Julie Schallhorn, MD, MS
Professor
Ophthalmology
School of Medicine

415-353-2020

Julie Schallhorn, MD, MS is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at UCSF. Dr. Schallhorn received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from UCLA, and her Master’s degree in Bioengineering from UCSD. She then completed medical training at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, and her ophthalmology residency at UCSF. She went on to fellowship training in Uveitis at the F.I.

Proctor Foundation at UCSF, and in Cornea at the Casey Eye Institute in Portland, Oregon. She was on faculty at the University of Southern California’s Roski Eye Institute before returning to San Francisco and UCSF.

Dr. Schallhorn has strong research interests in the study of anterior segment disease and refractive surgery, and is deeply invested in obtaining the best possible results and experiences for her patients. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on visual outcomes, ocular surface disease, and patient satisfaction after refractive surgery. She currently sits on the Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Committee for Refractive Surgery for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Young Eye Surgeons Committee for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

Awards

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  • Best Doctors, Pasadena Magazine, 2016
  • Super Doctors Rising, Southern California, 2016
  • Best Paper in Session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2013

Education & Training

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
  • Cornea & Refractive Surgery Fellowship Casey Eye Institute 07/2015
  • Uveitis Fellowship F.I. Proctor Foundation/UCSF 07/2014
  • Ophthalmology Residency University of California, San Francisco 07/2013
  • Surgical Internship Huntington Memorial Hospital 07/2010
  • MD Medicine University of Southern California 06/2009
  • MS Bioengineering University of California, San Diego 07/2005
  • BS Chemical Engineering University of California, Los Angeles 06/2003

Interests

  • PROSE
  • corneal tomography
  • OCT
  • limbal stem cell deficiency
  • cataract surgery
  • herpetic keratitis
  • refractive surgery
  • corneal ulcers
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • eye
  • intraocular lens
  • corneal dystrophies
  • corneal transplant
  • Sjogren's syndrome
  • iris
  • crosslinking
  • scleral contact lens
  • keratoconus
  • corneal melt
  • aniridia
  • keratouveitis
  • LASIK
  • cornea
  • corneal scar
  • corneal topography
  • dry eye disease
  • pentacam

Publications (95)

Top publication keywords:
CataractLenses, IntraocularVisual AcuityPhacoemulsificationRefraction, OcularLasers, ExcimerLens Implantation, IntraocularOphthalmologyPhotorefractive KeratectomyHyperopiaMultifocal Intraocular LensesAstigmatismMyopiaKeratomileusis, Laser In SituDescemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty