARVO |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.Sc., Biology Ph.D., Neuroscience M.D., Medicine |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) Albert Einstein College of Medicine Harvard Medical School |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | UCLA School of Medicine Estelle Doheny Eye Institute |
Alfredo Arrigo Sadun (born October 23, 1950) is an American ophthalmologist, academic, author and researcher. He holds the Flora L. Thornton Endowed Chair and is chief of ophthalmology at Doheny Eye Centers and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmology at UCLA.
Sadun has received recognition for his work in neuro-ophthalmology and especially in diseases of the optic nerve. He has published over 420 peer-reviewed articles and has 5 patents awarded. He is the author of 5 books, entitled Optics for Ophthalmologists: A Board-Review Manual, Neuroprotection: Implication for Eye Disease, New Methods of Sensory Visual Testing, Ophthalmology, and Atlas of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. His publications have been cited about 25000 times, and his h-index is 80.
Sadun is a Gold Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). and the editor-in-chief of Perspective for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.