E. Lauren Doss, MD
Dr. Lauren Doss is a cataract, refractive, and anterior segment surgeon at the Doss Eye Medical Group in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Doss is passionate about providing the highest care to her patients according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s mission: to protect sight and empower lives by serving as an advocate for patients and the public, leading ophthalmic education, supporting research and advancing the profession of ophthalmology.
Dr. Doss is an advocate of clinical education and teaches surgical skills in Cataract and Corneal Surgery at USC Keck School of Medicine as Clinical Instructor to the Residents. Prior to joining DEMG, she Dr. Doss went to Residency at New York Medical College during which time she served as Chief Resident.
Dr. Doss’s ophthalmic research has been recognized by many national organizations. In 2010 she was awarded Best of Show Video Award, by the American Academy of Ophthalmology for Paste, Pinch, Cut: A Simple Surgical Repair for Conjunctivochalasis, later published in the Journal Cornea. She was also awarded a Fight for Sight Student fellowship for this work. In 2011, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology awarded her the National Eye Institute Travel Grant, to present her work on Compromised Fixation Stability in Glaucoma Patients. While in Medical School she was accepted to the National Institute of Health Howard Hughs Medical Research Scholars Program. During this time at the National Eye Institute she worked on key Retinal and Cataract Research including some of the Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS). Even in college at the University of Santa Barbara, California, she was awarded several undergraduate grants for her work on Stem Cells and Retinal Disease.
Dr. Doss completed a private practice surgical fellowship training with Drs. Sam Masket and Nicole Fram specializing in Corneal disease and transplant surgery as well as Cataract and Anterior Segment Surgery and Refractive surgery. She is highly trained in Complex Anterior Segment surgery and scleral fixation of intraocular lenses. She also performs significant numbers of various MIGS, microincisional glaucoma surgeries for her patients, as Dr. Doss feels that “less is more when it comes to surgery” and that if it is possible to treat glaucoma with a small surgery to help a patient avoid the need for larger glaucoma surgery, this should be attempted.
Dr. Doss graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a BA in Biology and Highest Honors after only two years in college. She graduated youngest in her class from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Clinical and Translational Research Pathway with her MD with Distinction in 2014.
When she is not abroad on a Medical Mission or traveling for conferences, Dr. Lauren Doss loves to be active skiing, playing tennis, and mountaineering. She loves art in most forms: painting, ceramics, design, gardening, playing the piano, and studying foreign languages. She speaks French, Spanish, and Italian, and is always looking for more opportunities to practice!
