Marjan Farid

Dr. Marjan Farid is director of the cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery and vice chair of ophthalmic faculty at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California Irvine. Dr. Farid graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a degree in Biology. She earned her medical degree at UC San Diego in 2002. She then came to UC Irvine where she went on to complete her residency and fellowship training in cornea under the mentorship of Dr. Roger Steinert.

Dr. Farid’s clinical practice is divided between patient care, teaching, and research. She serves on the Residency Education Committee and is the director of the cornea fellowship program at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. She performs all forms of corneal transplantation – including femtosecond-enabled and lamellar keratoplasty (DSEK and DALK). Additionally, Dr. Farid serves as an associate medical director for SightLife. She also serves as an editorial board member of Ophthalmology, the leading journal in the field.