Robert Maloney (doctor)
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Robert K. Maloney, MD, MA (Oxon), is a former Rhodes Scholar and Summa Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University
. He completed his education at Oxford University and Johns Hopkins Hospital
. Maloney was the first surgeon in western North America to perform LASIK
surgery as part of the original FDA clinical trials.
He is Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
at UCLA and director of the Maloney Vision Institute in Los Angeles, California
. Maloney has trained more than 700 surgeons in the use of the excimer laser and has personally performed more than 45,000 vision-correction surgeries.
He received the 2001 Lans Distinguished Award, presented by the International Society of Refractive Surgery, for his innovative contributions to the field of vision correction surgery. The American Academy of Ophthalmology awarded him the Senior Honor Award for contributions to the education of other eye surgeons and the Secretariat Award for contributions to the Academy. Named as an industry leader in Becker’s ASC Review 2010 "34 of the Best Ophthalmologists in America." Maloney has published more than 100 articles, abstracts, and reports in professional journals; has delivered more than 200 invited lectures on five continents; and has a number of patents.
Maloney’s research is focused on developing new technologies for vision correction surgery, including the implantable contact lens and the light-adjustable lens implant, and on complications of vision-correction surgery. He has been a principal investigator for fifteen FDA clinical trials. He has a special clinic devoted to treating patients who have had problems with prior vision correction surgery.
Maloney is one of the co-founders of Focus on Independence, a non-profit organization that offers free LASIK surgery nationwide to quadriplegic patients. He is on the Board of Trustees of Good Samaritan Hospital
, where he serves on the Executive Committee. He is also Trustee of Children Mending Hearts, a charity that provides cultural enrichment programs for homeless children and a Trustee of Van Nuys Charities, which provides financial support for charities that serve children and the homeless.
He has appeared frequently on television as the exclusive LASIK surgeon for the ABC
series Extreme Makeover
. He has been interviewed by the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, NBC’s Extra, ABC’s 20/20 and Prime Time Live, PBS
’s Life and Times, and CNN
’s The World Today. He has also been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He completed his education at Oxford University and Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins...
. Maloney was the first surgeon in western North America to perform LASIK
LASIK
LASIK or Lasik , commonly referred to simply as laser eye surgery, is a type of refractive surgery for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism...
surgery as part of the original FDA clinical trials.
He is Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
at UCLA and director of the Maloney Vision Institute in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Maloney has trained more than 700 surgeons in the use of the excimer laser and has personally performed more than 45,000 vision-correction surgeries.
He received the 2001 Lans Distinguished Award, presented by the International Society of Refractive Surgery, for his innovative contributions to the field of vision correction surgery. The American Academy of Ophthalmology awarded him the Senior Honor Award for contributions to the education of other eye surgeons and the Secretariat Award for contributions to the Academy. Named as an industry leader in Becker’s ASC Review 2010 "34 of the Best Ophthalmologists in America." Maloney has published more than 100 articles, abstracts, and reports in professional journals; has delivered more than 200 invited lectures on five continents; and has a number of patents.
Maloney’s research is focused on developing new technologies for vision correction surgery, including the implantable contact lens and the light-adjustable lens implant, and on complications of vision-correction surgery. He has been a principal investigator for fifteen FDA clinical trials. He has a special clinic devoted to treating patients who have had problems with prior vision correction surgery.
Maloney is one of the co-founders of Focus on Independence, a non-profit organization that offers free LASIK surgery nationwide to quadriplegic patients. He is on the Board of Trustees of Good Samaritan Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital may refer to:In the United States:*Good Samaritan Hospital — San Jose, California*Good Samaritan Hospital — Los Angeles*Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital — Downers Grove, Illinois...
, where he serves on the Executive Committee. He is also Trustee of Children Mending Hearts, a charity that provides cultural enrichment programs for homeless children and a Trustee of Van Nuys Charities, which provides financial support for charities that serve children and the homeless.
He has appeared frequently on television as the exclusive LASIK surgeon for the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
series Extreme Makeover
Extreme Makeover
Extreme Makeover is a television program from ABC in which individuals volunteered to receive an extensive makeover in Hollywood. The show was created by television producer Howard Schultz. It first aired as a television special. It began airing in 2002 on Thursday nights at 8pm. A total of 55...
. He has been interviewed by the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, NBC’s Extra, ABC’s 20/20 and Prime Time Live, PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
’s Life and Times, and CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
’s The World Today. He has also been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers.