Advisers & FriendsIvan R. Schwab, M.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsDr. Schwab specializes in cornea and external disease and uveitis. He is one of eighteen Directors for the American Board of Ophthalmology, the public agency for board certification and re-certification of Ophthalmologists in the United States. He is on the editorial board for the journal Cornea and the British Journal of Ophthalmology and active with the American Academy of Ophthalmology. His research interests have focused on stem-cell grafting, wound healing and comparative ophthalmology. |
Title: |
Professor Director of Cornea & External Disease Service |
Specialty: |
Ophthalmology |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
Eye Center |
Address: |
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center 4860 Y St., Suite 2400 Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-6602 |
Education: |
West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, West Virginia M.D. 1973 |
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West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia B.A. 1969 |
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Internships: |
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose, California 1973-1974 |
Residency: |
California Pacific Medical Center San Francisco, California 1977-1980 |
Fellowships: |
UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, California 1980-1982 California Pacific Medical Center San Francisco, California 1980 |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2004 American Board of Ophthalmology, 1981 |
Professional Memberships: |
American College of Surgeons, Fellow American Medical Association American Ophthalmological Society American Uveitis Society Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Castroviejo Society International Society of Geographical Ophthalmologists Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group Proctor Fellows Association The California Academy of Sciences |
Select Recent Publications: |
Brudenall DK, Schwab IR, Fritsches KA: Ocular morphology of the Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Vet Ophthalmol. 2008 Mar-Apr;11(2):99-110. Chirila TV, Barnard Z, Zainuddin , Harkin DG, Schwab IR, Hirst LW.: Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin Membranes as Potential Substrata for Epithelial Constructs Used in the Management of Ocular Surface Disorders. Tissue Eng Part A. 2008 Apr 1 [Epub ahead of print] Brudenall D, Schwab IR, Lloyd W, Giorgi, P, Graydon ML. Retinal Vascularization in the megachiroptera. Anat, Histol and Embryol. 2007; 36: 382-388. Schwab IR. AJO history of ophthalmology series. Thomas Young (1773-1829). Am J Ophthalmol 2006; 142: 487. Schwab IR, Johnson, N, Harkin D: Inherent risks associated with manufacture of bioengineered ocular surface tissue. Arch Ophthalmol 2006 124: 1734-40. Darlington JK, Adrean SD, Schwab IR. Trends of Penetrating Keratoplasty in the United States from 1980 to 2004. Ophthalmology. Ophthalmol 2006;113: 2171-5 Shi B, Han B, Schwab IR and Isseroff R: Ultraviolet irradiation induced changes in the 27-kDa Heat Shock Protein in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells. Cornea 2006; 25: 948-55. Schwab IR, Ho VH, Roth A, et al: Evolutionary attempts at four eyes in vertebrates. Trans Am Ophthal Soc 2001; 99:145-157. Ho VH, and Schwab IR. Social economic development in the prevention of global blindness. Br J Ophthal, 85:853-7, 2001. Schwab IR, Reyes, M Isseroff. Successful transplantation of bioengineered tissue replacement in patients with ocular surface disease. Cornea 2000; 19:421-426. |
To see if Ivan R. Schwab is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.