Dr. Harvey A. Fishman MD PhD Premier Cataract Surgeon

National Medical Board Examination, Parts I, II, and III
(Board-Certified Physician in California)
American Board of Ophthalmology (Board-Certified Ophthalmologist)
Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology
Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Post Graduate Training

Chief Resident	Stanford University	Ophthalmology 2004 - 2005
Residency	Stanford University	Ophthalmology 2002 - 2005
Research	Stanford University	Medical Retina Research 2001 - 2002 (pre-residency fellowship)
Internship	St. Mary's Hospital	Internal Medicine 2000 - 2001
Post Doctoral	Stanford University	Neurobiology 1996 - 1997

Academic Appointments

Senior Research

Scientist

Stanford University

Ophthalmology 2000-2005

Private Practice Ophthalmology

Medical Director Founder	Harvey A. Fishman, MD A Professional Corporation Cataract Specialist Comprehensive Eye Consultant	Ophthalmology 2007 -present
Cataract Specialist	Academically Oriented Ophthalmology Practice Head of Cataract Service and Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics	Ophthalmology 2005-2007

Hospital Appointments

Medical Staff	Dominican Hospital	Ophthalmology
Medical Staff	El Camino Hospital	Ophthalmology

Surgery Center Appointments

Medical Staff	El Camino Surgical Center	Ophthalmology
Medical Staff	Cypress Outpatient Surgery Center	Ophthalmology
Medical Staff	Waverly Surgery Center	Ophthalmology
Medical Staff	Campus Surgery Center	Ophthalmology
Medical Staff	Santa Cruz Surgery Center	Ophthalmology

Highlights from Dr. Fishman's Curriculum Vitae

* Ophthalmology Training, Stanford Department of Ophthalmology
* Board-Certified American Board of Ophthalmology
* MD Stanford University School of Medicine
* PhD Stanford University Chemistry (Emphasis in laser chemistry)
* 34 Peer-reviewed Publications
* 10 U.S. Patents
* 27 Invited Talks including American Academy of Ophthalmology National Meeting,

Retina Subspeciality Day
* Founder and Former Director Stanford Ophthalmic Tissue Engineering Laboratory

(thesis co-advisor to 4 graduate students in Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering)

* Founder of the Stanford Retinal Prosthesis Project in 2000
* Co-Authored 3 Major Research Grants, NIH, Stanford Bio-X
* Clinical Consultant to Major Ophthalmic Research Companies
* Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH Grants
* Manuscript Reviewer for Major Ophthalmology Journals including IOVS, Journal of

Neural Engineering
* Dr. Fishman's research discussed in Scientific American, The Economist, JAMA,

Technology Review: An MIT Enterprise, Dr. Dean Edell, ABC 7 News San Francisco,

The New Scientist, The Osgood Files on CBS Radio with Charles Osgood.

Dr. Fishman received his undergraduate B.S. degree in Chemistry with an emphasis in neuroscience. He then earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Chemistry at Stanford working with Professors Richard N. Zare and Richard H. Scheller in the area of lasers, microfluidics, and neuroscience. Dr. Fishman also conducted post-doctoral research in the Department of Neurobiology working in the field of nerve regeneration. He earned an M.D. from Stanford Medical School and completed a medical internship at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco including training from San Francisco General Hospital. After his medical internship, Dr. Fishman joined the department of Ophthalmology at Stanford and founded and directed the Ophthalmic Tissue Engineering Laboratory in the Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Fishman completed his residency training in advanced eye surgery and medical treatment for eye diseases at Stanford.

At Stanford, Dr. Fishman was awarded one of the first Stanford University Bio-X grants for his work on the "The Artificial Synapse Chip." This enabled Dr. Fishman to found the Stanford Retinal Prosthesis project in the Department of Ophthalmology. After spending 15 years at Stanford, he then joined an academically oriented private practice office where he was the head of Cataract Surgery and Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics. In 2007, Dr. Fishman started his own ophthalmology practice with two offices (Palo Alto and Santa Cruz) where he continues to lead advancements in cataract surgery and medical therapy for eye diseases. Dr. Fishman has a special interest in complex anterior segment surgery including secondary lens implants, lens exchange, iris repair, and second opinions in cataract surgery. In particularly complex cases, Dr. Fishman operates with pre-eminent retinal surgeons to obtain optimal outcomes.

As an active surgeon, Dr. Fishman is a leader in ophthalmic innovations including premium lens cataract surgery. He offers all available presbyopic correcting lens implants including the “accommodating” Crystalens and the multifocal Tecnis and ReStor lenses. Dr. Fishman is also able to treat astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery using a Toric lens or Limbal Relaxing Incisions (LRI). Dr. Fishman is a certified Excimer laser surgeon and is now pleased to offer PRK and LASIK enhancements following premium lens cataract surgery. With a Stanford PhD in laser chemistry, Dr. Fishman is particularly well-suited for performing Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery and excimer laser enhancements.

As a comprehensive ophthalmologist and anterior segment surgeon, Dr. Fishman offers suture-less pterygium surgery, functional upper-lid blepharoplasty and laser surgery for “after cataracts,” narrow- and open-angle glaucoma. He also treats a wide variety of corneal and external diseases, macular degeneration screening, and same day emergency visits. He also offers annual eye care exams that include prescriptions for eye glasses and contact lenses. With a strong research background as a Stanford MD PhD, Dr. Fishman also provides informational “research consults” on emerging ocular therapies including Stem Cell Transplantation and Artificial Retinal Prosthesis.

He is currently involved in several exciting research areas including the development of advanced lenses for cataract surgery (consultant to Powervision- the Fluidvision lens), new therapies and technologies for macular degeneration, and the surgical correction of presbyopia. He has recently co-founded AppMedicine, an mobile app company developing ophthalmology based applications for patients in his practice. He has served on the board for the Vista Center for the blind and visually impaired for 5 years.