Overview
Tarek El-Sawy, M.D., PhD is a board-certified ophthalmologist with specialty focus on plastic surgery of the eyelids, eye socket, and tear duct system.
He graduated with degrees in physics & philosophy from the College of William & Mary in Virginia. He earned his MD and PhD degrees from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, where he garnered Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honors, while his thesis research was published in leading immunology journals.
He was elected Chief Resident and awarded a Heed Fellowship during his ophthalmology residency at Columbia University in New York. He further completed sub-specialty fellowship training in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Oculoplastic Consultants, both in Texas.
He is an active member of the selective American Society of OphthalmicPlastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) and certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Dr. El-Sawy delights in mentoring students and trainees and joined the full-time faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University in 2012. He most enjoys his relationships with his patients—both adult and pediatric—and being able to improve their vision and quality of life.
Outside of his medical practice, Dr. El-Sawy enjoys spending time with his wife and two young sons.
Dr. Tarek El-Sawy practices in the Oak Meadow, Santa Cruz and DeAnza Blvd offices.
Dr. El-Sawy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Entropion. His top areas of expertise are Eyelid Drooping, Ptosis, Chalazion, and Entropion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
10300 South De Anza Boulevard, Cupertino, CA 95014
212 Oak Meadow Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95032
1663 Dominican Way, Suite 212, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. El-Sawy has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- ChalazionDr. El-Sawy isDistinguished. Learn about Chalazion.
- EntropionDr. El-Sawy isDistinguished. Learn about Entropion.
- Eyelid DroopingDr. El-Sawy isDistinguished. Learn about Eyelid Drooping.
- PtosisDr. El-Sawy isDistinguished. Learn about Ptosis.
- Advanced
- BlepharitisDr. El-Sawy isAdvanced. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Blocked Tear DuctDr. El-Sawy isAdvanced. Learn about Blocked Tear Duct.
- EctropionDr. El-Sawy isAdvanced. Learn about Ectropion.
- Eyelid BumpDr. El-Sawy isAdvanced. Learn about Eyelid Bump.
- MeibomianitisDr. El-Sawy isAdvanced. Learn about Meibomianitis.
- Experienced
- Benign Essential BlepharospasmDr. El-Sawy isExperienced. Learn about Benign Essential Blepharospasm.
- BoilsDr. El-Sawy isExperienced. Learn about Boils.
- Brown SyndromeDr. El-Sawy isExperienced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- CarbuncleDr. El-Sawy isExperienced. Learn about Carbuncle.
- CataractDr. El-Sawy isExperienced. Learn about Cataract.
- Dry Eye SyndromeDr. El-Sawy isExperienced. Learn about Dry Eye Syndrome.