Our Doctors

Padma Nanduri, M.D. F.A.C.S.
Libro E. DiZinno, M.D.
Jeffery P. Wasserstrom, M.D.
Martin Friedlander, M.D. Ph.D

Contact Information

Office telephone number:
858-450-1010

Email inquiries:
info@envisioneye.com

9834 Genesee Avenue
Suite 406
La Jolla, CA 92037

Education

BS/MD Accelerated program, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, September 1985 to January 1986. Dean’s List

Bachelor of Science, Speech Communication, Syracuse University,
January 1986 to May 1989, Rhodes Scholar Nominee, Summa Cum Laude, Deans List, Honor’s Program, Spencer Award in Organic Chemistry, Speaker Award for Extemporaneous Speech, Leadership Award Mohawk Valley General Hospital, Broadcasting Magazine Award for Investigative Reporting, First Prize for Valley Wide Poetry Contest

MD, Distinction in Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, August 1990 to May 1994

Residency

Ophthalmology, Saint Louis University Eye Institute, July 1995 to June 1998,
Chief Resident

Internship, University of Hawaii, Integrated Transitional Residency Program,
July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995 

Board Certification

Board Certified in Ophthalmology, May 2000

Employment

Ophthalmologist, ORBIS International,                   1998- 1998

Ophthalmology fellow for a non-profit organization providing mass screenings in the Middle East and India for pediatric and adult treatable medical surgical eye conditions.  Operations preformed at local hospitals for retina, glaucoma, cataract, and strabismus.  Taught local ophthalmologists medical ophthalmology, surgical techniques, and laser treatment techniques via wet labs and clinical instruction.

Comprehensive Ophthalmologist and Clinical Instructor,
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, 1999- 2000

Comprehensive Ophthalmology practice at the largest HMO in the State of       Hawaii.  Treating ophthalmic conditions of unusual breadth and depth including:

PEDIATRIC and ADULT STRABISMUS
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY: ROP, cataract, and oculoplastics
PLASTICS: Ocular Cicitricial Phempigoid, lid pathology, ptosis repairs,
      Entropion and Ectropion repair, and DCR
NEUROPHTHALMOLOGY: nerve palsies and optic neuritis
RETINA: extensive medical retina and laser surgery of Diabetic
      Retinopathy, Macroaneurysm, Central Serous Retinopathy,
      and Retinal Tears
GLAUCOMA: acute angle closure, COAG, ALT, and trabeculectomy
CATARACT: approximately 7 to 10 cases per week.
CLINICAL INSTRUCTION: Taught University of Hawaii medical students and residents.

 Practice Owner and Comprehensive Ophthalmologist,
Envision Eye/Associated Eye Surgeons Medical Group, 2001 to Present

Comprehensive Ophthalmology private practice.  Treating ophthalmic conditions of unusual breadth and depth including:

PEDIATRIC and ADULT STRABISMUS
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY: ROP, cataract, and oculoplastics
PLASTICS: Ocular Cicitricial Phempigoid, lid pathology, ptosis repairs,
   Entropion and Ectropion repair, and DCR
NEUROPHTHALMOLOGY: nerve palsies and optic neuritis
RETINA: extensive medical retina and laser surgery of Diabetic
   Retinopathy, Macroaneurysm, Central Serous Retinopathy,
   and Retinal Tears
GLAUCOMA: acute angle closure, COAG, ALT, and trabeculectomy
CATARACT: approximately 7 to 10 cases per week.

Faculty Position in Comprehensive Ophthalmology, and Associate Professor and Clinical Instructor

University Of California, San Diego, 2001 to Present

Comprehensive Ophthalmology practice and State University teaching facility.

Treating ophthalmic conditions of unusual breadth and depth including:

PEDIATRIC and ADULT STRABISMUS
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY: ROP, cataract, and oculoplastics
PLASTICS: Ocular Cicitricial Phempigoid, lid pathology, ptosis,repairs
   Entropion and Ectropion repair, and DCR
NEUROPHTHALMOLOGY: nerve palsies and optic neuritis
RETINA: extensive medical retina and laser surgery of Diabetic
   Retinopathy, Macroaneurysm, Central Serous Retinopathy,
   and Retinal Tears
GLAUCOMA: acute angle closure, COAG, ALT, and trabeculectomy
CATARACT: approximately 7 to 10 cases per week.
CLINICAL INSTRUCTION: Taught University of California medical students, residents, and fellows.

Interests & Activities

• Writing, Travel, Sporting Activities

Languages

• Indian languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada

Publications

Modern Pathology Volume 6, Number 1, Page 9, 1993
Nanduri P, Hicks DG, Davis N, Rosier RN, Puzas JE, Reynolds PR:
Characterization of immunohistochemical staining with tumor grade.

Modern Pathology, Volume 6, Number 1, Page 96A, 1993
Nanduri P, Hicks D, Reynolds PR, Mongeon C, Sickel J, Freund G:
Immunohistochemical analysis of ubiquitin expression in hematopoetic tissues and lymphoid cell lines.

Pending Publications

Padma Nanduri, MD Ronald R. Kruger, MD, Nancy S. Saedy, MD, William Clifford, MD, Tere Vives, MD, John H. Brinser, BA, Ronals E. Smith, MD, James R. Rowsey, MD: Comparative clinical analysis of fungal keratitis in Southern, California and South Florida.

Padma Nanduri, MD, Ronald R. Kruger, MD, Tibor Juhasz, Phd, Vincenzo Marchi M, MD: Preliminary results of picosecond laser flap generation for Excimer LASIK-nonsighted eye study.

Research

Pathology, University of Rochester, 1992
Characterized ubiquitin expression in chondroid neoplasms and hematopoetic malignancies.

Biochemistry, Syracuse University, 1998
Synthesized compounds which bind to the operator region of HIV DNA.

Child Language Acquisition, Syracuse University, 1989
Researched developments in the field and analyzed the assumptions underlying language acquisition experiments over the past fifty years.

Research Presentations

Preliminary Results of Picosecond Laser Flap Generation for Excimer LASIK-Nonsighted Eye Study
International Society of Refractive Surgery, June 1997
Pan American Congress of Ophthalmology, May 1997

Ubiquitin Expression in Cartilagineous Neoplasms
International Association of Pathology, March 1993
Associated Medical Schools of New York, May 1993

Dr. Nanduri’s Associated Eye Surgeon’s Medical Group is available for ocular emergencies 24 hours a day. Contact via the office telephone number 858-450-1010