Damien C Rodger, MD, PhD

After finishing my retina fellowship at USC, I was an Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the USC Roski Eye Institute and Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at USC. I was also a Visiting Associate in Medical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. I have now moved on to the Southern California Permanente Medical Group at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center where I focus on vitreoretinal surgery and uveitis for our often complex patient population.

I hold more than 20 patents in the field of microelectronics for ophthalmic implantation, am a reviewer for multiple prestigious engineering and ophthalmology journals and conferences, and continue to publish actively and present at conferences throughout the world.

My amazing wife, Grace Richter, is a member of the glaucoma faculty at the USC Roski Eye Institute. In our spare time we surf and snowboard. Our boy/girl twins were born in 2017 and are our pride and joy. Their boundless energy, and our sweet dog Pluto, keep us young at heart!