Dr. Marjan Farid graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a degree in biology and a subsequent master?s degree in physiological science.?She earned her medical degree at UC San Diego in 2002.?She completed a transitional year internship atScripps?Mercy?Hospital?in?San Diego?and completed her residency training in ophthalmology at UC Irvine.?Her fellowship training was in the area of cornea/external disease and refractive surgery under the mentorship of Dr. Roger Steinert at UC Irvine.?Dr. Farid is assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Gavin S. Herbert Eye Institute at UC Irvine and Director of the division of cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery.
Farid?s research interests focus on advanced corneal transplantation technologies, specifically the use of the Intralase femtosecond laser, lamellar corneal transplantation (DSEK and DALK) and also, the effects of Mitomycin-C on corneal healing following refractive surgery (LASIK and PRK). She heads the Ocular Surface Disease center at UC Irvine.
In her spare time, Dr. Farid plays the violin in her community orchestra and is a mother to twin 1 year old girls.