Modesto and Stockton LASIK Specialists - Dr. Amin Ashrafzadeh and Dr. Daniel Lee
Amin Ashrafzadeh, M.D. (Dr. Ash)
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Undergraduate: Boston University, College of Arts & Sciences
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Medical School: Boston University, School of Medicine
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Internship: Internal Medicine
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Residency: Ophthalmology
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Fellowship: Cornea and Refractive Surgery
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Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology (Board Certification)
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Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Member, American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Dr. Ashrafzadeh (Dr. Ash as referred to by most) was born and educated in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been in private practice in Stanislaus County since 2002. He joined Daniel Lee, MD at the Turlock Eye Physicians, where he is now a partner. Dr. Ash has been performing LASIK eye surgery for the past 9 years and has performed LASIK eye surgery at several different LASIK centers. In November 2005, Northern California Laser Center was opened to bring patients not only the highest level of medical and surgical care, but also to be a state of the art advanced LASIK surgery center with the most technologically advanced equipment available.
Dr. Ash, a specialist in LASIK eye Surgery and Corneal Surgeries, has brought some of the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic devices to the Central Valley. He acquired Visante Anterior Segment OCT (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) which allows Ultra-high resolution images of the front portion of the eye. This device creates images that allow unique ability to evaluate and manage LASIK patients. Additionally, the IntraLase femtosecond laser has brought the safety of LASIK Eye surgery to new levels.
Dr. Ash has specialized training in performing LASIK eye surgery and other Corneal procedures such as corneal transplantation and anterior segment reconstruction. He is one of few corneal surgeon that has performed many newer techniques in corneal transplant surgery such as Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK). By incorporating IntraLase femtosecond laser into his practice, he brings a revolutionary change in corneal transplant surgery technique with IntraLase Enabled Keratoplasty (IEK). He has created the first center in Northern California to offer IEK, well ahead of most academic centers. In fact, Dr. Ash is the first surgeon to perform IEK (laser assisted corneal transplant surgery) in Northern California.
He was one of the very first surgeons to perform the revolutionary presbyopia correcting Cataract Surgery with ReSTOR, ReZoom, AcrySof Toric IOL, Tecnis Multifocal and CrystaLens implants. He is also one of very few surgeons that performs implantation of intraocular contact lens, Verisyse.
Dr. Ash remains involved academically and serves as a Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at University of California, Davis. He has been invited to speak at many different events nationally and internationally, such as the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. His research work has been published in different peer-reviewed journals including Ophthalmology the official publication of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Ash is also a consultant to Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Dublin, CA, makers of many highly technical ophthalmic instruments. Additionally he has created a patient and professional education website www.AskDrAsh.com teach others about eye diseases and how Visante omni is essential in their evaluations.
Dr. Ash finds the greatest joy in helping patients obtain the best possible vision and restoring sight. He finds the greatest complement in referral of other patients by his current patients. He is fluent in Farsi and Spanish.
Certification / Licensure:
Medical Board of California
Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
LADARVision 4000
LADARWave
Visx Star S4 with Iris Registration
CustomVue
IntraLase
IntraLase Enabled Keratoplasty
Affiliations
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Cornea Society
Stanislaus Medical Society
California Medical Association
Community Involvement
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Board of Directors
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California State University, Stanislaus
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Foundation Board (2008 - Present)
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Emanuel Medical Center (2005 - 2008)
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Northern California Surgery Center
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Turlock Surgical Properties (2004 - Present)
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Chief of Medical Staff - 2008
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Vice Chief of Medical Staff - 2007
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Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology,
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University of California, Davis
Research and Publications
Dr. Ash is currently involved with many projects. Below are list of his published works.
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Dr. Agarwal's Textbook on Corneal Topography, Including Pentacam and Anterior Segment OCT, 2nd Edition
Amar Agarwal, Athiya Agarwal, Soosan Jacob
Chapter 10, Evaluation of Patients for Refractive Surgery with Visante Anterior Segment OCT and the Combined Datalink with Atlas Corneal Topographer. Amin Ashrafzadeh, Roger F. Steinert
ISBN 978-81-8448-861-6 Published 2010
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Refractive Surgery, 2nd Edition
Amar Agarwal, Athiya Agarwal, Soosan Jacob
Chapter 6, Visante Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Evaluation of Patients for Refractive Surgery. Amin Ashrafzadeh, Roger F. Steinert
ISBN 978-81-8448-412-0 Published 2009
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Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography
Roger F. Steinert MD; David Huang MD, PhD
Chapter 3, Evaluation of LASIK Flaps. Roger F. Steinert, Amin Ashrafzadeh
2 Cover Image Credits and 3 Image Credits Chapter 14.
ISBN 13 978-1-55642-808-1 Published 2008
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Ophthalmology
June 2007:
Results of phototherapeutic keratectomy in the management of flap striae after LASIK before and after developing a standardized protocol: long-term follow-up of an expanded patient population.
Amin Ashrafzadeh, Roger F. Steinert
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Ophthalmology
April 2004:
Results of phototherapeutic keratectomy in the management of flap striae after LASIK.
Roger F. Steinert, Amin Ashrafzadeh, Peter S. Hersh
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International Ophthalmology Clinics
Winter 2003:
New modalities in the treatment of ocular allergy.
Amin Ashrafzadeh, Michael B. Raizman
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Anatomical Records
March 1999:
Zyxin and vinculin distribution at the cell-extracellular matrix attachment complex (CMAX) in corneal epithelial tissue are actin dependent.
Kathy K. Svoboda, Dan Orlow, Amin Ashrafzadeh, Guy Jirawuthiworavong
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Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today
Supplement September 2008
Visante OCT Version 3.0 Linking Placido and OCT for Comprehensive Topography
By Amin Ashrafzadeh, MD
CRST's Insert PDF file
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Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition
July 10, 2008
Anterior Segment OCT useful in preop, postop evaluations of refractive surgery patients
by Amin Ashrafzadeh, MD and Roger F. Steinert, MD
www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rid=29428
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EyeWorld Magazine
November 2007:
PTK on patrol by Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
Technique helps to target visually significant striae and improve visual results.
Interview with Amin Ashrafzadeh and Roger F. Steinert.
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Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today
Supplement August 2007
The Versatility of the Visante OCT
By Amin Ashrafzadeh, MD
http://www.crstoday.com/PDF%20Articles/0807/0807_supp.pdf
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Daniel Lee, MD
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Undergraduate: University of Sao Paolo, Brazil
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Medical School: University of Sao Paolo, School of Medicine
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Internship & Residency: Internal Medicine
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Wright State University, Ohio
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Residency: Ophthalmology
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Pennsylvania State University
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Chief Resident in Ophthalmology
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Pennsylvania State University
- Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology (Board Certification)
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (Board Certification)
Member, American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Dr. Lee grew up in a farming community in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He attended University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine and graduated in 1981. He received his training in Ophthalmology at Pennsylvania State University where he served one year as chief resident. Dr. Lee joined Dr. Janzen in 1992 to form Turlock Eye Physicians where he still practices full time specializing in advanced cataract surgery. He prides himself in providing the highest level of eye care to the Central Valley.
Dr. Lee is a native speaker of Portuguese, and fluent in Spanish and Korean. He is recognized as a specialist by the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Ophthalmology. He is a medical reviewer for California Medical Board and Delta IPA in the specialty of Ophthalmology. He served in numerous administrative capacities as president of Ophthalmology Independent Practice Association ACES, past Chief of Staff at Emanuel Medical Center, Board member of Emanuel medical center 2000-2003, and a founding member of Northern California Surgery Center where he currently serves as Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors.
Dr. Lee specializes in cataract surgery. Latest technology includes micro coaxial phaco (cataract surgery through 2.1 mm incision) with foldable aspheric acrylic lenses (improved contrast sensitivity). Multifocal intraocular lenses ReSTOR, ReZoom, Tecnis Multifocal, Crystalens, and Acrysof Toric lenses for correction of astigmatism.
Dr. Lee is a Paul Harris fellow and has served with the Rotary Club in overseas eye surgery projects to South and Central America. He served as Board member of Seventh Adventist Church schools in Turlock, and Stockton. He has been in Turlock since 1992 where he lives with his wife of 24 years and 4 children.
Certification / Licensure:
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Medical Board of California
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Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
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Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Affiliations
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
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Stanislaus Medical Society
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California Medical Association
Community Involvement
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Board of Directors
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Emanuel Medical Center (2000-2003)
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Northern California Surgery Center -- Chairman of the Board
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Seventh Adventist Church Schools in Turlock and Stockton, CA
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Chief of Staff (2003)
The physicians of Northern California Laser Center are renowned Modesto and Stockton lasik eye surgeons. They are also considered Modesto and Stockton cataract surgery specialists. These physicians treat LASIK Modesto and cataracts patients from their Modesto offices.
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