Background

Dr. Ugradar originally trained as an internist in London, England, gaining the highest marks on the board exams. He later went on to train in ophthalmology at the renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom, where he was awarded a gold medal for research. Following his training in the UK, Dr. Ugradar completed a research fellowship at UCLA with Dr. Robert Alan Goldberg, MD (the Bert O. Levy Endowed Chair in Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Disease). This work led to the invention of novel devices that have gained patents in the United States. Dr. Ugradar sees comprehensive and oculoplastic patients within the UCLA Stein Eye Institute in various locations. Dr. Ugradar has published multiple papers and book chapters in the field of oculoplastics, and he is a reviewer for numerous journals. His laboratory research focuses on thyroid eye disease, artificial intelligence, and cosmetics.

Dr Ugradar's research has led to awards from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) for research in 2020 and 2021. ​