Deborah Im, MD

Hometown:
South Pasadena, California

Education:
Undergraduate education: University of California, Santa Barbara, BS
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC, MD
Internship: University of Washington, Internal Medicine, 2024
Residency: University of Washington, Ophthalmology, 2027

Personal Interests:
Hiking, camping, yoga, reading historical fiction and memoirs, cooking and baking for friends and family

Clinical Interests:
Cornea, oculoplastics, pediatrics, ocular oncology

Dr. Im was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, and graduated with a B.S. in Microbiology. Soon after graduation, she moved back home to attend medical school at USC's Keck School of Medicine. She completed her M.D. training with an extra year dedicated to ocular oncology research as a Wright Foundation Scholar. She found her passion for vision research, global health, and ophthalmology during her medical training. Apart from work, Dr. Im enjoys camping, reading, and cooking for friends and family. 

Im DH, Pike S, Reid MW, Peng CC, Sirivolu S, Grossniklaus HE, Hubbard 3rd G, Skalet AH, Bellsmith KN, Shields CL, Lally SE, Stacey AW, Reiser BJ, Nagiel A, Shah R, Xu L, Berry JL. A multicenter analysis of nucleic acid quantification using aqueous humor liquid biopsy in retinoblastoma – implications for clinical testing. Ophthalmology Science. 2023 Feb 16. doi:10.1016/j.xops.2023.100289

Im DH, Peng CC, Xu L, Kim ME, Ostrow D, Yellapantula V, Bootwalla M, Biegel JA, Gai X, Prabakar R, Kuhn P, Hicks J, Berry JL. Potential of Aqueous Humor as a Liquid Biopsy for Uveal Melanoma. Int J Mol Sci. 2022;23(11):6226. Published 2022 Jun 2. doi:10.3390/ijms23116226 

Sayegh C, Im DH, Moss IK, Urquiza R, Patel S, Thomas DW. Randomized pilot trial of praise text messages to improve medication adherence among adolescents and young adults with liver transplants [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jul 19]. Pediatr Transplant. 2022;e14361. doi:10.1111/petr.14361 

Peng CC, Im DH, Sirivolu S, et al. Single vesicle analysis of aqueous humor in pediatric ocular diseases reveals eye specific CD63-dominant subpopulations. J Extracell Biol. 2022;1(4):e36. doi:10.1002/jex2.36

Im DH, Borchert MS, Chang MY. Delayed Diagnosis of Childhood-Onset Huntington Disease in an 8-Year-Old Boy With Ocular Motor Apraxia [published online ahead of print, 2021 Dec 16]. J Neuroophthalmol. 2021;10.1097/WNO.0000000000001437. doi:10.1097/WNO.0000000000001437