Title:

• Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Department:

• Department of Ophthalmology
• Department of Pediatrics

Locations:

• Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
• Doheny Eye Institute

Areas of Treatment:

• Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
• Pediatric Ophthalmology

Specialties:

• Ophthalmology
• Pediatrics

Background:

Dr. Borchert earned an M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his residency at the Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California and a fellowship at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard University.

Dr. Borchert specializes in Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology. His research on the development of the retina and optic nerve in rats was part of a recent experiment on the NASA space shuttle. Dr. Borchert is an Associate Professor at the USC Keck School of Medicine.

Education:

• M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 1983

Internships:

• Boston City Hospital: Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984

Residencies:

• USC Department of Surgery: Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1987

Fellowships:

• Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary: Boston, Neuro-ophthalmology, 1987 - 1988

Board Certification:

• American Board of Ophthalmology, 1989

Professional Society Memberships:

• Association of Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
• American Academy
• LACMA

Languages:

• English