Darius M. Moshfeghi

Clinical Focus

• Vitreoretinal Surgery, Pediatric vitreretinal surgery, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Retinal Detachment, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cystoid Macular Edema, Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
• Ophthalmology
• Coats disease, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, x-linked retinoschisis

Administrative Appointments

• Director of Telemedicine, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University (2011 - present)
• Director of Pediatric Vitreoretinal Disease, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University (2011 - present)
• Director of Vitreoretinal Surgical & Medical Fellowship, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Horngren Vitreoretinal Center, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University (2009 - present)
• Founder & Director, Stanford University Network for Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (SUNDROP) (2005 - present)
• Co-Director of Ocular Oncology, Dept. of Ophthalmology (2008 - 2011)

Honors and Awards

• Best Doctors, Best Doctors, Inc. (2009-2012)
• America's Top Ophthalmologists, Consumers' Research Council of America (2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2009)
• Honor Award, American Society of Retina Specialists (2009)
• Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2008)
• Best Poster, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2007)

Professional Education

Postdoctoral Advisees

Yen-Jui Chang,  Loh-Shan Leung,  Ruwan Silva

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Ophthalmology

Current Research Interests

Dr. Moshfeghi leads the Stanford University Network for Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (SUNDROP network). The SUNDROP network utilizes RetCam II cameras to provide remote screening of retinopathy of prematurity at outlying neonatal intensive care units. Active sites include Dominican Hospital, Washington Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and O'Connor Hospital.

Publications

• 24-Gy Low-Voltage X-Ray Irradiation With Ranibizumab Therapy for Neovascular AMD: 6-Month Safety and Functional Outcomes. Canton VM, Quiroz-Mercado H, Velez-Montoya R, Lopez-Miranda MJ, Moshfeghi AA, Shusterman EM, Kaiser PK, Sanislo SR, Gertner M, Moshfeghi DM. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2012; 43 (1): 20-4
• Author reply. Moshfeghi DM, Berrocal AM. Ophthalmology. 2012; 119 (2): 432
• Cannula-Based 25-Gauge Vitreous Tap And Injection: A New Surgical Technique. Chan A, Leng T, Moshfeghi DM. Retina. 2012
• The influence of medical school and residency training program upon choice of an academic career and academic productivity among otolaryngology faculty in the United States of America: Our experience of 1433 academic otolaryngologists. Leng T, Jaben KA, Zheng L, Yang J, Paulus YM, Moshfeghi AA, Maltenfort MG, Campbell PG, Ratliff JK, Moshfeghi DM. Clin Otolaryngol. 2012; 37 (1): 58-62
• Stanford University network for diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (SUNDROP): 36-month experience with telemedicine screening. Silva RA, Murakami Y, Lad EM, Moshfeghi DM. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2011 Jan-Feb; 42 (1): 12-9