SEQUOIA EYE GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Optometrist
- Medical Optometrist
- Medical Optometrist in Redwood City
- Member of the American Academy of Optometry
Dr.DangisamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofOptometry,theAmericanOptometricAssociation,theCaliforniaOptometricAssociation,andtheNationalAssociatesofVAOptometrists,theAsianAmericanOptometricAssociation,amongothers.
Dr.MitchellDangisamedicaloptometristinRedwoodCity,CAservingthePeninsulaandthegreaterBayArea.
Dr.MitchellDangisacomprehensiveeyecareoptometristwithanemphasisinoculardiseasemanagement.
Dr.MitchellDangcompletedhisresidencyinOcularDisease,GeriatricOptometry,LowVisionRehabilitationattheVAPaloAltoHealthCareSystem
Dr.MitchellDangcompletedhisundergraduatestudiesatSantaClaraUniversitymajoringinPublicHealthSciences.
Job Titles:
- Education & Training
- Expert
- Research
- Specialist
Dr.PhilipNgaicompletedhisresidencytrainingatoneofthetopresidenciesforcataractsurgery,theGavinHerbertEyeInstituteatUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine,ledatthetimebythelate,esteemedCorneaandCataractexpertDr.RogerF.Steinert.WhileatGHEI,Dr.NgaialsotrainedunderprominentcataractexpertsDr.SamGargandDr.MarjanFarid.
Dr.PhilipNgaiisaophthalmologysubspecialistinglaucomaandcataracttreatment.Likeallophthalmologists,heisalsotrainedincomprehensiveandprimarycareoftheeye.
Dr.PhilipNgaiisaBoard-Certifiedophthalmologistandfellowship-trainedcataractandglaucomaspecialistinRedwoodCity,CA,servingthePeninsulaandthegreaterBayArearegion.
Dr.NgaiisrecognizedbyphysiciansandsurgeonstobeaCastleConnellyTopDoctor.
Dr.PhilipNgaiisafellowship-trainedcataractandglaucomasub-specialistinRedwoodCityandtheBayAreaPeninsula.Healsopracticesasacomprehensiveophthalmologist,andtreatsmostcommondiseasesoftheeyes.
Dr.NgaiwasbornandraisedinSanFrancisco,CA,andisoneoftwosonsofimmigrantparents.Heisthefirstinhisfamilytobecomeaphysician(hisbrotherisapediatricdentist).
SinceDr.Ngaiwasachild,hislifelongdreamhasalwaysbeentoutilizehisscientificinterests,strongworkethic,andpositivepersonalitytocreatealastinglegacyandimprovethelivesofothers.
Hefirstdiscoveredophthalmologyandeyesurgerywhenhisfathersuddenlybecamestruckwithglaucoma,andrequiredemergencyvision-savingsurgery.Thehighprecision,andmoreimportantly,thehighhumanimpactofsavingsomeone'svision,madeophthalmologytheoneandonlycareerchoiceforDr.Ngai.
AmongDr.Ngai'smanyoutsideinterestsarehisdesiretounderstandhumanbehaviorandwhatmotivatespeople.Helovestoexperiencedifferentculturesandbackgroundsnotonlywhileworkingasaphysicianwithpatients,butalsothoughworldtravel.
Dr.NgaicombineshiscareerandpersonalintereststhroughvolunteeringinfreeclinicsinMexico,SantaAna,CA,anddowntownSanDiego.Healsospendstimeasaclinicalinstructor,andenjoysteachingneweyesurgeonstheartofmedicineandsurgery.Whenheisnottravelingabroad,heisexperiencingdifferentcultureslocallythroughfood.
Inordertokeephisfoodinterestsphysicallysustainable,Dr.Ngaiisalsointerestedinfitness.Herancrosscountryandwasavolleyballoutsidehitterinhighschool.Healsorowedcrewcompetitivelybothinhighschoolandincollege.Thesedays,however,Dr.Ngaispendsmoretimewithresistancetraininginsideagymthanonthewatersrowingaboat.
Dr.NgaiisaDIYer,tinkerer,creator,and"lifehacker"bynature.HeisalsoanEagleScout(askhimabouthisknottyingability!).Helovesspendingtimeinhisworkshopfixing,building,andupgradingthings.Asakid,hehadbuiltdozensofcustomcomputersforfamilyandfriends.Oneofhisongoingprojectshasbeentoautomatehisentirehousewithvoice-controlledlightingandsecurity.Hislatestgoalistogethishomeoffoftheelectricalgridandpoweringhishomeentirelythoughsolarandbatterypower(withoutburninghishousedown!)
Dr.PhilipNgaiisaBoard-CertifiedandFellowship-trainedglaucomaandcataractsub-specialist.Dr.Ngaiistheonlycommunity-basedglaucomaspecialistinRedwoodCity,andoneofthefewtheintheBayAreaPeninsula.
Dr.Ngaiishighlytrainedinthelatestglaucomatreatments,includingminimallyinvasiveglaucomasurgery,laserglaucomasurgery,andtraditionalincisionalglaucomasurgery.
Dr.NgaicompletedhisresidencytrainingattheGavinHerbertEyeInstituteatUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine,underesteemedDirectorofGlaucoma,Dr.SamehMosaed.
Dr.Ngaicompletedhissubspecialtyfellowshiptraininginglaucoma,attheHamiltonGlaucomaCenter,aglaucomacenterforexcellence,attheShileyEyeInstituteintheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego.Dr.Ngaitraineddirectlyundertheworld-renownglaucomaspecialist,Dr.RobertWeinreb.
Dr.PhilipNgaiisanexpertininterventionalglaucomaandminimallyinvasiveglaucomasurgery.
PhilipNgai,MD,MBA,MSisthefounderofwhatisnowthemoderndayclinic,SequoiaEyeGroup.Heisafellowship-trainedglaucomaspecialistwhohassubspecialtytraininginthemedicalandsurgicalmanagementofglaucoma.Heisexperiencedintraditionalincisionalglaucomasurgery(trabeculectomy,Ahmedglaucomadrainagedeviceimplantation,Baerveldtglaucomadrainagedeviceimplantation),lasertreatmentofglaucoma(includingSelectiveLaserTrabeculopasty,LaserPeripheralIridotomy,andDiodeCyclophotocoagulation,andMicropulsecyclophotocoagulation).Dr.Ngaiisanexpertinanovelcategoryofglaucomatreatmentcalledminimallyinvasiveglaucomasurgery(MIGS)includingOMNICanaloplastyandGoniotomy,XENGelStent,AlloFlo,HydrusStent,iStent,Trabectome,GATT,KahookDualBlade,andothers.
Dr.PhilipNgaiisalsoacataractspecialist,specializinginrefractive,suture-less,microincisional,laser-assisted,anddrop-lesscataractsurgery.Healsoperformsclearlensexchange,orcustomlensreplacement.HehasextensiveexperienceinimplementationofAdvancedTechnologyIntraocularLensesincludingimplantationofastigmatism-correcting(toric)intraocularlenses,andpresbyopia-correcting(multifocalandextendeddepthoffocus)intraocularlenses.
Dr.WixomSibleyopeneddoorstothepracticeintheearly1950s,inRedwoodCity,CA.In1964,Dr.SibleywasjoinedbyDr.EdwardA.NovakIII,whoeventuallytookover.In1975,Dr.L.ScottFeilerjoined.LongtimelocalophthalmologistDr.ThomasC.Stevensonjoinedthepracticefrom1988to1998.In2021,Dr.PhilipNgaijoinedthepracticeasDr.Feilerretired.
Job Titles:
- Ret. ) Ophthalmologist, Emeritus
WhileDr.Feilerwasnotanofficialmemberofourteam,wewouldliketohonorhimandhis30+yearsofpracticeatthislocationwiththehonorarytitleofOphthalmologistEmeritus.