Bio
Dr. Chang runs a busy glaucoma and cataract surgical practice with special expertise in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS such as iStent, ECP, trabectome, KDB, Omni, Cyclo G6 Micropulse, Cypass, Xen) and complex cataract removal using the latest technologies including intraop aberrometry (ORA) and toric lenses as well as multifocals/EDOF including Panoptix trifocal and Vivity. He is an expert on optical coherence tomography (OCT) having helped the normative data development of Zeiss Stratus and Cirrus. Besides providing state of the art clinical care, delving into cutting edge research, and delivering world class education locally and internationally, he is involved in the development of novel mobile health devices and digital health startups as well as scientific advisor to multiple pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Current research interests include: high myopia and glaucoma, glaucoma biobanking, virtual reality visual fields and remote IOP checks, improving glaucoma therapy compliance, validating eye care delivery systems leveraging mobile devices, developing computer vision machine learning algorithms, and aggregating big data with differential privacy features.
Dr. Chang co-invented the EyeGo Smartphone imaging adapter, which was licensed and commercialized as the Paxos Scope. He co-founded a venture-backed seed stage consumer health startup, AVA, following his bio design training, and is working on another telemedicine startup. He is Vice President of the Asia Pacific Tele Ophthalmology Society and Medical Director of employer based optometry services. One of his original contributions is the creation of the digital health design sprint, a week-long, end-to-end project-based learning experience to help innovators be more aware of the challenges in starting a healthcare company. http://medcatalyst.stanford.edu
Clinical Focus
- Ophthalmology
- Glaucoma and cataract surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
- Medical Education
- Mobile Health
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Myopia
- Vision Screening
- trabectome
- istent
- ECP
Administrative Appointments
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Medical Director, Stanford Employer Based Optometry (2016 - Present)
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Glaucoma Fellowship Co-Director, Stanford Ophthalmology (2009 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Heed Fellow, Heed Foundation (2007)
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America Glaucoma Society MAPS grant, AGS (2011)
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Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program Grant, Stanford (2013)
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Winner Best Pivot, Stanford Startxmed Innovation Challenge (2013)
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Stanford Center Peking University Faculty Fellowship Program Award, SCPKU (2014)
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Stanford Society of Physician Scholars (SSPS) Grant, SSPS (2014)
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Stanford Spectrum Medtech Innovation Grant, Spectrum (2014)
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Circular 2D Polarized LCD TV on Improvement of Eye Fatigue and Eye Movement Control, TCL Research America Grant (2014-2015)
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First Place, Philips Healthsuite Hackathon (2015)
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Stanford Center Peking University Graduate Seminar Program, SCPKU (2015)
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Digital Health Bootcamp, SCPKU (2016)
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Medical Innovation Curriculum, Stanford UAR (2016)
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Robert Howard Next Step Award, Lunar (2016)
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Stanford Spectrum Medtech Innovation Grant, Spectrum (2016)
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Center for Innovation in Global Health Grant, CIGH Stanford (2017)
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Machine Learning Grant, Santen (2017)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Fellow, AAO American Academy of Ophthalmology (2009 - Present)
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Member, AGS American Glaucoma Society (2009 - Present)
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Fellow, CIGH Center for Innovation in Global Health (2015 - Present)
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Member and Co-Chair mHealth, PHS Population Health Sciences (2015 - 2016)
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Vice President, APTOS Asia Pacific Tele-Ophthalmology Society (2016 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (2009) FL
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Residency: Washington University Ophthalmology Residency (2007) MO
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Internship: NorthShore University Health System Internal Medicine Residency (2004) IL
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Medical Education: University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine Registrar (2002) MO
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Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology (2008)
Patents
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Robert Chang. "United States Patent 62/138,271 Modular Smartphone Adapters for Mobile Ophthalmoscopy", Leland Stanford Junior University, Mar 25, 2015
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Robert Chang. "United States Patent 14/893,951 Modular Lens Adapters for Mobile Anterior and Posterior Segment Ophthalmoscopy,", Leland Stanford Junior University, May 30, 2014