Alfredo Arrigo Sadun | |
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Born | New Orleans, Louisiana | October 23, 1950
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 at Doheny Eye Centers-UCLA[1] and is Vice-Chair of Ophthalmology at UCLA.[2]
Sadun has received recognition for his work in neuro-ophthalmology and especially in diseases of the optic nerve. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles[3] 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.[4]
Sadun is a Gold Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).[5] and the Editor-in-chief of Scope for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.[6]