Glaucoma
Bucharest University of Medicine, Romania
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
Clinical Research in Glaucoma and Optic Nerve Evaluation
2023 Top 2 Most Influential Ophthalmologists in the World, The Ophthalmologist (UK)
2023 An Inaugural Inductee in The Ophthalmologist Hall of Fame
Board Certification in Ophthalmology
Fellowship in Glaucoma
Cristiana Vasile, MD, MAS is a Board-Certified Ophthalmologist and Fellowship trained Cataract and Glaucoma specialist. Dr. Vasile is a graduate of Bucharest University of Medicine. She spent several years at the Hamilton Glaucoma Center, UC San Diego Shiley Eye Institute doing vision research and served as the founding Director of the UC San Diego Optic Nerve Reading Center. Prior to her internship and residency, she completed a Masters in Advanced Studies (MAS) in Clinical Research at UC San Diego. Subsequently, she was an intern in Internal Medicine and then served as Resident in Ophthalmology at UC San Diego. As a resident, she was the recipient of the UC San Diego Resident Research Award. She then completed a Glaucoma Fellowship at UC San Diego.
Her work has been published in peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals and she has authored several book chapters.
She is fluent in English, Italian, French, Romanian and proficient in Spanish.