Prescott, Daniel

Phone: 449-5010
Fax: 449–5014

1360 E. Herndon Ave., Suite #401
Fresno, CA 93720

www.eyecarefresno.com

Dr. Daniel Prescott is a Board Certified ophthalmologist specializing in the diseases of the retina and vitreous. After earning his bachelor’s degree in Natural Science from California State University, Fresno, Dr. Prescott went on to receive his medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University and completed his residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Prescott completed a vitreoretinal fellowship at the University of Kentucky, Louisville. He practiced in Kentucky before deciding to come back home to serve the patients of the San Joaquin Valley. Dr. Prescott is known for his calm and friendly bedside manner as well as his knowledge and skills. He has served as a consultant to Eye Medical Center since 2012.

Dr. Prescott is married and moved back to Northfork, his childhood home. His father was one of the builders of the California Eye Institute and he recalls first watching eye surgery as a child at the CEI surgery center.

Mendoza, Richard

Phone: 449-5097
Fax: 439-6804

1360 E. Herndon Ave., Suite #301
Fresno, CA 93720

www.emcfresno.com

Board Certified, Dr. Richard Mendoza specializes in cataract and glaucoma surgery, as well as providing comprehensive ophthalmology care. He received his medical degree from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine and his specialty training at Valley Medical Center. Dr. Mendoza also performs pediatric cataract surgery in addition to having cared for thousands of seniors with cataracts and glaucoma. In November of 2011, he became one of a select number of surgeons across the country to use the LenSx laser for cataract surgery. In addition to laser-assisted cataract surgery, Dr. Mendoza offers patients the options of toric lenses for astigmatism and multifocal intraocular lenses for those desiring independence from eyeglasses.

Dr. Mendoza is married with two children and joined the Eye Medical Center in 1984.

Maxwell, W. Andrew

Phone: 559-447-5050
Fax: 559-432-2632

1360 E. Herndon Ave., Suite #201
Fresno, CA 93720

www.eyecarefresno.com

Dr. Andrew Maxwell specializes in Ophthalmology and is Board Certified in Ophthalmology. Dr. Maxwell has also earned inclusion on the HealthGrades Honor Roll and has been listed as one of the Best Doctors in America for over two decades.

Dr. Maxwell earned his medical degree in 1976 from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. He completed a residency at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1977. Dr. Maxwell earned his undergraduate degree and a PhD from the University of California, Davis. He has edited two ophthalmology textbooks and has published over 50 peer reviewed-scientific papers.

Ghajar (Ghajarnia), Mehdi

Phone: 449-5097
Fax: 439-6804

1360 E. Herndon Ave., Suite #301
Fresno, CA 93720

www.emcfresno.com

Dr. Mehdi Ghajar (Ghajarnia) specializes in Ophthalmology. He is American Board of Ophthalmology certified and fellowship trained in cornea & refractive surgery. Dr. Ghajar has earned inclusion on the Healthgrades Honor Roll.

Dr. Ghajar earned his medical degree in 2003 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his medical internship at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD, where he rotated at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. He returned to Pennsylvania to complete his ophthalmology residency at UPMC Eye & Ear Institute in 2007, before moving on to a surgically intense cornea & LASIK fellowship at the University of Utah’s John Moran Eye Center.

Since 2008, Dr. Ghajar has been introducing novel surgical methods to the Fresno area including suture-less corneal transplantation (DSAEK), artificial corneal transplant, telescopic lens implant for macular degeneration, and laser-assisted cataract surgery, which is now available in Fresno only at Fresno Surgical Hospital.

Bidar, Maziar

Phone: 486-5000
Fax: 439-7854

1360 E. Herndon Ave., Suite #301
Fresno, CA 93720

www.emcfresno.com

Dr. Bidar currently lives in Fresno with his wife Rachelle and two children. He grew up in the Central Valley and attended U.C. Davis where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Genetics. He finished his medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine with honors. Dr. Bidar completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Colorado in Denver. He received an approved two-year fellowship in Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Vanderbilt University, St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital, and the University of Tennessee. Dr. Bidar has extensive training in eyelid and facial aesthetic and reconstructive surgery.

In addition to spending time with his family, Dr. Bidar enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and tennis. He joined the Eye Medical Center in 2005.

Dr. Bidar is one of only 600 surgeons in the country who is certified by the prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) and the only one in the Fresno Area.  Dr. Bidar is proud to say that he takes a caring and conservative approach to patients’ facial improvements. It is Dr. Bidar’s goal to customize a treatment plan that is unique to his patients’ specific needs. Dr. Bidar is specialized in many facial procedures and treatments including Laser-Assisted Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery, Botox, Dermal Fillers, Obagi Skin Care, Laser Skin Resurfacing, Perlane-L, Facial Rejuvenation, Restylane, Brow and Forehead Lift, Under Eye Puffiness, Juvederm and Latisse.

Bertolucci, George

Phone: 486-5000
Fax: 439-7854

1360 E. Herndon Ave., Suite #301
Fresno, CA 93720

www.emcfresno.com

George Bertolucci, M.D. is Board Certified, specializing in diseases of the retina and vitreous. He received his medical degree from Creighton University, and he completed a residency in Ophthalmology at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno. He then completed a comprehensive retina fellowship at the Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group, Los Angeles. He is an investigator in many national trials for the treatment of age related macular degeneration. Dr. Bertolucci joined the Eye Medical Center in 1991. He is a native of Fresno and son of Dr. Frank Bertolucci who was also an Eye Medical Center physician for many years and is fondly remembered by his patients.

Najafi, Ali

Phone: 449-1100
Fax: 449-1174

7130 N. Sharon Ave., Suite #100
Fresno, CA 93720

Dr. Najafi completed his undergraduate and Medical Degree at Missouri State University in 1990 and 1994.  He completed his Neurosurgery residency at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.  Dr. Najafi completed his fellowship in complex brain tumors and minimally invasive spinal surgery at Semmens Murphy Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee in 2000. He practiced with a team of spine surgeons at the Kaiser Permanente Spine Center, Los Angeles prior to relocating to Fresno in 2003.

 

Aryan, Henry

Phone: 256-1030
Fax: 261-1906

1630 E. Herndon Ave.
Fresno, CA 93720

www.spoc-ortho.com

Henry E. Aryan, M.D., F.A.A.N.S., F.A.C.S. is a board-certified neurosurgeon who completed a fellowship in the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of complex spinal disorders and neurospinal oncology at UC San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopedics. A California native, Dr. Aryan received his undergraduate degree in cybernetics, with highest honors, from UCLA. He then went on to medical school at UC Irvine and completed a neurosurgery residency at UC San Diego prior to his fellowship at UCSF. Dr. Aryan specializes in complex spine surgery, surgery for spinal tumors, minimally invasive spine surgery, spine artificial disc placement, spinal radiosurgery, as well as robotic-guided spine surgery. In addition, he performs surgery for degenerative spine disease, spinal deformity, scoliosis, revision spine surgery, spine trauma, and metastatic disease. The procedures he performs include anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), lumbar/cervical artificial disc placement, lumbar fusion, microdiscectomy, and anterior/posterior spinal instrumented fusion of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.

Dr. Aryan is a member of numerous national and international professional organizations and societies. He is Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at UC San Francisco. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications, written several book chapters, and is author of several textbooks on spine disorders. He is also a founding member of INCA (International Neurosurgery Children’s Association), a charitable organization dedicated to providing free pediatric neurosurgical care.

When not caring for patients, Dr. Aryan enjoys spending quality time with his wife, a journalist, and their two children.

Swanson, John

Phone: 439-1835
Fax: 439-3936

6215 N. Fresno St., Suite #108
Fresno, CA 93710

Dr. John Swanson specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology. He is Board Certified for Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dr. Swanson has also earned inclusion on the Healthgrades Honor Roll.

Dr. Swanson earned his medical degree in 1969 from the Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa. He completed an internship at Valley Medical Center in 1970 and a residency there in 1975. In addition, Dr. Swanson completed a fellowship at Iowa University Hospital in 1977.

Mason, Stewart

Phone: 981-2600
Fax: 981-2610

1374 E. Alluvial Ave.
Fresno, CA 93720

www.cvwha.com

Dr. Steward Mason specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology. He is Board Certified for Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dr. Mason has also earned inclusion on the Healthgrades Honor Roll.

Dr. Mason earned his medical degree in 1998 from the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He completed a residency at the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program.