Steven Saraf, MD

Dr. Steven Saraf was raised in southern Washington but has traveled widely throughout his career. He specializes in the retina, vitreoretinal surgery, and uveitis. He completed two ophthalmology fellowships, the first in uveitis at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida, and the second in retina and vitreoretinal surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He completed his internship and ophthalmology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He obtained his medical degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a bachelor’s degree at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Upon completing his ophthalmology training, Dr. Saraf was recruited by the University of Washington to serve as faculty, where he was appointed assistant professor. He provided valuable training and mentorship to fellows, residents, and medical students. He has won multiple teaching awards. He served as the medical director of the Karalis Johnson Retina Center at the University of Washington. This busy referral center provides higher-level care for Washingtonians and patients traveling from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and others. His experience during these years proved invaluable in allowing him to care for a wide breadth of challenging clinical problems.