Dr. Jason A. Goldsmith

Dr. Jason A. Goldsmith, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He is a highly experienced glaucoma and cataract surgeon, with extensive expertise in complex cataract and glaucoma surgery.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Goldsmith served on university faculty for twelve years as an Associate Professor at the John Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, US. There, he had a large clinical and surgical practice and served as principle investigator on several glaucoma research studies that were sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health. At the same time, he served as Chief of Ophthalmology at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, US.

Dr. Goldsmith obtained his undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of California and attended Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, US and fellowship training in glaucoma and cataract surgery at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, US.

Dr. Goldsmith is a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology (board certification). He is a member of many professional organizations including serving as an Active Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, an Active Member of the American Glaucoma Society and a Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Dr. Goldsmith is the recipient of many awards and scholarships, including the President's Undergraduate Research Fellowship at the University of California, Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award in Genetics at the University of California, Stanford Medical Scholar, Norwegian Marshall Fund Scholarship and the American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretariat Award.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1991 - 1997: STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, US. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 1999 - 2002: CLEVELAND CLINIC, CLEVELAND, OHIO, US. Resident, Ophthalmology
• 2002 - 2003: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, US. Fellow, Glaucoma Department

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2003 - 2014: PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, US. Attending Physician; Associate Professor (Clinical)
• 1989 - 1991: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US. Staff Research Associate I & II
• 1984 - 1985: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, US. Staff Research Associate I

Achievements & Career Highlights

• American Academy of Ophthalmology: Secretariat Award, 2007
• Director's Award for Organizational Stewardship, Salt Lake City Veterans Administration, 2004
• Travel Fellowship, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), 2002
• Received the Dean's Graduation Award for Outstanding Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, 1997
• Norwegian Marshall Fund Scholarship, 1994
• Stanford Medical Student Research Scholarship, 1993 to 1994
• Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, University of California at Berkeley, California, 1987
• Graduated with Honors and Distinction in the Major Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, California, 1984
• President's Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of California at Santa Barbara, California, US, 1983 to 1984