Eric D. Nudleman, MD, PhD

Eric D. Nudleman, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in adult and pediatric vitreoretinal diseases. As a retinal specialist, Dr. Nudleman's expertise includes surgical treatment for diseases affecting the vitreous and retina. These diseases include macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vein occlusion, retinal detachment, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, macular holes and epiretinal membrane. Dr. Nudleman also has a special interest in pediatric vitreoretinopathies, including advanced retinopathy of prematurity, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, Coats' disease, persistent fetal vascular syndrome and intraocular trauma.

As an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Nudleman instructs medical students, residents and fellows. His research focuses on developmental angiogenesis and identifying novel targets to treat retinal vascular diseases.

Dr. Nudleman has published numerous articles, and his work has appeared in Ophthalmology and RETINA, among others.

He completed a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan and a residency at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Nudleman earned his medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York and his doctoral degree at Stanford University. He is board certified in ophthalmology.

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