Overview
Dr. Ryan Basham is proud to be practicing in the very same town in which he grew up. He attended Bellarmine College Preparatory for high school and finished his B.S. in Biology at Creighton University in Omaha. Dr. Ryan continued his medical school at Creighton where he met his wife (Dr. Elizabeth Basham). Moving to the “windy city” of Chicago, Dr. Ryan completed a year of general surgery and three years of ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center. Then upon returning to the Bay Area, he underwent further training through a combined fellowship in ophthalmic pathology at UCSF and Stanford. Dr. Ryan was eager to join his father, Dr. Arthur Basham, in his private practice of 35 years in Los Gatos. Joining Spectrum Eye Physicians in June 2019, Dr. Ryan Basham continues to provide the Los Gatos community with familiar, quality care. He enjoys spending his spare time with his family in Los Gatos and surfing in Santa Cruz.
Dr. Basham is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Blepharitis, Cataract, Kallikrein Hypertension, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
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- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
40 Penny Lane, Suite 103, Watsonville, CA 95076
212 Oak Meadow Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95032
930 Sunnyslope Road, Suite E-2, Hollister, CA 95023
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Basham 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.
Stanford Health Care
Andrea Kossler is an Ophthalmologist in Livermore, California. Dr. Kossler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. Her top areas of expertise are Graves Disease, Eyelid Drooping, Thyroid Eye Disease, Ptosis, and Vitrectomy.
Spectrum Eye Physicians
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 Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Eyelid Drooping, Ptosis, Chalazion, and Entropion.
PAMF Munnerlyn Eye Institute
Jerry Lai is an Ophthalmologist in Sunnyvale, California. Dr. Lai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Drooping. His top areas of expertise are Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Entropion, and Blocked Tear Duct. Dr. Lai is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- BlepharitisDr. Basham isDistinguished. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Advanced
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- AstigmatismDr. Basham isAdvanced. Learn about Astigmatism.
- CataractDr. Basham isAdvanced. Learn about Cataract.
- ChalazionDr. Basham isAdvanced. Learn about Chalazion.
- Cogan's SyndromeDr. Basham isAdvanced. Learn about Cogan's Syndrome.
- Dry Eye SyndromeDr. Basham isAdvanced. Learn about Dry Eye Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Allergic ConjunctivitisDr. Basham isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Conjunctivitis.
- AmblyopiaDr. Basham isExperienced. Learn about Amblyopia.
- Coats DiseaseDr. Basham isExperienced. Learn about Coats Disease.
- Cone DystrophyDr. Basham isExperienced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Basham isExperienced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.