Jeremiah Tao

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Chief, Oculofacial Plastic & Orbital Surgery
Program Director, ASOPRS Fellowship
Program Director Emeritus, Ophthalmology Residency
Clinical Professor, Ophthalmology
School of Medicine
B.S., Duke University
M.D., University of South Carolina
F.A.C.S., American College of Surgeons
Phone: FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL (949) 824-2020, Academic Office (949) 824-7944
University of California, Irvine
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
850 Health Sciences Rd.
Mail Code: 4375
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Eyelid surgery, thyroid eye disease, orbital trauma, orbit tumors eyelid tumors, cosmetic surgery, facial surgery, lacrimal surgery
Academic Distinctions
Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)
Member, American Ophthalmological Society
Fellow, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS)
National Meetings Program Chair, ASOPRS
Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Liaison, ABO, 2017-2020
Ruedemann Lecturer, AAO, 2019
Board Examiner and Oculoplastic Surgery Exams Writing Committee, ABO
Ophthalmic Technology Assessments Committee – Oculoplastics and Orbit Panel, AAO
Program Director, ASOPRS-Accredited Fellowship
Awards and Honors
Outstanding Contribution Award, ASOPRS, 2020
Research Award, ASOPRS, 2008
Achievement Award, AAO, 2014
America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly
James E. McDonald Lecturer, Loyola University, 2019
Physician of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association
Publications
SELECTED BOOK CHAPTERS (see CV for complete list)

Tao J, Wachter B, Yoon S. Critical Evaluation of the Peri-Orbital Aesthetic Patient. In: Master Techniques of Blepharoplasty and Peri-orbital Rejuvenation. Springer 2011.

Tao J and Yoon S. Orbitofacial fractures. In: Clinical Atlas of Procedures Ophthalmic and Oculofacial Surgery. Oxford University Press 2012.

Joseph J, Echegoyen J, Morgan P, Tao J. Oculoplastic Surgery. In Ophthalmic Microsurgery. SLACK. 2014.

Tao J, Massry G. Maintaining Lateral Wound and Canthal Regularity in External Midface Lifts. In: Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer Science+Business Media New York. 2014.

Tao J and Korn B. Enucleation. In: Video Atlas of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Elsevier Saunders 2016.

Limongi R, Tao J, Feijo E. Terco Medio (Lifts of the Middle Third of the Face). In: Estetica Periocular (Periocular Aesthetic Surgery). Cultura Medica. 2018.

Tao J. Introduction. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 50th Anniversary Book, the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc., 2019

Grob S, Cypen S, Tao J. Acquired Ptosis. In: Albert and Jakobiec’s Principles of Ophthalmology, 4th edition, 2020
SELECTED PEER REVIEW PUBLICATIONS (see CV for complete list)

Lee DH, Cohen LM, Yoon MK, Tao JP. Punctual stenosis associated with dupilumab therapy for atopic dermatitis. Journal of Dermatological Treatment. 2020 Jan 7: 1-4. (E-pub ahead of print)

Limongi RM, Feijo ED, Rodrigues SM, Akaishi P, Velasco AA, Christian Pieroni-Goncalves A, Pereira F, Devoto M, Bernardini F, Tao J. Orbital bone decompression for non-thyroid eye disease proptosis. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Jan-Feb; 36(1): 13-16.

Nabavi CB, Tao JP. The American oculofacial plastic surgery family tree. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Mar 2. (E-pub ahead of print)

Shue A, Joseph JM, Tao JP, Barker-Griffith AE, Abraham JL, Minckler DS. Massive silicone-induced orbital granuloma. Ocular Oncology and Pathology. 2020 Mar; 6(2): 145-150.

Conger JR, Palileo BM Grob SR, Tao J, Minckler DS. Eccrine porocarcinoma: A rare tumor of the eyelid with a novel histopathological finding of free tumor cells in the tear film. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Mar-Apr;36(2): e40-e43.

Wladis T, Aakalu V, Foster J, Freitag S, Sobel R, Tao J, Yen M. Intense pulsed light for meibomian gland disease: A report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2020 Apr; S0161-6420(20)30267-0.

Tao JP, Aakalu VK, Wladis EJ, Sobel RK, Freitag SK, Foster JA, Yen MT. Bioengineered acellular dermal matrix grafts for lower eyelid retraction: A report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2020 May;127(5):689-695.

Conger J, Grob S, Limongi R, Tao J. Lateral tarsoconjunctival flap suspension treatment of post blepharoplasty lower eyelid retraction. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 May 14. (E-pub ahead of print)

Sheils C, Cypen S, Tao J. Orbital microscopic polyangiitis with concomitant angle closure due to uveal effusion. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 May 19. (E-pub ahead of print)

Bui AD, Grob SR, Tao JP. 5-Fluoro-uracil management for oculofacial scars: A systematic literature review. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 May/Jun;36(3):222-230.

Freitag S, Aakalu V, Tao J, Foster J, Sobel R, Wladis T, Yen M. Ophthalmic Technology Assessment—sentinal lymph node biopsy for eyelid and conjunctival malignancy: A report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2020 Jul 19;S0161-6420(20)30704-1. (E-pub ahead of print)

Noh S, Joseph J, Tao J. Broken needle retrieval following periorbital soft-tissue filler injection. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020
Jul/Aug;36(4):e108.

Wladis T, Aakalu V, Foster J, Freitag S, Sobel R, Tao J, Yen M. Intense pulsed light for meibomian gland disease: A report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2020 Sep;127(9):1227-1233. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.03.009. Epub 2020 Apr 21. PMID: 32327256.

Conger J, Grob S, Limongi R, Tao J. Lateral tarsoconjunctival flap suspension treatment of post blepharoplasty lower eyelid retraction. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):613-616. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001699. PMID: 32427733.

Nabavi CB, Tao JP. The American oculofacial plastic surgery family tree. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6): e159. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001576. PMID: 32134767.

Nabavi CB, Tao JP. The American oculofacial plastic surgery family tree. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6): e159. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001576. PMID: 32134767.

Bhatter P, Cypen SG, Carter SL, Tao JP. Pharmaceutical and supply waste in oculofacial plastic surgery at a hospital-based outpatient surgery center. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Nov 19. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001891. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33229955.

Tao JP. Antibiotic ointment after oculofacial plastic surgery: Does it make a difference? Ophthalmology. 2020 Dec;127(12):1755-1756. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.07.057. PMID: 33222779.

Freitag S, Aakalu V, Tao J, Foster J, Sobel R, Wladis T, Yen M. Sentinel lymph node biopsy for eyelid and conjunctival malignancy: A report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2020 Dec;127(12):1757-1765. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.07.031. Epub 2020 Jul 19. PMID: 32698034.

Arowojolu O, Cypen S, Tao J. Clinical features of eyelid malignancies. US Ophthalmic Review. 2020;13(2):63-7.
Merriott D, Chen L, Cypen S, Tao J. Origins of oculoplastic surgery. Oculoplastic Surgery. 2020;1(1):4-11.

Garcia G, Charlson E, Vo T, Yonkers Y, Minckler D, Tao J. Lateral orbital rim fixated porcine acellular dermal matrix splint for refractory lower eyelid retraction and poor eye prosthesis retention. Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics. 2020; 25(1):26-32.

Azzam D, Cypen S, Tao J. Anatomy, Head and Neck, Eye Ophthalmic Vein. 2021 Jul 31. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021 Jan–. PMID: 32491535.

Sheils C, Cypen S, Tao J. Orbital microscopic polyangiitis with concomitant angle closure due to uveal effusion. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2021 Jan-Feb 01;37(1): e33-e35. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001725. PMID: 32433349.

Azzam D, Cypen S, Tao J. Oculofacial plastic surgery-related online search trends including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Orbit. 2021 Feb;40(1):44-50. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2020.1852264. Epub 2020 Dec 14. PMID: 33317388.

Azzam D, Conger J, Cypen S, Tao J. Carotid-cavernous sinus fistula masquerading as thyroid eye disease. Cureus. 2021 Apr 2;13(4):e14261. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14261. PMID: 33959444; PMCID: PMC8093110.

Cypen S, Conger J, Chen L, Tao J. Treatment options for lower eyelid retraction in thyroid eye disease. International Ophthalmology Clinics. 2021 Apr 1;61(2):145-159. doi: 10.1097/IIO.0000000000000352. PMID: 33743535.

Tao J, Charlson E, Zhu Y, Guo Z, Chen W, Zhan X, Shi H, Harris E. A digital micro screen for the enhanced appearance of ocular prosthetic motility (an American Ophthalmological Society thesis). American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021 Apr 11; 228:35-46. PMID: 33852909 PMCID: PMC8502785.

Vu PQ, Yu JJ, Charlson ES, Kshirsagar RS, Tao JP. Opioid use after orbital, eyelid, or lacrimal surgery. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2021 May-Jun 01;37(3S): S62-S65. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001813. PMID: 32852374.

Wladis E, Aakalu V, Sobel R, McCulley T, Foster J, Tao J, Freitag S, Yen M. Interventions for indirect traumatic optic neuropathy: A report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2021 Jun;128(6):928-937. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.10.038. Epub 2020 Nov 6. PMID: 33161071.

Tao JP, Aakalu VK, Freitag SK, Sobel RK, Foster JA, Wladis EJ, McCulley TJ, Yen MT. Homeopathic agents or vitamins in reducing ecchymosis after oculofacial surgery: A report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2021 Jun 24: S0161-6420(21)00376-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.05.018. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34176651.

Figueiredo MN, Limongi RM, Tao JP. A prospective randomized study of lateral brow-eyelid complex volume after internal browpexy using three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2021 Jun 24. doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2020.0586. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34166117.

Sheils CR, Cypen SG, Tao JP. Blindness secondary to odontogenic orbital cellulitis during the COVID-19 dental shutdown. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2021 Jul 15. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34269769.

Hussey V, Tao J. Oculofacial plastic surgeon distribution by county in the United States, 2021. Orbit. 2021 Oct 21;1-4. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1989468. Online ahead of print.

Sobel R, Aakalu V, M. Vagefi R, Foster J, Tao J, Freitag S, Wladis E, McCulley T, Yen M. Orbital radiation for thyroid eye disease: A report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. 2022 Apr;129(4):450-455. ISSN 0161-6420. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.10.025

Lewis A, Dermarkarian C, Tao J. Treatment of an orbit pseudomeningocele through an eyelid incision. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Aug;57(4): e142-e144. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2021.11.002.
Professional Societies
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American College of Surgeons
American Academy of Ophthalmology
California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology
American Eye Study Club
American Medical Association
Orange County Society of Ophthalmology
American Ophthalmological Society
Other Experience
Fellowship, Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery
Indiana University & ASOPRS, 2 years
Graduate Programs
Ophthalmology
Plastic Surgery
Last updated
02/23/2023