Susan H. Senft, MD

Dr. Susan Senft brings to Hawaii an array of worldwide Ophthalmological expertise. Born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of a now-retired physician, she graduated summa cum laude from the University of Dubuque. She attended George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, graduating as a member of the King Kane Honor Society. She completed her surgical internship in San Francisco and subsequent ophthalmology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She attended postgraduate studies at Stanford University and then completed a one year pediatric ophthalmology, anterior segment (cataract, glaucoma, corneal transplant), and oculoplastics fellowship at the prestigious King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the direction of David Paton, M.D.

While in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Senft was Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at King Saud University and Acting Head of the Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology. She was responsible for training residents and fellows and orchestrating numerous basic science and clinical research projects involving the study of retinoblastoma (a rare childhood eye cancer), glaucoma, and cataracts. During this same period, she performed over 5,000 eye surgeries, published 28 articles in leading ophthalmic journals, and presented more than 50 papers/posters at international medical meetings.

Besides participating with volunteer surgical eye expeditions to Central America and Bangladesh, Dr. Senft has always enjoyed life in a multicultural setting. Although she has lived in other regions of the world, Hawaii and the Big Island in particular, offer her the unique opportunity to work in a situation of need and supportive environment. She is committed to providing the highest standard of eye care for families in the spirit of Aloha.