Jonathan Macy, MD Expert Witness
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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Ophthalmology

Keywords/Search Terms:

Standard of Care, Traumatic Injury, Vision Loss, Optic Nerve, Dry Eyes, Abrasions, Lacerations, Eye Strain, Foreign Bodies, Retinal Detachment, Puncture, Chemical Exposure, Scarring, Cornea Injury, Double Vision, Eye Pain, Blurred Vision, Reduced Peripheral and/or Nighttime Vision

Education:

BA, Boston University; MD, Boston University

Years in Practice:

44

Additional Information

Jonathan Macy is a leading ophthalmologist in Los Angeles. He earned his B.A. and M.D. degrees at Boston University in 1976, with election to Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, Dr. Macy moved to Los Angeles to do an Internal Medicine internship at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. A subsequent Research Fellowship at the Doheny Eye Institute led to an Ophthalmology residency at U.S.C., which he completed in 1981. Since completion of his Ophthalmology training, Dr. Macy has been in private practice adjacent to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. In addition to his busy office and surgery practice, Dr. Macy is a Past President of the Beverly Hills District of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. He is a Past President of the California Academy of Ophthalmology and was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Olympia Hospital. He is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at both U.S.C. and U.C.L.A. and he is the author of more than 100 chapters, papers and abstracts. Dr. Macy has delivered more than 300 lectures around the world and is frequently called upon as an Ophthalmology expert for state and federal government agencies, corporations, investment bankers, and attorneys. He is a consultant to many pharmaceutical companies as a clinical researcher into new drug therapies. An expert in cataract surgery, Dr. Macy has been a leader in laser surgery for cataract and LASIK.