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Louis Savar, M.D.

Education

B.A.: University of California, Berkeley

 

M.D.: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

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Post Doctoral Training:

  1. Internship: University of Pennsylvania, Presbyterian Hospital

  2. Residency: (Ophthalmology) Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA

Licensure

 Licensed Physician & Surgeon, State of California

Medical Center Staff

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

 

 Olympia Medical Center

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 La Peer Surgery Center

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 Veterans Administration, West Los Angeles

Awards and Honors

Pepose-Saltzman Young Investigator ARVO Award                  

 

F.I. Proctor Foundation Research Travel Grant                      

        

Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award           

 

UC Berkeley, graduate summa cum laude (highest honors)          

 

UC Berkeley Outstanding Immunologist Award                      

 

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa                                          

 

UC Berkeley Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biology Fellow          

 

UC Berkeley Dean’s Honor List                                                  

Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology

    

 Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology

 

 California Medical Association

 

  Phi Beta Kappa

Posters, Presentations, and Publications

Savar L, et al. Brow fat expansion: an under-appreciated entity in TAO, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) Poster 2011

 

Savar L, et al. Levator plane hyaluronic acid gel injections for temporary treatment of upper eyelid retraction, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) Poster 2010

 

Savar L, et al. Nasal tip ptosis: The use of hyaluronic acid gel filler, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) Poster 2010

 

Savar L, et al. Orbital Fat Histology in Active and Chronic Graves’ Disease    , Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Poster 2009

 

Savar L, et al. Tracking and Tackling Trachoma at Tana, American Medical Association interim meeting Poster 2006

 

Chen CS, Gupta A, Savar L, et al. 25-Gauge Transconjunctival Vitrectomy: Intraoperative Safety, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Poster 2005

 

Gupta A, Chen CS, Savar L, et al. 25-Gauge Transconjunctival Vitrectomy Safety: Cataract Progression, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Poster 2005

 

Mango C, Gupta A, Chen CS, Savar L, et al. 25-Gauge Transconjunctival Vitrectomy Safety: Post-operative, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Poster 2005

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