Dr. Donald Serafano, M.D. Long Beach area LASIK Surgery, Laser Eye Surgery, Cataract Surgery and Vision Correction Surgery Expert

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(562) 598-3160

Call today and mention Trusted LASIK Surgeons for your free LASIK consultation with a true LASIK expert who is a trusted eye surgeon and vision care specialist. Dr. Serafano's exceptional qualifications are listed below.

Address:

Complete Eye Care Associates, ViewPoint Laser Center,
Orange County Cataracts in on location
10861 Cherry Street, Suite 204
Los Alamitos, CA, 90720

To contact Dr. Serafano's office directly please click on info@orangecountycatataracts.com

To see what former patients have to say about Dr. Serafano and his staff please visit: Testimonials for Dr. Serafano

Dr. Serafano treats patients seeking LASIK, refractive and cataract surgery from the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas, including, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, San Pedro, Seal Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Hermosa Beach

Website:

ViewPoint Laser Centers

Professional Qualifications and Credentials

Dr. Donald Serafano, MD. has extensive qualifications that Trusted LASIK Surgeons estimates place him among the top LASIK, refractive, and cataract surgeons in the United States.

For your convenience, these credentials and criteria have been grouped by Experience, Premier Patient Care and Credentials. In addition, Dr. Serafano has included some additional professional accomplishments that while not used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons in our screening process, clearly supplement his highly distinguished career.

Dr. Serafano's qualifications and credentials as one of the top LASIK and cataract surgeons include:

Experience

• Over 15 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK and PRK
• Over 27 years experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens implants and RK)
• Over 30 years experience in cataract surgery and lens implant (including cataract surgery with lens implants)
• Performed over 5,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
• Performed over 10,000 cataract surgery procedures
• Investigator for 2 clinical FDA investigative studies for manufacturer of lasers for vision correction or of other ophthalmic devices or products
• Refractive and Cataract Surgery Expert Witness: Over 20 years experience providing expert witness services on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, including case review and expert testimony for cases involving the following refractive and cataract eye surgery procedures:
  • LASIK, PRK laser eye surgery, cataract surgery, intraocular lens (IOL) implant procedures, including toric lenses, monofocal lenses, and multifocal lenses

Premier Patient Care

• Dr. Serafano is certified on the IntraLase for All Laser or Bladeless Lasik
• Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK laser eye surgery
• Offers complete refractive surgery care
  • LASIK and PRK laser eye surgery
  • Intraocular lens implant surgery (IOLs) including Refractive Lensectomy (RLE) or Clear Lensectomy (CLE) using:monofocal lenses, multifocal lenses, and accommodating lenses, as well as phakic implants and toric implants
  • and Limbal Relaxing Incisions
  • Eye Surgery (including cataract surgery with lens implants)
• Management of complications of surgery for new patients who had problems from a LASIK or another vision correction procedure or cataract surgery performed by another doctor
• Other eye surgeons, optometrists, opticians, employees of companies that specialize in refractive surgery instrumentation or their family members have had their LASIK or another refractive procedure or cataract surgery performed by Dr. Serafano

Professional Credentials

• Current Faculty Appointments:
  • Associate Clinical Professor, Department Ophthalmology, University of Southern California
  • Dr. Serafano serves on international faculties several times per year for the professional societies including the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) and the World Ophthalmology Congress
• Hospital Staff Appointments:
  • Los Alamitos Medical Center
• Past Hospital Staff Appointments
  • St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach
    • Past Chairman of Department of Ophthalmology
  • Long Beach Memorial Hospital
• Professional Society and Organizations-Membership and Affiliations
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology, Member
    • Honor Award
    • Instructor
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), Member
    • Instructor
  • European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Member
    • Instructor
• Certified by American Board of Ophthalmology
• Consulting Positions (for companies that develop lasers and other ophthalmic products)
  • Alcon Surgical
• Editorial Board: Refractive Eyecare
• Reviewer: The Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS)
• 2 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles published as well as numerous non-peer reviewed articles
  • Dr. Serafano usually contributes one article per quarter in non peer-reviewed professional journals such as OSN, Eye World, and Ophthalmology Times
• 3 text book chapters published
• Over 100 lectures on research topics at major eye meetings
  • Over the course of a typical year, Dr. Serafano typically serves as a moderator at 12 live surgery events, an instructor for 8 courses, a panelist on 4 sessions, and a guest speaker at 8 symposiums
• Over 20 videos and podcasts on ophthalmology
• Served on over 50 vision correction and other related panels on eye care at major ophthalmology meetings
• Taught over 100 courses at major eye meetings

Additional Career Highlights

• Honored Professional in American Directory of “Who’s Who” in Executives and Businesses, 1998-1999 edition
• Selected by his peers and named one of the “Best Doctors” in America: 1998
• National Registry of “Who’s Who” Lifetime member published in the 1999 edition. National Registry Number: 67399
• Best Doctors in Los Angeles: 1991, 1996
• Listed in “Guide to Best Doctors in the United States”: 1999
• Has been named in "The Essential Guide to Los Angeles’ Best Doctors" by Los Angeles Magazine
• Has been named in the "Guide to Best Doctors in Orange County" by Orange Coast Magazine
• Past president of Rotary Club of Long Beach
• Current member of Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
• Current member of Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce
• Former Captain and General Medical Officer of the United States Air Force (received an honorable discharge)

Education

• Undergraduate: Villanova University, Bachelor of Science Degree Received
• Medical School: Wayne State University
  • Anna Rutzky award in Pediatrics
• Internship: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
• Residency: Mayo Clinic
• Fellowship Training: Fellowship in Anterior Segment Surgery, Henry Hirschman, M.D.
  

Surgeon Bio

Donald N. Serafano, M.D. was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He was awarded a four year academic scholarship to Villanova University in Philadelphia and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology & Chemistry. He was awarded a second academic scholarship this time to Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. Dr. Serafano completed his general internship in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. After completing his studies Dr. Serafano served as a Captain and General Medical Officer of the United States Air Force. He received an honorable discharge before going on to complete his fellowship residency in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Dr. Serafano moved to Long Beach, California for additional training in corneal surgery and intraocular lens implants. He has been practicing general ophthalmology with a special interest in cataracts, lens implants, refractive surgery and glaucoma since 1978. He is on the advisory board for the development of phacoemulsificaton (a method of small incision cataract removal), foldable lens implants and no stitch cataract surgery. Dr. Serafano has given many scientific presentations and performed live surgery at symposiums all over the world.

He is currently an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Southern California. Dr. Serafano’s numerous awards include being listed as an Honored Professional in both the American Directory of Who’s Who in Executives and Business and The National Register’s Who’s Who in Executive and Professionals 2000 Edition. Dr. Serafano has also been selected by his peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America, Los Angeles Magazine’s "The Essential Guide to Los Angeles’ Best Doctors", and Orange Coast Magazine's "Guide to Best Doctors in Orange County". The American Academy of Ophthalmology recognized his achievements by giving him the Honor Award in 1996. He has served as President (1993-1994) of the Rotary Club of Long Beach, California.

Dr. Serafano is Board Certified by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has completed a Fellowship in LASIK surgery and was certified in the VISX Excimer Laser System in 1994.

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