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Eric S. Ahn, MD
I'm an oculofacial plastic surgeon — which is a long way of saying I operate on the part of the face people read first. My aim is a result that reads as rested, not redone, and to teach you enough along the way that you can decide what's actually worth doing.
- Johns Hopkins
- Cleveland Clinic
- OHSU · Casey Eye Institute
- Samsung Medical Center, Seoul
- ASOPRS
The short version
How I ended
up here.
No grand origin story — just a good recommendation and work that happened to fit me.
The honest version: my best man was training in oculofacial surgery and told me to take a look. I did, and it clicked. The eyes are unforgiving and endlessly precise — a millimeter changes everything — and that suited how I like to work.
I'm a South Bay native; I grew up in Palos Verdes and built my practice a few minutes from where I was raised. Outside the operating room, my time goes to my family.
What I care about in the room is simple: teach, don't sell. I'd rather you understand exactly why your eyes look the way they do — and decide for yourself what's worth addressing — than hand you a recommendation and a price. Most of the time, the right plan is smaller than people expect.
Training
Two decades,
mostly the eye.
A long road through some of the best programs in the country — and one of the best in Korea.
BA, Biology
MS, Biophysics & Physiology
Doctor of Medicine · elected Alpha Omega Alpha (top medical honor society)
Ophthalmology residency · served as Chief Resident
Neuro-ophthalmology fellowship
Oculoplastic & Reconstructive Surgery fellowship · named Fellow of the Year
Visiting fellowship in Asian eyelid surgery
Beyond the operating room
I teach what
I practice.
The eyelid field is small and academic; staying in it keeps the work honest and current.
- Roughly 20 peer-reviewed publications and Springer book chapters in oculoplastic surgery
- Peer reviewer for the Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery journal
- CME lecturer — upper & lower blepharoplasty, "All Things Ptosis," periocular rejuvenation
- Principal investigator on multiple clinical trials (eye-surface and thyroid eye disease)
Giving back
Eye care
beyond the clinic.
Some of the most meaningful work happens where there's no fee involved.
- Volunteer eye care with Unite for Sight and free clinics in Cleveland and Los Angeles
- International mission work — recognized with the Simeus Foundation Volunteer Award in Haiti
- Years spent mentoring residents and fellows coming up behind me
- Hometown
- Palos Verdes
- Languages
- Spanish & Korean
- Board-certified
- Ophthalmology
- Society
- ASOPRS
Begin
Let's talk about
your eyes.
A consultation is a conversation first — your anatomy, your goals, and an honest read on what's worth doing. No pressure, no upsell.