Melvin Sarayba

Dr. Sarayba leads Clinical Affairs to support Allegro’s fast-paced clinical initiatives.

Dr. Sarayba is an ophthalmic surgeon and completed his fellowship training at the University of California, Irvine. Aside from his extensive background in clinical research, he has two decades of product development and commercialization experience. His interests are focused on developing and bringing to market innovative ideas and novel products in ophthalmology.

Dr. Sarayba has worked for multiple successful ophthalmic companies, including IntraLase, AMO, WaveTec, LenSx Lasers, Alcon Laboratories and ClarVista Medical. At these companies, he led efforts on product development, product improvement, and new applications. Dr. Sarayba also designed and led clinical trials at various stages of the life cycle. As the Head of Global Medical Affairs for the Cataract Franchise at Alcon, he was responsible for key strategic clinical initiatives for the company’s entire cataract portfolio.

Dr. Sarayba is a prolific innovator with 10 patents and numerous peer-reviewed publications of which he is an author or co-author.