Dr. Randal Pham M.D.
Ophthalmologist
989 Story Road Suite 8063 San Jose California, 95122About
Randal Pham, MD, MS, FACS, is an award-winning, board-certified eye surgeon in San Jose, California. He has a special interest in the prevention and treatment of world blindness. Dr. Pham earned his undergraduate degree with honors at the University of California in Berkeley. He completed his medical degree at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and then an ophthalmology residency training at the Case Western Reserve University MetroHealth St. Luke’s Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Pham went on to finish an oculofacial plastic surgery fellowship with surgeons Sterling S. Baker, MD, and P. David Hunter, MD, at the University of Oklahoma. He became the first Vietnamese-American to be inducted into the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Pham is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and maintains several professional memberships including being a fellow of American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, Refractive Surgery Alliance Society, and a former member of the Board of Trustees of the California Medical Association.
Education and Training
MD at University of California
San Francisco
University of California, Berkeley A.B. Biochemistry 1983
University of California, San Francisco M.D. Medicine 1988
Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Dr. Randal Pham M.D.'s Expert Contributions
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAreas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Medical Director Aesthetic & Refractive Surgery Medical Center 1994 - 2017
- Medical Director Advanced Surgery Medical Center 2005 - 2017
Awards
- Achievement Award from the American Academy Journal of Ophthalmology
- Founding Member of the Leon Goldman Founding Circle
- Best Clinical Science Award Best Clinical Science
- Patients' Choice Award 2008,2009 Patients' Choice
Treatments
- Ophthalmology
- Oculoplastic Surgery
- Laser Refractive Surgery
- Cataract Surgery
- Eyelid Surgery (blepharoplasty)
- Rhinoplasty (nasal Dorsum Implant)
- Facelift (rhytidectomy)
- Acne Scars
- Botox
- Removal Of Lip Lines
- Refractive Lens Exchange (dysfunction Lens Repair)
Treatments
- Eye and face
Professional Society Memberships
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American College of Surgeons, California Medical Association, American Medical Association
Articles and Publications
PUBLICATIONS
As First Author
What do you attribute your success to?
I succeed by choosing the hardest path for my journeys, achieving balance in everything that I do, giving the best that I have and treating others the way I would like to be treated.
Areas of research
Published extensively in the field of laser surgery of the eye and periorbital areas. Selected to be Editor-in-chief of Modern Plastic Surgery.
Philanthropic Initiatives
Establish free laser surgery services for indigent patients teaming with Twitter. Attend medical missions in third world countries. Provide scholarships to medical students and offer travel grants to enable physicians-in-training to carry out research in third world countries.
Teaching and speaking
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTAdjunct Clinical Assistant Professor 1996-2004
Department of Ophthalmology
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
School of Medicine
Stanford University
PRESENTATIONS
Pham R T H: Periorbital Rejuvenation in Asian 10/2014
AAO Course: Tips for Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery in Asian Patients
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
Pham R T H: Introduction to Aesthetic Facial Surgery by Fractional Lasers 10/2014
Intense Pulse Light, Radiofrequency and Ultrasound Devices (Lab Instructor)
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
Pham R T H: Laser Physics 10/2014
AAO Course: Introduction to Aesthetic Facial Surgery by Fractional Lasers, Intense Pulsed Light, Radiofrequency and Ultrasound Devices
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
Pham R T H: Lateral Canthotomy for Patients on Anti-coagulants 04/2014
Undergoing Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (eposter)
World Ophthalmology Congress
Tokyo, Japan
Pham R T H: The Exposed Orbital Implant (invited speaker) 04/2014
World Ophthalmology Congress
Tokyo, Japan
Pham R T H: Oculoplastic Case Discussion Panel 03/2014
California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery Annual Symposium
Lake Tahoe, California
Pham R T H: Complications in Asian Blepharoplasty 11/2013
AAO Course: Tips for Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery in Asian Patients
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pham R T H: Introduction to Aesthetic Facial Surgery by Fractional Lasers 11/2013
Intense Pulse Light, Radiofrequency and Ultrasound Devices (Lab Instructor)
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pham R T H: Laser Physics 11/2013
AAO Course: Introduction to Aesthetic Facial Surgery by Fractional Lasers, Intense Pulsed Light, Radiofrequency and Ultrasound Devices
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pham R T H: Lateral Canthotomy for Small Eyes Undergoing Laser 05/2013
Refractive Cataract Surgery with Image-Guidance System
Americal Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium and Congress
San Francisco, California
Pham R T H: Oculoplastic Case Discussion Panel 03/2013
California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery Annual Symposium
Lake Tahoe, California
Pham R T H: Asian Blepharoplasty 11/2012
AAO Course: Tips for Oculoplastic Surgery in Asian Patients
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
Pham R T H: Fractional Laser Resurfacing in Asian 11/2012
AAO/ASOPRS Joint Course: Introduction to Aesthetic Facial Surgery by Fractional Lasers, Intense Pulse Light, Radiofrequency and Ultrasound Devices
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
Pham R T H: Introduction to Aesthetic Facial Surgery by Fractional Lasers 11/2012
Intense Pulse Light, Radiofrequency and Ultrasound Devices (Lab Instructor)
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Jointly sponsored by the AAO’s Annual Meeting Committee and ASOPRS
Chicago, Illinois
Pham R T H: Periorbital Rejuvenation in Asian and Dark Skin (Director) 11/2012
43nd Fall Scientific Symposium
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chicago, Illinois
Pham R T H: Complications of Periorbital Rejuvenation in Asian 11/2012
43nd Fall Scientific Symposium
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chicago, Illinois
Pham R T H: Instructor for Cataract Phaco Lab 7/2012
Stanford Bay Area Ophthalmology Course
Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford
Stanford, California
Pham R T H: Oculoplastic Case Discussion Panel 3/2012
California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery Annual Symposium
Lake Tahoe, California
Pham R T H: Aesthetic Practice with New Technologies (Course Director) 10/2011
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Jointly sponsored by the AAO’s Annual Meeting Committee and ASOPRS
Orlando, Florida
Pham R T H: Fractional Resurfacing with Stamping Handpiece 10/2011
AAO Course: Aesthetic Practice with New Technologies
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Jointly sponsored by the AAO’s Annual Meeting Committee and ASOPRS
Orlando, Florida
Pham R T H: Asian Blepharoplasty 10/2011
AAO Course: Tips for Oculoplastic Surgery in Asian Patients
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Orlando, Florida
Pham R T H: Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation 10/2011
AAO Course: Introduction to Aesthetic Facial Surgery by Fractional Lasers,
Intense Pulse Light, Radiofrequency and Ultrasound Devices
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Jointly sponsored by the AAO’s Annual Meeting Committee and ASOPRS
Orlando, Florida
Pham R T H: Introduction to Aesthetic Facial Surgery by Fractional Lasers 10/2011
Intense Pulse Light, Radiofrequency and Ultrasound Devices (Lab Instructor)
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Hobbies / Sports
- Photography, Horseback Riding, Swimming, Scuba Diving
Favorite professional publications
- Modern Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dermatologic Surgery, International Plastic Surgery, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Areas of research
Published extensively in the field of laser surgery of the eye and periorbital areas. Selected to be Editor-in-chief of Modern Plastic Surgery.
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