Dr. Ellie Samadani
Physician
Ophthalmologist Department

Dr. Samadani completed her ophthalmology training at the prestigious Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit. She is an honors graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the School of Medicine at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

Dr. Samadani was raised in Northern California. After her training in Michigan, she moved back to California where she worked for several years at the Hull Eye Institute in Lancaster. She has worked with Dr. Feldman here in San Diego for more than 10 years.

Dr. Samadani is fluent in Farsi. Dr. Samadani is a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in medical diseases of the eye, including glaucoma, diabetes, macular degeneration and dry eye. She is also an expert in the prescription of contact lenses, including bifocal contacts and astigmatism correcting contacts (toric contacts).

She has published numerous research papers in ophthalmology. Dr. Samadani is known for the amount of time she spends with patients and for the thoroughness of her care.

Dr. Samadani embodies the One-to-One LASIK philosophy of expert, personal, unhurried, and compassionate eye care. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.