Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch, M.D., D.Phil.

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Title:

  • Assistant Professor

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Specialties:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatrics

Sub-specialties:

  • Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Background:

After completing a doctorate in neuroscience and medical training in ophthalmology, Dr. Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch specialized in pediatric ophthalmology. Her clinical research focuses on disorders of visual development, especially the epidemiology of eye disease in children. Dr. Tarczy-Hornoch currently holds an NIH award for the study of focusing behavior in farsighted children.

Education:

  • B.A., Oxford University, UK
  • M.D., University of California San Francisco
  • D. Phil, Oxford University, UK
  • M.S., Clinical and Biomedical Investigation, USC

Internships:

  • University of Washington, Seattle, WA (Internal Medicine)

Residencies:

  • USC - Doheny Eye Institute (Ophthalmology)

Fellowships:

  • Johns Hopkins University - Wilmer Eye Institute (Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)

Board Certification:

  • Ophthalmology

Professional Society Memberships:

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association of Pediatric
  • Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Awards:

  • Nuffield Science Prize, 1990, St. Hilda's College, University of Oxford
  • Gladys Richardson-Evans Scholarship, 1991, St. Hilda's College, University of Oxford
  • Wellcome Trust Prize Studentship Award, 1993, Wellcome Trust, UK
  • Overseas Research Student Award, U.K., 1993
  • University of California San Francisco Honors in clinical rotations in Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, 1997
  • Doheny Eye Institute Resident research award, 2001
  • Saban Research Institute Best Poster Award, 2006

Languages:

  • English
  • French
  • Hungarian
  • Spanish