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Aaron Savar, MD, FACS
433 N Camden Dr, Suite 1150
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Education
U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Fellow in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Preceptors: Bita Esmaeli, John Shore, Sean Blaydon, Tanuj Nakra, Todd
Shepler, Russell Neuhaus, Ken Hyde; Laboratory – Carlos Caulin
Houston, TX
July 2008-June 2010
Harvard Medical School Residency Program in Ophthalmology
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Resident in Ophthalmology
Boston, MA
2005-2008
Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
Resident in General Surgery
Intern Class Representative
Los Angeles, CA
2003-2005
2003-2004
Boston University School of Medicine
M.D., magna cum laude
Chair, BUSM Surgical Society
Boston, MA
May, 2003
2000-2001
University of California, Berkeley
B.A. with honors in Molecular and Cell Biology
Honors Thesis- “Smad2 Can Act As A Morphogen Along The A/P Axis”
Berkeley, CA
May, 1999
1997-1999
Beverly Hills High School
Graduated with Honors
Beverly Hills, CA
June, 1995
Research
Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Clinical studies on ocular adnexal melanoma, orbital sarcomas, and sentinel
lymph node biopsy for periocular malignancies
Carlos Caulin, Ph.D. laboratory
Investigation of squamous cell carcinoma model in mice
Houston, TX
July 2008-June 2010
Department of Ophthalmology
Division of Eye Plastics & Orbital Surgery and Division of Trauma
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
Clinical studies on eye trauma
Boston, MA
2005-2008
Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation
Jonathan Hiatt, M.D., Ronald Busuttil, M.D. Ph.D.
Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
Study of bile duct injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy and
appendicitis in transplant recipients
Los Angeles, CA
2003-2005
Laboratory for Regenerative Bioengineering & Repair
Peter Lorenz, M.D., Eric Fonkalsrud, M.D., James Atkinson, M.D., Steven
Beanes, M.D.
Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
Investigation of scarless fetal wound healing and the involvement of VEGF.
Los Angeles, CA
Summer, 2000
Richard M. Harland Laboratory
Richard Harland, Ph.D., Julie Baker, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
Investigation of the role of Smad2 in mouse and frog development.
Berkeley, CA
1997-1999
Liver Support Research Laboratory
Jonathan Hiatt, M.D., Jacek Rozga, M.D., Achilles A. Demetriou, M.D.
Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Investigation of bio-artificial liver.
Los Angeles, CA
Summer, 1997 & 1998
Publications
Yoo SH, Rootman DB, Goh A, Savar A, Goldberg RA. Reply re: "Localization and Retrieval of an Eyelid
Metallic Foreign Body With an Oscillating Magnet and High-Resolution Ultrasonography”. Ophthalmic
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015 Mar-Apr;31(2):160.
Savar A, Acin S, Gonzalez CL, El-Sawy T, Mejia O, Li Z, Esmaeli B, Lacy-Hulbert A, El-Naggar AK,
McCarty JH, Caulin C. Loss of Epithelial p53 and αv Integrin Cooperate through Akt to Induce Squamous
Cell Carcinomas yet Prevent Remodeling of the Tumor Microenvironment. Oncogene. 2015 Jan
22;34(4):516-24.
Pfeiffer ML, Savar A, Esmaeli B. Sentinel lymph node biopsy for eyelid and conjunctival tumors: what
have we learned in the past decade? Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2013 Jan;29(1):57.
Savar A, Esmaeli B. Re: "Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with conjunctival and eyelid cancers:
experience in 17 patients". Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2012 Nov;28(6):471.
Oellers P, Savar A, Samaniego F, Pro B, Esmaeli B. Second-line 90yttrium-ibritumomab tiuxetan
(Zevalin) in a patient with conjunctival MALT lymphoma refractory to rituximab. Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery. 2012 Nov;28(6):e145-6.
El-Sawy T, Savar A, Williams M, De Monte F, Esmaeli B. Prognostic Accuracy of the Sixth vs. Seventh
Edition of the American Joint Committtee on Cancer Tumor Classification for Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
of the Lacrimal Gland. Archives of Ophthalmology. 2012 May 1;130(5):664-6.
Savar A, Connor M, Shore J. Horizontal Eyelid Tightening for the Correction of Eyelid Contour
Abnormalities After Ptosis Repair. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011
March;27(2):e34-e35.
Savar, A. Esmaeli B. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Conjunctival and Eyelid Cancers. Eyenet
Magazine. February 2011, p33-34.
Savar A, Oellers P, Myers J, Prieto VG, Torres-Cabala C, Frank SJ, Ivan D, Esmaeli B. Positive Sentinel
Node in Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Eyelid. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011
January;27(1):e4-6.
Savar A, Esmaeli B, Ho H, Liu S, Prieto VG. Conjunctival melanoma: local-regional control rates, and
impact of high-risk histopathologic features. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 2011 Jan;38(1):18-24.
Giliberti FM, Shinder R, Bell D, Savar A, Esmaeli B. Salivary Duct Carcinoma, Ex-Pleomorphic Adenoma
of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenager. Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2010 Feb 26:13.
Savar A, Trent J, Al-Zubidi N, Huh W, Anderson P, Shinder R, Esmaeli B. Efficacy of adjuvant and
neoadjuvant therapies for adult orbital sarcomas. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2010
May-Jun;26(3):185-9.
Ramirez R, Ivan D, Prieto VG, Hayek B, Diwan H, Savar A, Esmaeli B. Cutaneous melanoma metastatic
to the eyelid and periocular skin. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2010 Mar-Apr;26(2):8894.
Savar A, Nakra T. Freely Mobile Subconjunctival cyst. Ophthalmology 2010 Mar;117(3):637.
Savar A, Shore JW. Ultratine breakage. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2010 JanFeb;26(1):63-4.
Ho H, Savar A, Samaniego F, Pro B, Esmaeli B. Successful Treatment of Benign Lymphoid Hyperplasia
of Orbit with Rituximab. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2010 Jan-Feb;26(1):11-3.
Savar A, Esmaeli B. Review of Essentials of Ophthalmic Oncology. American Journal of Ophthalmology
2010;149(1):176.
Savar A, Shore JW. Ultratine retention: report of a case. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2009;25(6):501-2.
Savar A, Ross M, Prieto V, Ivan D, Kim S, Esmaeli B. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Ocular Adnexal
Melanoma: Experience in 30 Patients. Ophthalmology 2009;116(11):2217-23.
Savar A, Esmaeli B. Re: "Upper and Lower System Nasolacrimal Duct Stenosis Secondary to Paclitaxel.”
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2009; 25:418-9.
Savar A, Vavvas D. Optical Coherence Tomography Appearance of a Retinal Artery Macroaneurysm.
Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging 2009;40:403-4.
Savar A, Andreoli MT, Kloek CE, Andreoli CM. Enucleation For Open Globe Injury. American Journal of
Ophthalmology 2009 Apr;147(4):595-600.
Savar A, Kirszrot J, Rubin PA. Canalicular involvement in dog bite related eyelid lacerations. Ophthalmic
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2008 Jul-Aug;24(4):296-8.
Montezuma SR, Gopal H, Savar A, Turalba A, Cestari D, Torun N. Silent sinus syndrome presenting as
enophthalmos long after orbital trauma. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 2008 Jun;28(2):107-10.
Savar A, Cestari D. Neurofibromatosis Type I: Genetics and Clinical Manifestations. Seminars in
Ophthalmology 2008 Jan-Mar;23(1):45-51.
Savar A. Three-month-old girl with bilateral eyelid abnormalities. Digital Journal of Ophthalmology
(www.djo.harvard.edu). Published online December 2006.
Savar A. 14-month-old with an orbital mass. Digital Journal of Ophthalmology (www.djo.harvard.edu).
Published online July 2006.
Savar A, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW. Acute appendicitis after solid organ transplantation. Clinical
Transplantation 2006 Jan-Feb;20(1):78-80.
Savar A, Carmody I, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW. Laparoscopic Bile Duct Injuries: Management at a Tertiary
Liver Center. The American Surgeon 2004 Oct;70(10):906-9.
Khalili T, Hiatt J, Savar A, Lau C, Margulies D. Perforated Appendicitis Is Not A Contraindication To
Laparoscopy. The American Surgeon.1999 Oct;65(10):965-7.
Book Chapters
Savar A, Esmaeli B. “Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy” in Nesi F, Black E, Calvano C, Levine M, and
Gladstone G, eds. Smith and Nesi's Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 3rd edition. Springer
2012. ISBN 978-1-4614-0970-0.
Droll L, Savar A, Esmaeli B. “Eyelid and Conjunctival Neoplasms” in Nesi F, Black E, Calvano C, Levine
M, and Gladstone G, eds. Smith and Nesi's Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 3rd edition.
Springer 2012. ISBN 978-1-4614-0970-0.
Savar A, Amato M, Blaydon S, Shore J. “Eyelid Anatomy” in Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane’s
Ophthalmology. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2012.
Savar A, Nakra T, Blaydon S, Shore J. “Ptosis Surgery” in Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane’s
Ophthalmology. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2012.
Savar A, Esmaeli B. "Primary eyelid cancers" in Esmaeli B, ed. Ophthalmic Oncology, MD Anderson Solid
Tumor Series. Springer, 2010. ISBN 1441903739.
Savar A, Esmaeli B. "Nasolacrimal duct blockage/ lacrimal surgery in cancer patients" in Esmaeli B, ed.
Ophthalmic Oncology, MD Anderson Solid Tumor Series. Springer, 2010. ISBN 1441903739.
Savar A, Esmaeli B. "Eyelid malposition in cancer patients" in Esmaeli B, ed. Ophthalmic Oncology, MD
Anderson Solid Tumor Series. Springer, 2010. ISBN 1441903739.
Savar A, Gonzalez-Candial M. “Enucleation, evisceration, orbital implants” in Esmaeli B, ed. Ophthalmic
Oncology, MD Anderson Solid Tumor Series. Springer, 2010. ISBN 1441903739.
Savar A, Shinder R, Esmaeli B. "Periocular reconstruction for facial palsy" in Yu P, ed. Current Head and
Neck Reconstruction. The People's Medical Publishing House: Beijing, China, in press.
Savar A, Esmaeli B. “Periorbital and Ocular Adnexal Cutaneous Lesions: Special Considerations” in
Weber R, Moore B, eds. Cutaneous Malignancy Of The Head And Neck: A Multidisciplinary Approach,
Plural Pub Inc, 2011. ISBN 1597563382.
Savar A, Esmaeli B. “Targeted Therapy in the Treatment of Orbital and Periorbital Malignancies” in
Guthoff RF, Katowitz JA, eds. Essentials in Ophthalmology: Oculoplastics and Oribit. Springer, 2009.
p187-93. ISBN 3540855416.
Oral Presentations
Savar A. Lacrimal Issues in the Cancer Patient. Invited lecture. Advances in Orbital Oncology and
Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, February 28, 2015.
Savar A. Open Globe Injuries. Grand Rounds. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division of Ophthalmology,
Los Angeles, CA, April 11, 2014.
Savar A. Lacrimal Issues in the Cancer Patient. Invited lecture. Advances in Orbital Oncology and
Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, February 9, 2013.
Savar A, Williams M, Connor M, Shinder R, Esmaeli B. Prognostic Accuracy of the AJCC 6th vs. 7th
Edition Tumor Classification of Lacrimal Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. Podium presentation at the
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery scientific meeting in Chicago, Illinois,
October 14, 2010.
Savar A. Multidisciplinary Management of Orbital and Periocular Malignancies. Grand Rounds. Tulane
University Department of Ophthalmology. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 14, 2010.
Savar A. Multidisciplinary Management of Orbital and Periocular Malignancies. Grand Rounds. University
of Arkansas Department of Ophthalmology. Little Rock, Arkansas, April 8, 2010.
Savar A, Nakra T, Blaydon S, Shepler T, Neuhaus R, Shore J. Ultratine breakage. Podium presentation
at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery meeting in Orlando, Florida, January 28, 2010.
Savar A, Nakra T, Blaydon S, Shepler T, Neuhaus R, Shore J. Issues with ultratines. Podium
presentation at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery scientific meeting
in San Francisco, California, October 21, 2009.
Savar A, Trent J, Shinder R, Esmaeli B. Chemoreduction prior to surgery and radiation for adult orbital
sarcoma. Podium presentation at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
scientific meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, November 12, 2008.
A 26-year-old man with blurred vision. Presentation of Case for The Case Records of the Massachusetts
General Hospital. October 3, 2007. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine
2008;359(26):2825-33.
Savar A, Carmody I, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW. Laparoscopic Bile Duct Injuries: Management at a Tertiary
Liver Center. Oral presentation at the American College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Symposium, Santa
Barbara, California, January, 2004.
Savar A, Beanes S, Soo C, Dang C, Wang Y, Urata M, Ting K, Atkinson J, Fonkalsrud E, Benhaim P,
Hedrick M, Lorenz P. Differential Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Fetal Wounds. Oral
presentation at the American College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Symposium, Santa Barbara,
California, January, 2001.
Abstracts, Posters & Video Presentations
Yoo S, Rootman D, Goh A, Savar A, Goldberg R. Technique For The Localization And Retrieval Of Eyelid
Metallic Foreign Bodies Utilizing An Oscillating Magnet And High-Resolution Ultrasonography. Video
Presentation at the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery meeting in
Barcelona, Spain, September 20, 2013.
Connor M, Savar A, Stanciu N, Nasser Q, Blaydon S, Nakra T. Dorsal Hump Reduction for Flap
Construction in Midfacial Mohs Defects. Oral presentation at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery scientific meeting in Orlando, Florida, October 22, 2011.
Agarwal S, Savar S, Shepler TR, Wladis EJ, Schwarcz R, Shinder R. Nonsurgical Enucleation: Clinical
Presentation and Surgical Strategies. Poster presentation at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery scientific meeting in Orlando, Florida, October 22, 2011.
El-Sawy T, Savar A, Acin S, Mejia O, El-Naggar A, McCarty J, Esmaeli B, Caulin C. Loss of alpha-v
integrin and p53 Cooperate to Induce Skin Squamous Cell Carcinomas. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.
2011 52: E-Abstract 4753. Paper presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May, 2011.
Agarwal S, Savar A, Shepler TR, Wladis EJ, Schwarcz R, Shinder R. Nonsurgical Enucleation:
Presentation & Surgical Strategies. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011 52: E-Abstract 1066. Poster at the
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May,
2011.
Savar A, Ho H, Li S, Shinder R, Connor M, Prieto V, Esmaeli B. Ulceration in Conjunctival Melanoma.
Poster presentation at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery scientific
meeting in Chicago, Illinois, October 13, 2010.
Shinder R, Al-Zubidi N, Connor M, Savar A, Esmaeli B. Orbital plasmacytoma: case series and literature
review. Poster presentation at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
scientific meeting in Chicago, Illinois, October 13, 2010.
Shinder R, Al-Zubidi N, Connor M, Savar A, Esmaeli B. Clinical Presentation and Management of
Secondary Orbital Tumors. Poster presentation at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery scientific meeting in Chicago, Illinois, October 13, 2010.
Savar A, Leeke P, Connor M, Nakra T, Blaydon S, Shepler T, Neuhaus R, Shore J. Patient satisfaction
after dacryocystorhinostomy. Poster at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery scientific meeting in San Francisco, California, October 22, 2009.
Savar A, Jorgensen J, Chevez-Barrios P, Hwang C, Douglas R, Goldberg R, Esmaeli B. Cell surface
marker expression in fibroadiopose tissue in patients with graves orbitopathy. . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis.
Sci. 2009 50: E-Abstract 6220. Poster at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May, 2009.
Savar A, Andreoli MT, Cunnane M, Andreoli CM . Outcomes in open globe injuries with volume loss on
computed tomography. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2008 49: E-Abstract 621. Poster at the Association
for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May, 2008.
Savar A, Andreoli MT, Andreoli CM, Kloek CE, Rubin PAD. Enucleation After Traumatic Open Globe: The
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Experience. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007 48: E-Abstract
5483. Poster at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, May, 2007.
Savar A, Kirszrot J, Rubin PAD. Dog bite related eyelid lacerations have a propensity for canalicular
involvement. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2006 47: E-Abstract 3964. Poster at the Association for
Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May, 2006.
Beanes S, Dang C, Soo C, Hu F, Savar A, Harris D, Ting K, Atkinson J, Benhaim P, Hedrick M, Lorenz H.
Confocal Microscopic Analysis Of Collagen In Scarless Wounds. Poster at the American College of
Surgeons Annual Scientific Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, January, 2001.
Editorial Boards/Peer Review
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology (www.djo.harvard.edu) – Science Editor
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology (www.djo.harvard.edu) – Associate Editor
JAMA Ophthalmology – Peer Reviewer
Ophthalmology – Peer Reviewer
American Journal of Ophthalmology – Peer Reviewer
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Peer Reviewer
The Lancet Oncology – Peer Reviewer
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology – Peer Reviewer
Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers, and Imaging – Review panel member
Berkeley Scientific, undergraduate research journal – Editor-in-Chief
2014-presnt
2006-2014
2011-present
2010-present
2010-present
2010-present
2009-present
2008-present
2008-2012
1998-1999
Volunteer Activities
Eye Care America Volunteer
Volunteer Faculty, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Volunteer Physician, Saban Free Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
Volunteer Physician at the Volunteer Healthcare Clinic, Austin, TX
Lions Club Mobile Eye Screening, Boston, MA
Flu Shot Program - Administered free influenza vaccinations to Boston
Residents
Sharewood Clinic - Provided health care for homeless patients in Boston
Ana Bissonette House - Prepared meals for previously homeless residents in
Boston
San Francisco General Hospital - assisted physicians in the ER
Sova Food Pantry - Prepared food for distribution to needy families in LA
Awards
Super Doctors Rising Star
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
National Eye Institute Travel Grant, Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Research Poster Competition Winner
Esther B. and Albert Kahn Award, Boston University School of Medicine
Masakicki & Mitsuko Itabashi Award in Oncology, Boston University School of
Medicine
William F. McNary, Jr. Award, Boston University School of Medicine
Merck Manual Award, Boston University School of Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha
Association of Pathology Chairs Honors Society
Boston University School of Medicine Dean’s Letter of Commendation
Licensure and Certification
California Medical Board, Licensed Physician and Surgeon
American Board of Ophthalmology, Board Certified, June 6, 2010
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified, American Heart Association
Basic Life Support Certified, American Heart Association
Hospital/Medical Center Appointments/Administration/Privileging
Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology, 2011-present
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Professor of Surgery, January 1, 2015-present
Director of Medical Student Rotation in Ophthalmology
Member of bioethics committee 2012-2014
Medical Staff leadership development program 2012-13
Olympia Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, January 1, 2015-present
Member of Ophthalmology committee 2010-present
Member of physician advisory committee 2012-2014
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
La Peer Surgery Center, Beverly Hills, CA
Corona Outpatient Surgicenter, Corona, CA
Envision Surgery Center, Lancaster, CA
Corona Summitt Surgery Centrer, Corona, CA
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Society Memberships
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, 2013
Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical honors society
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Fellow
Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology
Los Angeles County Medical Association
California Medical Association
California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons