John Hwang, M.D., M.B.A. received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY. In addition to his primary MD degree, he also received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School. Dr. Hwang then completed his medicine internship at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, HI. He subsequently completed his residency at the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute at Columbia University, followed by a combined medical and surgical vitreoretinal fellowship at Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern California. Dr. Hwang has authored numerous papers in the peer-reviewed ophthalmic literature with expertise in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration and surgical management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, and macular hole. Dr. Hwang sees patients at the Newport Beach, Laguna Hills, and Santa Ana offices.
Dr. Hwang is an adjunct faculty member at the USC Eye Institute and serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology.
Credentials
| MEDICAL SCHOOL | Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, New York |
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| INTERNSHIP | Queen’s Medical Center University of Hawaii; Honolulu, Hawaii |
| RESIDENCY | Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute Columbia University; New York, New York |
| FELLOWSHIP | Doheny Eye Institute University of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA |
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Retina Specialists
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- Orange County Society of Ophthalmology
Testimonials
Pam Meyer
I received excellent care from the Retina Associates of Orange County. The front office and all the staff are pleasant and efficient. Dr. Hwang explained my procedure and took time to answer any questions I had. He has a confident, calm demeanor that puts you at ease at a stressful time knowing you will be under the best of care. My procedure went well, and I am pleased with the outcome.
Majid Karimi
Office staff are very kind and efficient, they are very good at scheduling appointments, I have been going to Laguna Hills office for over a year, they are very punctual, do not have to wait at all. Dr. Hwang is an excellent retina specialist, extremely polite and kind, and has been able to stabilize and improve my condition.
Maya Stein
My mother noticed a decrease in her vision for the past several months.
The optometrist that we normally see referred us to Dr. Hwang because there was something wrong with her retina. It turns out that my mother has “wet” macular degeneration and has been with Dr. Hwang for treatment ever since for about a year now.
I must say Dr. Hwang shows upmost professionalism and has excellent bed-side manner.
I usually take my mother around for doctor’s appointments so I know a good doctor when I see one. He was very gentle with my mother and after the examination, he explained everything to us about what’s going on. I usually have a lot of questions but he was very patient with me which I greatly appreciated.
The news obviously wasn’t good considering the treatment plan may be life-long injections to the eye. My mom doesn’t have very much tolerance to pain so she’s always been very anxious about getting shots in general. You can imagine how uncomfortable she was by the thought of having injections in the eye. However, Dr. Hwang and the staff have been nothing more than accommodating to my mom’s needs which was huge because she told me she felt comfortable being treated by this doctor. My mom was given sufficient time for numbing the eye prior to every treatment and the doctor never rushed us even during busy clinic, which says a lot considering a lot of her doctors are busy rushing us out the door when their waiting room gets crowded.
I usually hate writing long reviews in general, but I felt the need to express my gratitude to this clinic and especially to Dr. Hwang for the kindness they’ve shown to my mother and me over the past year. The other doctors in the clinic were also very nice and accommodating whom we’ve met whenever Dr. Hwang was on vacation. I would recommend anyone with a retina problem to Dr. Hwang and his associates.