Health Care Team
Angela N. Buffenn, MD, MPH
Angela N. Buffenn, MD, MPH, is director of the Orbit and Eye Movement
Institute in the Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
In addition, Dr. Buffenn is director of the Pediatric Ophthalmology
and Strabismus Fellowship Program at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles,
the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California,
where she is an assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology.
Dr. Buffenn earned her Medical Degree and Masters of Public Health
Degree from the University of Michigan. She completed her residency
at the University of Maryland and her fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology
and adult strabismus at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns
Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Buffenn’s research priorities include exam
techniques for detecting ocular disease in infants and children,
amblyopia, and various forms of strabismus. One type of strabismus
Dr. Buffenn has been investigating currently is the management of
intermittent exotropia, a form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate
out. Dr. Buffenn has also been the principal investigator for a
study addressing the detection of ocular disease in infants and
children, a collaborative effort with pediatricians at Childrens
Hospital Los Angeles funded by Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc
and Pearle Vision Foundation.
On a national level, Dr. Buffenn serves as an editorial board member
of the Journal of AAPOS, a publication of the American Association
for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. She also serves as chair
of the Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Committee (OTAC) Pediatric
Ophthalmology and Strabismus Panel, which is a division of the American
Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
