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Hema L. Ramkumar, MD

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301 West Bastanchury Road, Suite 285
Fullerton, CA 92835
2258.2 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Speaks: Spanish, Hindi and English
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Retina Consultants Of Orange County - Fullerton

301 West Bastanchury Road, Suite 285, Fullerton, CA 92835

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About Hema L. Ramkumar

Dr. Hema Ramkumar was born and raised in Los Angeles. She completed her undergraduate education at Northwestern University with dual degrees in Developmental Neurosciences and International Studies with Honors. She obtained her medical degree at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine with Honors in Research. During medical school, she received the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholarship at the National Eye Institute. Dr. Ramkumar selected the University of California, San Diego to complete her residency where she received the resident research award and was selected by peers and faculty to serve as Chief Resident. She completed subspecialty fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery at Shiley Eye Institute and Jacobs Retina Center at UCSD, where she received the Thrasher Foundation Early Career Award.

She is a specialist in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, complex retinal tears and detachments, floaters, ocular inflammation, macular holes, and retinal imaging. Her training also included the treatment of intraocular tumors, complex uveitis, inherited retinal diseases, and pediatric retinal diseases.

In addition to her clinical interests, Dr. Ramkumar has an extensive background in retinal research. She has over ten years of research experience investigating molecular causes, vitamin combinations, retinal imaging, and treatments for macular degeneration. Dr. Ramkumar has also published on the clinical utility of genetic testing in retinal diseases, patient experiences during retinal surgery, and ocular tumors. Her work has been published in over 29 peer-reviewed articles in the top journals in the field and presented at numerous national and international meetings. She was the principal investigator in grant-funded clinical trials evaluating omega-3 fatty acid metabolism in retinal disease and noninvasive widefield retinal imaging. As a reviewer of the most important peer-reviewed retinal journals and active investigator of clinical trials, Dr. Ramkumar critically evaluates and offers her patients the latest technology and advanced treatments.

Dr. Ramkumar is a member of several professional organizations, including American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, Orange County Society of Ophthalmology, Women in Ophthalmology, and Women in Retina. She is fluent in Spanish and Tamil, in addition to English.

Medical School

Northwestern University Feinberg School

Internship

Naval Medical Center

Residency

UC San Diego Shiley Eye Institute

Fellowship

UC San Diego Shiley Eye Institute

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
Retina Consultants Of Orange County - Fullerton
301 West Bastanchury Road, Suite 285
Fullerton, CA 92835

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Jude

Affiliated Locations
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Clinical Interests

  • Abnormal Pupil Function
  • Abnormal Red Reflex
  • Abnormalities Of The Eyes
  • Absence Of Eye
  • Accommodating Lens Implant
  • Accommodation
  • Achromatopsia
  • Acute Inflammation Of Orbit
  • Agenesis Of Eye
  • Allergic Conjunctivitis
  • Alternating Hyperphoria
  • Aniseikonia
  • Anisocoria
  • Anisometropia
  • Aphakia
  • Arterial Biopsy
  • Aspheric Intraocular Lens Implant
  • Astigmatism
  • Astigmatism Lenses
  • Autoimmune Retinopathy
  • Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
  • Biopsy Of Eye
  • Blepharoptosis
  • Blepharospasm
  • Blind In One Eye
  • Blood Clot In Eye
  • Blurred Vision
  • Brown Syndrome
  • Buphthalmos
  • Cataract
  • Cataract Removal
  • Ciliary Body Adenocarcinoma
  • Ciliary Body Degeneration
  • Color Blindness
  • Complex Cataract Surgery
  • Cone Rod Dystrophy
  • Conjunctival Injury
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Contact Lens Induced Corneal Edema
  • Contact Lens Infections
  • Contact Lenses
  • Corneal Diseases
  • Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Diabetic Eye Exam
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation
  • Diplopia
  • Disorders Of The Vitreous
  • Dissociated Vertical Deviation
  • Divergence Insufficiency
  • Dry Eyes
  • Ectopia Lentis
  • Ectropion
  • Enhanced S Cone Syndrome
  • Entropion
  • Epiretinal Membrane
  • Esotropia
  • Extramacular Disciform Lesions
  • Eye Cancer
  • Eye Health
  • Eye Lesions
  • Eye Pain
  • Farsightedness
  • Floaters
  • Floppy Eyelid Syndrome
  • Foreign Body (Cornea)
  • Fuchs Dystrophy
  • Giant Cell Arteritis
  • Glaucoma
  • Grave's Disease
  • Herpes Simplex With Ophthalmic Complication
  • Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease
  • Inflammation Of The Eyelid
  • Iritis
  • Keratitis
  • Keratoconus
  • Laceration Of Eye
  • Laser Vision Correction
  • Legal Blindness
  • Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome
  • Lipiflow
  • Lipiview
  • Lupus Eye Conditions
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Macular Hole
  • Melanoma Of Eye
  • Microsurgery
  • Monofocal Intraocular Lens Implant
  • Multifocal Lens Implant
  • Myopia
  • Neurotrophic Keratopathy
  • Night Blindness
  • No Stitch Cataract Surgery
  • Nystagmus
  • Nystagmus Testing
  • Ocular Hypertension
  • Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
  • Ophthalmic Trauma
  • Optic Nerve Disease
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Optic Neuropathy
  • Optic Neve Hypoplasia
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Orbital Floor Fracture
  • Papilledema
  • Pars Planitis
  • Premium Intraocular Lens Implant
  • Presbyopia
  • Pseudophakia
  • Pseudostrabismus
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri
  • Pterygium
  • Punctal Plugs For Dry Eyes
  • Red Eye
  • Red Reflex Exam
  • Refractive Amblyopia
  • Refractive Lens Exchange
  • Replacement Of Contact Lens
  • Retinal Degeneration
  • Retinal Detachment
  • Retinal Neovascularization
  • Retinal Vein Occlusion
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa
  • Ruptured Vessel Of Eye
  • Scleritis
  • Sensitivity To Light
  • Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Test
  • Shingles Of The Eye
  • Sjogrens
  • Stevens Johnson Syndrome
  • Strabismus
  • Stye
  • Sudden Vision Loss
  • Tear Osmolarity Test
  • Toric Intraocular Lens Implant
  • Toric Lenses
  • Uveitis
  • Viral Conjunctivitis
  • Virtual Care
  • Vision Loss
  • Visual Discomfort
  • Visual Disturbance
  • Visual Field Defects
  • Visual Impairment
  • Weakness Of Eye Closure
  • Xerophthalmia