Michael A. Kapamajian
Distinguished in Glaucoma
Distinguished in Glaucoma
15141 Whittier Blvd, Suite 480, Suite 480, 
Whittier, CA 

Overview

Dr. Kapamajian received his undergraduate degree in Physiological Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating summa cum laude in 2001 . He then attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned his medical degree in 2005. Following this, he completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center and went on to finish his residency training in ophthalmology at the University of Illinois, Chicago in 2009.

Dr. Kapamajian returned to Los Angeles and completed his first fellowship in uveitis, under the mentorship of Gary Holland, M.D. at the Jules Stein Eye Institute from 2009 to 2010. From 2010 to 2011 he went on to serve as Assistant Chief of Service at the Doheny Eye Institute, where he was in charge of the day to day activities of the ophthalmology clinic at Los Angeles County Hospital, as well as the clinical and surgical training of USC ophthalmology residents. He returned to the Jules Stein Eye Institute for a final year of fellowship training in glaucoma, under the mentorship of Joseph Caprioli, M.D. from 2011 to 2012.

Dr. Kapamajian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glaucoma. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Neuroretinitis, Uveitis, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Cataract Removal.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Glaucoma.

Residency
UCLA Olive-View Medical Center
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in CA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Ophthalmology
Hospital Affiliations
Pih Health Hospital-Whittier
Lac/harbor-UCLA Med Center
Languages Spoken
English
Armenian
Spanish
Gender
Male
Awards
Jules Stein Eye Institute Teaching Award 2016, 2022
Best Paper of Session, awarded by ASCRS/ASOA at the Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, CA, April 12-16, 2003
Letter of Distinction, Genetics, UCLA- 2002
Regents Scholar 2001-2005

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Alignment Health Plan
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
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  • HMO
  • PPO
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Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Kaiser Permanente
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • POS
  • PPO
LA Care
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
SCAN Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • HMO
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  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations

University Eye Care Physicians
15141 Whittier Blvd, Suite 480, Suite 480, Whittier, CA 90603

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Kapamajian 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.

Cataract Removal
Uveitis
Dry Eye Syndrome
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
Endophthalmitis
Interstitial Keratitis
Birdshot Chorioretinopathy
Cataract
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
Scleritis
Optic Neuritis
Glaucoma
Allergic Conjunctivitis
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
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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.


1 Total Publications

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