Eric Nudleman, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Shiley Eye Institute, UC San Diego, where he serves as the Co-Director of the Retina Division and the Director of Pediatric Retina at Rady Children’s Hospital. He holds the Viterbi Family Chair for Retinal Vascular Disease.

Dr. Nudleman joined UC San Diego (UCSD) after completing his fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at the renowned William Beaumont Hospital. Prior to his fellowship, Dr. Nudleman graduated from Stanford University with bachelors and doctoral degrees. He earned his medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York then went on to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri for his residency. Dr. Nudleman is the recipient of many honors such as the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship, Heed Fellowship, the Doris P. and Harry I. Wexler Prize, Rosenbaum Research Award, and the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology / Research to Prevent Blindness Resident and Fellow Research Forum Award. He has participated in multiple National Eye Institute and industry-sponsored clinical trials.

At UCSD, Dr. Nudleman's clinical focus is on vitreoretinal diseases and surgery, with a special interest in pediatric vitreoretinopathies. His NIH funded laboratory focuses on developmental angiogenesis with a particular interest in identifying novel targets to treat retinal vascular diseases, including vascular leakage, neovascularization, and fibrosis.