Cornea Specialist & Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
David Badawi, M.D. is a Board-Certified and fellowship-trained eye physician and surgeon. He earned his M.D. from Georgetown University, where he graduated among the top of his class.
Dr. Badawi completed his ophthalmology residency at the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, ranked as one of the top five hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report and the top eye hospital in the western U.S. He then completed a fellowship in Corneal Disease and Transplantation at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he gained expertise in corneal transplantation and the management of complex corneal and ocular surface disease. He is on the faculty of the University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago, also one of the top eye hospitals in the U.S.
Dr. Badawi has authored multiple publications on eye disease. In addition to general eye care and corneal surgery, he provides consultations to other ophthalmologists for their patients with corneal problems.