

Dr. Jay Stewart, MD
Dr. Jay Stewart, MD is an ophthalmologist in San Francisco, CA and has over 25 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from HARVARD Medical School in 1999. He is affiliated with medical facilities UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He is accepting new patients.
Retina and Vitreous Clinic
490 Illinois St San Francisco, CA 94158At a Glance
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Dr Jay Stewart is an ophthalmologist who specializes in treating disorders of the retina and vitreous (the thick transparent substance that fills the center of the eye). His expertise includes conditions such as age-related macular degeneration,...read morebiography
Dr. Jay Stewart is an ophthalmologist who specializes in treating disorders of the retina and vitreous (the thick transparent substance that fills the center of the eye). His expertise includes conditions such as age-related macular degeneration,...read moreOphthalmology
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Harvard Medical School
Medical School, 1999
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Intraoperative breakage of disposable 27-gauge forceps resulting in retained intraocular metal fragment, 2022-02-09
Successful treatment of anterior segment fibrosis with intravitreal methotrexate, 2021-12-31
Transient painful vision loss due to hypotony after an intravitreal injection in a previously vitrectomized eye, 2022-03-10
Male sex increases the risk of diabetic retinopathy in an urban safety-net hospital population without impacting the relationship between axial length and retinopathy, 2022-06-13
Rapid pre-retinal ossification presenting as a vascularized lesion over an area of chronic retinal detachment, 2022-12-31
Illuminating uveitis: metagenomic deep sequencing identifies common and rare pathogens, 2016-08-25
Duration of Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Retinal Microvasculature Alterations Detected with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Patients without Clinical Retinopathy, 2022-12-02
Fourier transform spectroscopic identification of an intraocular foreign body, 2023-01-02
Focus on Diabetic Macular Edema
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Retina and Vitreous Clinic
Affiliated Hospitals
- Recipient of 33
hospital awardsAmerica's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)
Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions
View all awardsOutstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024, 2023, 2022)
Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions
View all patient feedbackHow patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.
88%Patients said they were given information about recovering at home4% higher than the national average
81%Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well5% higher than the national average
- Recipient of 2
hospital awardsView all patient feedbackHow patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.
85%Patients said they were given information about recovering at home1% higher than the national average
76%Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well
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