Michael H. Goldbaum received his M.D. in 1965 from Tulane University school of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana.  He completed his ophthalmology training in 1969 with the U.S. Navy and in 1973 completed his Retina Fellowship at Cornell University at New York Hospital in Ithaca.  In 1988 he also received an M.S. in medical informatics from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

Dr. Goldbaum began his Vitreoretinal practice and teaching for the ophthalmology department at the University of California at San Diego in 1977.  He is currently the Co-Director of the Retina Division and a Professor of Ophthalmology at the UCSD Shiley Eye Center.  Respected worldwide, he has been a visiting professor at universities in China, Italy, Paraguay, Ukraine, as well as Stanford University and Columbia in the United States.

His practice focuses on the surgical and medical treatment of the Retina and Vitreous, Macular Degeneration, Pediatric Retina, and Ocular Tumors.  He also frequently treats patients with Retinopathy of Prematurity, Uveitis, and Coats’ Disease.

Dr. Goldbaum is currently conducting research in glaucoma informatics to improve glaucoma management by using neural network classifiers to diagnose glaucoma, detect early progression and identify glaucomatous eyes at risk of progression.  He is also working on a structured analysis of the Retina, by developing a computerized image-interpreting system with a multiparent Bayesian net to diagnose, measure, and compare images of the ocular fundus.  The system has sufficient depth of imaging tools to be a resource for researchers and clinicians in the field.

He is currently a member and regular presenter at the prestigious American Ophthalmological Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology, among many other organizations.  Dr. Goldbaum was awarded the Senior Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2001, was elected to America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals in 2002, was named one of San Diego’s Top Doctors in 2005, 2006, and 2007, and was awarded the title of Life Fellow by the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2008 for 35 years of consecutive service.